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Hi Rebekah!

There is a paper size opiton for "Tabloid", which is 11 x 17 inches, which should be the same as Ledger. Let me know how you go :)

Hi Sharon!

What sort of changes did you want to make out of interest?

These boarding passes were designed so that they could be printed, filled out by hand, and then folded and glued for each flight.

Something we could do is provide a Word Document version with this as the background, then the names and details could be typed over the top before printing. I'm not sure how much time this would save though.

Let me know, we're always looking for feedback and ideas!

Hi Vicky!

Luckily you have two great ways you can manage your calendars now that you're a member :)

1. Use our Word Doc / PDF Templates:
https://www.goldencarers.com/free-activity-calendar-for-seniors/4857/

These are great if you want total control and just need something really simple each month (only a few activities a week to manage)

2. Our Toolkit, or professional calendar management system
https://toolkit.goldencarers.com/

The calendar features are free for members. This tool is better if you want to created a system with repeating activities each month to help you long term. It's super easy to use.

Hope that helps!

Hello!

What format are you not finding? To the best of my knowledge, we've always had Word Document and PDF versions, which are both still available.

The only difference in the last few years is we now have far more options, you can generate calendars with different page sizes, colourful backgrounds, and much more!

We also have calendar software which is free for Golden Carers members:
https://toolkit.goldencarers.com/

I hope that helps :)

A member who wishes to remain anonymous has asked a question:

Occasionally our facilities are put into a 'locked down' state where residents are mostly kept apart, so I'm looking for activities to be able to run with them. Right now I'm playing cards, reading, using magazines and word searches, small bingo groups, writing cards to each other, armchair travel, etc. Do you have any ideas or other 'outside the box' suggestions that I might not have thought of?

Hi Renee!

You should be able to view PowerPoints on your iPhone / iPad using the Microsoft PowerPoint app:
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/microsoft-powerpoint/id586449534

They also have an Android app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.powerpoint&hl=en_AU

You can also convert it to a Google Slide on your computer first (this is what I personally do), as then use the Google Docs app to view it as well, however, there are sometimes conversion issues:
https://www.google.com/slides/about/

Hope that helps :)

Hi Rick,

That's an interesting use of the calendars!

I'm not sure I understand the issue though. Slideshow mode on a 16:9 screen should just add black bars left and right. I believe powerpoint has a 16:9 screen mode, so you could drag the JPG into that and re-export if you want an all-white display.

The issue with providing a 16:9 equivalent for each paper size is how vertically short that size is, it would almost always spill onto 2 pages or scale the font to be very small.

If you send a photo of the issue to [email protected] I can take a look!

Hi Linda,

I would love to see a photo if you could take one! You can upload here, or send to [email protected] if that's easier. :)

Novel ways of using the calendars is great to see and can help us make improvements.

Hey Jonathan!

Sorry about this, our fault. An update over the weekend broke the "Tabloid" paper size, but it's now working again :)

Hi Raafa!

The easiest way is always to print on larger paper, more room gives you the ability to increase the font size and include more activities. Smaller paper means less room and smaller font sizes.

Our templates already use the minimum recommended page margins, they're quite narrow. The plain templates also give you slightly more room because the table dividers are very small.

Toolkit, our professional activity management platform, is worth looking at for a better approach to managing calendars:
https://toolkit.goldencarers.com/

Hope that helps!