1. QR scanner
   
2. Laptop
   
3. Sample graduate cards
   
4. Sample “blank” graduate cards
   

Download the Director sample software and database

Download the Director setup app

1. Plug in a QR code scanner directly to your computer’s USB port.
   
2. On your Hub, open the task titled Director Sample Software.
   
3. Click on the FIRST hyperlink to access the Director Sample Software.
   
4. This will bring you to a Box folder: Click the three dots to the right of the zipped file named Director Setup.zip.
   
5. Select download.
6. Unzip the package - this can remain in your downloads folder and does not need to move to your desktop.
   
7. Open the unzipped folder to install the Director application.
   
1. After installation, you should see the application listed in the Windows Start menu and as an icon on your desktop. Do not access this icon to run the application. The initial install is now complete and the software will automatically close. You will not access the setup again.
   

Download and run the Director sample database

1. Click on the SECOND hyperlink: "Click here to download the Director Sample Database".
   
2. This will bring you to a Box folder: Click the three dots to the right of the zipped file named Tassel Sample Database.zip.
   

1. Note - this no longer needs to remain on your desktop, however we recommend placing it here for ease of access.
   
2. The Director database should not be run from any cloud drive, shared folder, thumb drive or external hard drive.
   

Start practicing using the sample cards 

Ensure scanner(s) are properly calibrated

Open/print sample cards or stage passes

1. Within the same Box folder as the Sample Software, you will find PDFs for sample blank cards, stage cards and stage passes.
   
2. You can click on the PDFs to print, open, and scan from your computer, or email them out as needed to scan from a mobile device.
   

Edit sample graduate data in Help Desk 

Add a new graduate

1. A “New graduate” will need a sample blank card – at your event, you’ll want to print the preferred name on the card. For practice purposes, this can be skipped.
   
2. Click Add New Participant from within the Help Desk.
   
3. Type the new name that would be written on the blank graduate card, along with a sample degree title or honors. 
   
4. Then click Save. Follow the on-screen prompt to scan the QR code of the blank card. Once scanned, press Save again.
   
5. You can confirm that the new sample graduate was added by searching for them within the Help Desk or by scanning the blank card in Ceremony Display mode.
   

Modify a graduate

1. Select any graduate from the list or search for the name “Edward” in the search bar. Click the graduate name, then select Modify Participant.
   
2. The graduates data will appear on the right side of the screen. Update the name field from “Edward Cicero” to “Ed Cicero”.
   
3. Then click Save.
   
4. You can confirm that the sample graduates name was updated by searching for them within the Help Desk or by scanning the graduate card in Ceremony Display mode.
   

Run the Director sample software

1. From the Director homepage, click Begin Ceremony Display.
   
2. Scan a QR code from one of the sample graduate cards and the graduate’s name will appear on the Display Queue and be announced/displayed on the right side of the screen. 
   
3. Practice using all the sample graduate cards, including the ones that you modified in Help Desk, and the new “blank” graduate cards that had been added. 
   
4. Try adjusting the name advancing method by going to Settings and changing it to Manual Advance. With this setting, graduate names will enter into the Display Queue, and will need to be advanced manually using the arrow keys.