Top ten things WinTOTAL couldn’t do until Aurora came out

We have a very informative page up at our website detailing the top ten things that WinTOTAL form filling software couldn't do until now. Whether you're waiting for your Aurora CD or are in the process of getting to know the new program, this is a great resource for learning what's new. One top new feature is SmartMerge, which does report cloning one – or two – better.

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With Aurora's SmartMerge, you can select whole reports, forms, or even parts of forms to merge in to your new report. Then you have three powerful options. The newest and most useful is merging selected forms and data into your new workfile – while not overwriting what you're not replacing.

You can also merge only the forms and addenda from the old assignment for you to populate with new data. Or, clone a report in full – that is, overwrite all forms and data in your new assignment with the old.

These options can save you even more time not having to replace subject-specific data if you choose. Decide any time whether you want to merge an entire report (clone) or just specific parts. Locate the report you want to merge from with a couple clicks. Then, select any or all of the forms contained in your old report. Simply double click them to mark them for merging.

Select just portions of the old form, or you can select "mark all" with a click. Then choose one of your three merging options described above. Your new report is populated with the data from the old assignment that you've chosen. Or, if the assignment is going to be similar but not the data, you can select all the (blank) forms and addenda from the old report.

The Aurora video library includes an online video tutorial you can view to take SmartMerge for a spin. Click here and be sure to visit the video library often as we're adding new videos all the time.