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Export of a document: Open Office conversion failed

When exporting a document in PDF or Word (doc) format, there is an error message: Converter not found. The converter is a utility provided by OpenOffice that converts your documents into these formats after export. Troubleshooting on the Mac If the error occurs anew after updating the operating system to macOS Catalina (10.15) or higher, […]

Edit several prices in one step

Mithilfe der Bulk-Verarbeitung können Sie den Listenpreis und alle dazugehörigen Werte in mehreren Werken gleichzeitig ändern.

Direct Upload from Artbutler PRO to NEXT

Create works, showrooms and exhibitions in Artbutler NEXT with just one click: From Artbutler PRO version 2.19, you can export work compilations and work information from Artbutler PRO with pre-configured uploads to Artbutler NEXT.

Work Overview Tab

Overview The configurable work overview tab allows you to gather all relevant fields on the same tab so you’ll always see all important artwork information instantly. How to configure the fields Go to to specify which fields you’d prefer to see on your work overview tab rather than on your standard tabs. As is the […]

Works: Manage images

Assign any number of images to your artworks on the Images tab by linking image files. Artbutler automatically copies these files to your image folder and creates different versions for different tasks.

Manage Location and Storage

Erfahren Sie, wie Ihre Stand- und Lagerorte verwaltet und richtig angewendet werden.

Keep Your Work Entries up-to-date

ARTBUTLER hilft Ihnen dabei, dass Sie stets den Überblick über Ihre Werke behalten. Durch Angabe des aktuellen Standorts, Werkstatus, Besitzers etc. wissen Sie auch in großen Teams immer Bescheid, ob ein Werk für ein bestimmtes Vorhaben zur Verfügung steht.

Set Up and Use Document Directory

In this article, you can find out how to correctly set up your document directory and how to link documents to records.

The User Interface of ARTBUTLER PRO

ARTBUTLER ermöglicht Ihnen viele Anwendungen. Der Aufbau ist darauf ausgerichtet stets den Überblick zu behalten und möglichst schnell Daten zu erfassen und Verknüpfungen herzustellen. Erfahren Sie in diesem Artikel den richtigen Umgang.

Limited editions / edition works

All works of a limited edition can be recorded as individual works. The following describes how editions can be created and edited.

Show/Edit Work State

The Work State shows the current state of a work. You can add addtional information as required. You can find everything you need to know about work state in this article.

Duties on Purchases

In Germany, basically for every purchase of an art work dues have to be paid to a state fund that has been installed to support artist's social insurance, the Künstlersozialkasse. Whether dues apply depends on the legal status of the seller.

Keeping Track of Resale Royalties

In the European Community artists participate on proceeds from resales of their works in the art market through resale royalties. Dealers have to pay these proportional dues to a collecting society that distributes them to the represented artists.

Use existing work lists to create new lists in other sections

Nutzen Sie die Option mit nur einem Klick ganze Werklisten aus einem Bereich in einen anderen zu übertragen.

Edit several works in one step

Make changes to multiple works within the work list in one step - use bulk processing.

Configure List Columns

This article will show you how you may customise displayed list columns – work list, contact list, lists for invoices, offers, etc. In this way, you’ll gain a quick overview of specific information in your database.

Excel Export from List View

The following article demonstrates how to quickly and simply export information from your lists.

Searching and Filtering

All lists can be filtered and searched according to your requirements. For example, show purchase invoices only in the Invoices section, search for a specific invoice, or filter the work list to show only available works.

Quickfilter – quicker searches and better search results

With our "Remember" feature you will find your contacts and works even faster as it allows you to save search criteria for your next search. This can be useful when searching for multiple categories among your contacts. You can add contacts to your contact group and cancel your search results between searches.

Text fields for work provenance

With ARTBUTLER 2.11 you have option to work with additional text fields for the work provenance. We show you how to use them the most efficient way.