Employee Scheduling Software
End of Service Notice (4/1/2022): It has been our pleasure to provide our customers with quality PC software for over 30 years. As of 4/1/2022, all installable PC-based products and tools will no longer be available for sale. To help you transition to other solutions, we will continue to support these products through 3/31/2023. You can continue to use our products after 3/31/2023. Thank you for your business!
Learning resources
User Guide
Review the User Guide to learn how to use our staff scheduling software to its full potential. You can access the User Guide by selecting Start on your computer > All Programs > ABS Applications > Visual Staff Scheduler Pro User Guide, or download the User Guide directly from this website. You can print the User Guide and use it as your learning tutorial.
Download Visual Staff Scheduler Pro 14 User Guide (.pdf, 390KB)
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Review the Tips & Tricks Guide for help getting started using Visual Staff Scheduler. It's perfect for new users!
Download Tips & Tricks Guide (.pdf, 395 KB)
In-product Help
Press the F1 key anywhere within Visual Staff Scheduler for instant "how to" instructions. You can also access topic specific help text by selecting Help > Contents in your software.
Video Tutorials
Watch step-by-step product tutorials to learn how to use the features in Visual Staff Scheduler Pro (VSS Pro) to its full potential.
Getting started is easy! Learn how to enter, import and sort your employees in VSS Pro.
Discover how effortless it is to define and assign shifts in staff scheduling software.
Find out how to enter explanations and notes that add detail to shifts, time-off, and on-call status.
Calculating staffing levels and shift coverage is easy in VSS Pro. See how you can effortlessly evaluate scheduling data.
View shift coverage by hour in this easy-to-use staff scheduling software. Watch how the shift coverage updates dynamically when you make changes to the schedule.
Identify scheduling information that matches specific criteria at-a-glance with the Highlighter tool in VSS Pro.