As support calls continue to come in, we have been beefing up our online support portal! Part of this push has included posting all of our help document articles online in our support forum.
We also have a variety of tutorial videos posted, with more being added daily! if you need additional assistance, don’t hesitate to open a ticket on our support site, or call us directly at 1-877-661-9990. When you use Yearbooks Desktop, our support team is always standing by to back you up.
Man Bought John Wayne’s Senior Year High School Yearbook For One Dollar
Following our recent trend of reporting on celebrity yearbook photos, we came across a story about a man who made a real find at an estate sale.
A lucky man who picked up John Wayne’s high school yearbook for only a dollar brought it into the “Pawn Stars” to see what they thought of the rare item.
Wayne’s name was Marion Morrison back then, and the guys at the shop quickly discovered that he was all over that yearbook. The yearbook was from Morrison’s senior year, and he played football, was class president and was very active in the arts. And each photo of him throughout the yearbook made it a better and better find.
The shop was thrilled with the yearbook and made a deal with the customer to buy it for $800. Considering he’d spent $1, that turned out to be a great purchase for him. And he got to see a fun piece of a movie legend’s history.
Christie’s is hosting an exciting entertainment memorabilia auction this month, including rare items such as a smashed bass guitar from Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ music video, Indiana Jones’ whip, Mick Jagger’s performance outfit, and Bob Dylan’s signed yearbook with some advice to a fellow musician.
Dylan’s 1958 yearbook features a photo of then 17-year-old Robert Zim
merman, with a handwritten message to a friend reading, “Dear Jerry. Well the year’s almost over now huh. Remember the ‘sessions’ down at Collier. Keep practicing the guitar and maybe someday you’ll be great. A friend, Bob Zimmerman.”
The yearbook is expected to go for up to £6,000.(approx. $10,000US).
Nirvana’s Zen-On bass guitar was purchased by Krist Novoselic at a pawn shop for a nominal fee, knowing that it would be smashed to bits in the music video. Some of the guitar pieces were saved by an extra on set, and are now expected to fetch upwards of £25,000 (approx. $40,000US).
Mick Jagger’s flashy sleeveless white velour jumpsuit with silver metal details, designed by Ossie Clark, was worn by the singer at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on his 29th birthday, and is expected to sell for between £8,000 and £12,000 (approx. $13,000-$19,000US).
September is coming to and end, and we are reaching the end of our launch. Yearbooks Desktop is more popular than ever this season, as people are excited about inexpensive alternatives for their yearbook solution.
We’ve been strengthening our support system daily, by adding tutorial videos, and help articles on our support page. Watch for new content every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday!
Are you following us on Twitter yet? Did you know that you can launch support tickets from there, as well as facebook? Whichever channel is most convenient for you, we’ll be there!
Do you recognize the header and footer used on this blog? If not, you should learn about banners! Learn about them in the help manual, or just try them out in the software!
Two new help videos posted for Yearbooks Desktop! Check them out right here, or head to the video page.
Having trouble registering the software? Here’s a short walk through of the registration process. You’ll need to get a registration code from your publisher.
Do you need to add, remove, or change the location of your page number? Here’s a quick video that will show you how to do just that!
Keep in mind that some publishers do not allow you to change the position of the page number. You’ll know that is the case if you do not see a ‘Custom Footer’ button on your page ladder.
Do you have suggestions for additional tutorial videos that you’d like to see? Let us know!
As we reach the beginning of 2013 and the long awaited yearbook season begins, we wanted to send you a quick note to bring you up to speed on our software. We at Northwestern Support Professionals pride ourselves on providing quality software and support, and our experience is truly enriched by having the opportunity to work with like minded professionals. It has been a pleasure to work with our existing customers, and we look forward to working with you for years to come.
We have been operating under Simon Smith’s ownership for just over one year now, and we hope that you’ll agree that it’s been a positive change. We are committed to improving the services we offer, and have been working diligently to enhance our software. This season we have updated our Yearbooks program with a newer more modern look, and have also implemented some new features, including optional inside covers (Front and back), and automatic package submission.
We are approaching the end of our development season, and have begun putting together the generic, and privately branded builds of the software.
To compliment Yearbooks, our flagship publishing solution, we have also updated and re-released a similar program, “Books.” Books is set up very similar to Yearbooks, but it is designed more for church or corporate style directories. Books handles horizontal as well as vertical portrait images and includes a roster creation feature to include all members of an organization or church. As this is our first year with the new version of Books, we would like to offer you unlimited use of the program, free of charge. For this season, you’ll be able to generate Books registration codes without affecting your credit balance, or incurring any charges!
Contact our team for details! 877-661-9990