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title: Spire Videos
description: Viewing these videos is an excellent way to get acquainted with the features and functionality of Spire.
---

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[User Manual](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual)

- [Go to Gemini Logic](https://www.geminilogic.com/)
- [New Ticket](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/kb-tickets/new)
- [Go to Customer Portal](https://cs.geminilogic.com/tickets-view)

 Tips and Tricks

- [Spire Systems - General Knowledge Base](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base) 
    - [Tips and Tricks](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#tips-and-tricks)
    - [Spire Administration - General Ledger](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#spire-administration-general-ledger)
    - [Spire Administration - Sales](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#spire-administration-sales)
    - [Spire Administration - Inventory](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#spire-administration-inventory)
- [Analytics for Spire](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/analytics-for-spire)
- [Spire User Manual - System Overview](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-system-overview)
- [Spire User Manual - User Settings](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-user-settings)
- [Spire User Manual - Vendors](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-vendors)
- [Spire User Manual - Inventory](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-inventory) 
    - [Pricing](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-inventory#pricing)
- [Spire User Manual - Price Matrix](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-price-matrix)
- [Spire User Manual - Purchase Orders](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-purchase-orders)
- [Spire User Manual - Sales Orders](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-sales-orders)
- [Spire User Manual - Keyboard Shortcuts](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-keyboard-shortcuts)
- [Spire User Manual - Company Settings](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-company-settings)
- [Spire User Manual - New Instal/Company Setup](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-new-instal-company-setup)
- [Spire User Manual - General Ledger](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-general-ledger)
- [Spire User Manual - Accounts Receivable](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-accounts-receivable)
- [Spire User Manual - Accounts Payable](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-accounts-payable)
- [Spire User Manual - Payroll](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-payroll)
- [Spire User Manual - Production Manager](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-production-manager)
- [Spire User Manual - Service Manager](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-service-manager)
- [Spire User Manual - User Defined Fields](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-user-defined-fields)
- [Spire User Manual - Job Costing](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-job-costing)
- [HubSpot](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/hubspot) 
    - [Updates](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/hubspot#updates)
- [Gemini Logic](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/gemini-logic)
- [Shipping](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/shipping)
- [Sales Taxes](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/sales-taxes)
- [Spire User Manual](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual) 
    - [Customers](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual#customers)

[Back to home](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual)

1. [User Manual](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual)
2. [Spire Systems - General Knowledge Base](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base)
3. Tips and Tricks

- [Spire Systems - General Knowledge Base](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base) 
    - [Tips and Tricks](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#tips-and-tricks)
    - [Spire Administration - General Ledger](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#spire-administration-general-ledger)
    - [Spire Administration - Sales](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#spire-administration-sales)
    - [Spire Administration - Inventory](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#spire-administration-inventory)
- [Analytics for Spire](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/analytics-for-spire)
- [Spire User Manual - System Overview](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-system-overview)
- [Spire User Manual - User Settings](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-user-settings)
- [Spire User Manual - Vendors](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-vendors)
- [Spire User Manual - Inventory](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-inventory) 
    - [Pricing](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-inventory#pricing)
- [Spire User Manual - Price Matrix](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-price-matrix)
- [Spire User Manual - Purchase Orders](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-purchase-orders)
- [Spire User Manual - Sales Orders](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-sales-orders)
- [Spire User Manual - Keyboard Shortcuts](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-keyboard-shortcuts)
- [Spire User Manual - Company Settings](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-company-settings)
- [Spire User Manual - New Instal/Company Setup](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-new-instal-company-setup)
- [Spire User Manual - General Ledger](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-general-ledger)
- [Spire User Manual - Accounts Receivable](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-accounts-receivable)
- [Spire User Manual - Accounts Payable](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-accounts-payable)
- [Spire User Manual - Payroll](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-payroll)
- [Spire User Manual - Production Manager](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-production-manager)
- [Spire User Manual - Service Manager](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-service-manager)
- [Spire User Manual - User Defined Fields](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-user-defined-fields)
- [Spire User Manual - Job Costing](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-job-costing)
- [HubSpot](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/hubspot) 
    - [Updates](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/hubspot#updates)
- [Gemini Logic](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/gemini-logic)
- [Shipping](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/shipping)
- [Sales Taxes](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/sales-taxes)
- [Spire User Manual](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual) 
    - [Customers](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual#customers)

# Spire Videos

## Viewing these videos is an excellent way to get acquainted with the features and functionality of Spire.

**General and overview**

- [Why you need to upgrade from BusinessVision](https://www.spiresystems.com/videogallery/why-you-need-to-upgrade-from-businessvision-march-5-2020-webinar/) (New March 2020)
- [A full overview of Spire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5olBz3kg0E) (1 hour)
- [The Spire Difference](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDNkAgRHzA0): for BV users outlining the advantages of upgrading to Spire
- [Key differences between Spire and BusinessVision](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YeFj-i442g)
- [Spire demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxdMsq98R6w) (Jun 10 2020)
- [BV vs Spire - What you need to know](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcEBRO3L6eE)
- [Moving beyond BusinessVision Part I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45cPEvNE-WM)
- [Moving beyond BusinessVision Part II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXI2CyH59gI)
- [Why you need to upgrade from BusinessVision](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tna3dcePMww) (Mar 2020 webinar)

**Info about specific versions, new features**

- v3.6
  
    - [New features in v3.6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml7VeO2Luyw)
- v3.5
  
    - [What's new in v3.5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UshoBt8cmSg)
- v3.3
  
    - [Introduction to v3.3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ6xxvQy48g)
    - [Intro to Spire v3.3 - webinar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ6xxvQy48g&t=4s)
- v3.2
  
    - [New features in v3.2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFI7K8E3ssI)
- v3.1
  
    - [New features in v3.1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd_YCPx60KY)
- v3.0
  
    - [New features in v3.0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsXFeGUCGiY)
    - [Macro substitutions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDmBu1cLXMc)
    - [Spire v3 features](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0P-9piP4jU)
- v2.8
  
    - [User setup in v2.8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrw3r4NOsro)
    - [How to view the Spire license](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsu8tXtyviY)
- v2.7
  
    - [Credit card processing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbohfjANAxE)
- v2.6
  
    - [What's new in Spire v2.6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i3aJPCwjao)
    - [New features in v2.6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0bgd_sf4Es)
- v2.5
  
    - [New features in v2.5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ1wuIDU-rs)
- v2.2
  
    - [New features in v2.2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF1bfIeBiWw)
- v2.1
  
    - [What's new in Spire v2.1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLfthSaOe2o)

**Modules and features**

- Sales Order and Point of Sale
  
    - [Demo of taking a Sales Order over the phone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uChUntAR4qk)
    - [The Spire Order Entry Process: From Quotation to Collection](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwQayQN29yE)
    - [Entering orders](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1dL-XgMkm0)
    - [How to take a payment on account in Sales Order and POS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC1Hulu9eU0)
    - [How to view Sales History while in Sales Order](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNQmXUnuh00)
    - [Create Standing Orders](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXFiuvOUmyY)
    - [Shipping Standing Orders](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyrbgSRI28E)
    - [Selling punch cards in Spire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQEqARF93UE)
    - [Selling sized products in Spire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c7Y1Zw2_4k)
    - [Profit Center Invoicing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_bpcSyzjRA)
    - [Order Phases](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcPx8rBRZQo) - How Phases work in Sales, purchases, and Production Orders
    - [Searches in Sales Order](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NfIx32KVcA)
    - [Credit card processing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbohfjANAxE) (Payfirma integration)
    - Point of Sale (POS)
      
          - [POS overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T38hzuAS4wE)
          - [Spire POS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHZM2KAJ8JA) - Fast data entry in Spire POS
          - [How to edit prices in POS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC3XEXNhzT8)
          - [Access Sales History from POS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5eEP1EMvvk)
          - [Balancing receipts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HotjpkNHp9I)
- Inventory
  
    - [Inventory Labels in Spire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEkm7MzzlGU)
    - [Macro substitutions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDmBu1cLXMc) (v3.0+)
    - [Inventory Search](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeJYVpTxXeM)
    - [Inventory Labels](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI3TotPG9Ws)
    - [Inventory Counts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gus_LOsgihE) (newer one: updated Nov 2019)
    - [Inventory counts and adjustments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJmrwJkGpVU) (Oct 2015) (the counting process has been changed and improved in v2.9 and above)
    - [Update selling prices by import](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryt9FLMVD8E)
- Purchase Orders
  
    - [PO overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W78A2Uui6vk)
    - [PO Accruals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFVtNiBKyCs)
    - [Receiving items that are in a negative onhand position](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiE7H-xEXxg)
    - [Order Phases](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcPx8rBRZQo) - How Phases work in Sales, purchases, and Production Orders
- Pricing and Price Matrix
  
    - [Cumulative discounts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3w3Le8_7Kc)
    - [Spire Contract Cost](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaBVZ8L6Yng)
- Accounts Payable
  
    - [EFT in Spire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS-JGIDkxKI)
    - [Spire EFT](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS-JGIDkxKI&t=2s) (newer one)
    - [Miscellaneous Vendor payments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSnZ4dcEsUI), #2 (updated) (without creating a new Vendor)
    - [A/P overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-o7PFcye-o)
    - [Batch A/P payments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA_JLjx1cYs)
    - [How to use Accounts Payable with segments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJkiNdVH6rk)
    - [Paying a misc Vendor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-yjd9l5XgQ), #1
- Accounts Receivable
  
    - [Overview of A/R](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPmKVaqPrrI)
- Payroll
  
    - [CRA Remittance feature](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O8S8I62-Kg&feature=youtu.be), including Wage Subsidy calculation (v3.4, Apr 2020)
    - [How to manually adjust TD1 Amounts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fglq1G5WmIU&feature=youtu.be) (Jan 2020) (Needed for the late change announced by CRA Jan 10 2020)  
      CRA link about this: [https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/payroll/t4008-payroll-deductions-supplementary-tables/t4008oc-jan/t4008oc-january-general-information.html#\_Toc334772396](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/payroll/t4008-payroll-deductions-supplementary-tables/t4008oc-jan/t4008oc-january-general-information.html#_Toc334772396)
    - [Payroll Timecard Processing](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoWKQDJ0idRnaHck85JxzXg)
    - [Set up employees](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iic-JPy1Ps) (older)
    - [Adding employees in Spire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAg63bDgH4g)
    - [Process timecards](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lChcIoQvv8) (older)
    - [Processing Payroll timecards](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT4e7IE_aew)
    - [Payroll yearend](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-xnpUs6xBs)
    - [Spire and CRA TD1 changes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48fUx5zmFgE)
    - [Payroll source deductions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O8S8I62-Kg&t=2s)
    - [TD1 amount corrections](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNduxudtQAI)
- General Ledger
  
    - [Using Filters to find GL Transactions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qry2xphOXA4)
- Job Costing
  
    - [Overview of Job Costing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCnWtNv_3gk)
- Production Manager (aka Production Order)
  
    - [Production Order overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRnkQdKswaY)
    - [Manufacturing labour and overhead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4zVXHJ7HBA)
    - [Order Phases](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcPx8rBRZQo) - How Phases work in Sales, purchases, and Production Orders
- Service Manager
  
    - [Service Manager](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1GX7TeC-Tg)
- Other and Misc
  
    - [Enter vs Tab](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYi-eD6gKyK23XNMC3j0Mng)
    - [User-Defined Fields (UDFs)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Npm6i6iLQA)
    - [Excel pivot tables and dashboards](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kKRqQkzaUU)
    - [Sales Taxes in Spire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKhhYvC1htU) (v2.1 on)
    - [Customer Mail Merge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDOZVsqn3Fs)
    - [Profit Centres in Spire Sales Order](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_bpcSyzjRA)
    - [Location Accounting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnQklfCbOYI)
    - [Communications](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaENwDKCgL8)
    - [Communications attachments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZcJ5zGpwc0) (prior to v3.6)
    - [Spire Contract Cost](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaBVZ8L6Yng)
    - [Email Templates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdoOKA1t7l4)
    - [Customer part #s in Spire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBHlpSs3Pg)
    - [Function key shortcuts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5to3gzqCvDk)
    - [Avatax in Spire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaEJdOlVZ7o) (US)
    - [Mail merge from any Spire list](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbPJCzTNtn8)
- Filters, searches, exports
  
    - [Extract Spire data and bring it into Excel using the Spire API](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tPy4EEx_MQ)
    - [How to use filters, searches, and exports](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92HOlxkHmJU)
    - [Filters and exports](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKJJHu7hxpo)
    - [Lists, searches, and navigation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hawv7KYNK68)
    - [Searches in Sales Order](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NfIx32KVcA)
    - [Inventory Search](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeJYVpTxXeM)
    - [Using Filters to find GL Transactions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qry2xphOXA4)
- Technical
  
    - [Create ODBC connection to Spire data](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HlwPinMmzQ) (new and updated Oct 2019)
    - [Create an ODBC connection to Spire data](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8dtPNddVAU) (older one from Jun 2015)
    - [Backup and restore a Spire database](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gdCslNTbTI)
- Setup and installation (NOTE: A lot of this section changed with v3.3+)
  
    - [Spire Server Admin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGvPn3V1g68) (v3.3+ only)
    - [Registering Spire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hipZrviXbyw) (v3.3+ only)
    - [Company and User Settings](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Xso42RYt0) (updated)
    - [Company Settings](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VigujMaf9kw)
    - [User Control Settings](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTKjUPwJJKo) (v2.8+)
    - [Creating and Editing Users in Spire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrw3r4NOsro) (v2.8+)
    - [Spire Server installation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVMwqXsXP6M)
    - [Spire workstation installation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoJE2yundRo)
    - [Backup and restore a Spire database](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gdCslNTbTI)
    - [New Company creation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVYNw9UqlHw)
    - [Migrating data to Spire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS4LRP38VfM)
    - [How to view the Spire license](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsu8tXtyviY) (v2.8+)

**Visit the **[**Spire Youtube channel**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoWKQDJ0idRnaHck85JxzXg)

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