Gift Exchange

FeaturesStop drawing names out of a hat for your Christmas or other occasion giFT exchanges. Participants do not have to be together to conduct the drawing. Result can be automatically emailed to each participant. This provides Privacy; the OperaTor of the program does not see the name drawn for each person. (Authentication for email server is available). Participants in the drawing may be chosen from the Outlook/Outlook Express address book. You may change the email address for participants in Outlook. You will not have to update the email addresses in Gift Exchange each time you perform a drawing. (Outlook is not required. The email addresses may be manually entered). People tree allows exclusions of spouses or group members from drawing a name in the same group. Memory of previous drawing prevents people from drawing the same name as the previous drawing. Previous exchange information can be inserted manually to allow the memory feature to be used right away. Each participant may be designated as "Gives and receives a gift in shared exchange", "Gives and receives in shared exchange, also may give to receive only participant(s)", "Does not receive gift, may give to receive only participant(s)", or "Does not give gift, receive only. For example, child". The result can be printed for each participant without email, or who want a printed copy immediately. Summary display shows the name drawn and gift given for each person for previous drawings. Various exchange files may be created and saved. For example, an exchange file can be used for your direct family. A separate file may be used for an exchange for your spouse