FOUR Things You Can Do
Knowledge Base
If you are having issues, chances are we probably already have a solution for them! Search our knowledge base for an article related to your problem and fix it in just a couple of steps, EASY.
Contact Support
You may call us at (877)723-7835. If you call during normal hours and have a support plan, you will be immediately put in line for the next available technician. You can also email us.
Connect to Technician
If you’re working with a CerTek Support Technician who has requested to connect to your computer (PC or Mac), click HERE to complete the connection.
Send Files to Support Staff
You can send small files (less than 5 MB) as email attachments to the support email address above, but in general, the best methods are described HERE.
Contacting Technical Support
If you’ve already tried the Knowledge Base and the User’s Manuals (available to customers in our Download Area), and you still need help, you have the ability to call our technical support team. You may call us at 727-738-8188 (or the toll-free number provided with your support plan). If you call during normal hours and have a support plan, you will be immediately put in line for the next available US-based technician. (If nobody is available immediately, we will call you back, rather than making you wait on hold). Without a support plan, you will first have to fill out some paperwork and pay $75 for the 1st hour and $50/hr thereafter, with a one-hour minimum billed in 15-minute increments.
You can also reach us by email at support@certek.com; the charges are the same, but you may prefer to put your issue details in writing. Email response time varies greatly depending on staff availability but is usually within one business day. For urgent issues, please call instead.
How to Send a File to Our Support Staff
You may occasionally need to send us one or more files in order for us to help you with a problem, or for other reasons, like Data Conversions, Custom Logos, etc. There are several ways to do this.
If you were not requested to do this by a support technician, make sure this is clearly associated with an existing open support ticket, or contact us immediately afterward so we can open a ticket. We cannot process files without an open support ticket.
Click following button to upload file(s). Please put your Store Name in the Subject field.
(If you’re sending your entire Artisan data, you can use Tools => Backup to write a single compressed backup file to the Flash Disk. For CDs, you must first backup onto your hard drive, then use Windows or a CD Burner utility program to copy the backup file to the CD.)
Otherwise, you can copy the file(s) to a CD, Iomega Zip Disk, Floppy Disk (if it’s less than 1.44 MB), or even a USB Flash Disk, pack it safely, and mail or ship it to the physical address on our Contact Page. Be sure to put “Attention: Tech Support” on the mailing label. Let us know if you want your media or Flash Disk back after we get the file(s), and we’ll ship it back to you (at your expense).