When working with data imports in RandomPicker.com, you need to adhere to a specific Excel file format: As you can see, the whole entry name must be placed in the first column of the spreadsheet. In some situations, you have multiple parts of the entry name in different columns (customer ID, first name, last name,…
Here is a quick step-by-step guide on how to easily get rid of duplicate rows in Excel and at the same time convert the number of duplicates into a new column. This procedure may be useful when using weighted draws in RandomPicker. MS Excel has a Pivot Table feature that will help you convert the…
The Preferred prize module is in BETA testing now, so please don’t use it for any serious drawings until we fix any bugs. In the standard mode, RandomPicker assigns prizes to participants on a random basis – everybody can win anything. But what if you want to let participants decide which prizes they prefer? Preferred…
WordPress is the king of today’s internet. Even the world‘s most famous brands use WordPress. Here is a short tutorial on how to embed a RandomPicker form into your WordPress website. RandomPicker provides a registration module – it’s a simple form where participants can submit their name, email, address or any other text information. The…
This article describes how to import entries (comments) from your Facebook post. Please note that you are able to read comments only from the Facebook profile that is the administrator of the Facebook Business page – login to Facebook with the right credentials. The Facebook comment picker is available in the Entries section > Facebook….
RandomPicker is an online tool which helps choose random winners. It is a server application, you don’t need to install anything on your computer, everything runs online on secure servers. There are a few easy steps to conduct an unbiased draw in RandomPicker: Create a drawing project and add prizes – submit its name, prizes…
There are several ways how to randomly choose winners. RandomPicker uses several approaches: GUID – Pseudorandom Numbers According their name those numbers are not fully random. They are the result of a specific computer algorithm. It is easier to generate pseudorandom numbers than true random numbers so you can find them in many desktop or…
The free plan is dedicated for personal, nonprofit and testing purposes. You can import up to 100 entries to each project. If you need more entries or if you use RandomPicker for business purposes, please buy a credit for a single draw or choose one of our annual plans. We offer Basic, Standard and Advanced…
We like charities and nonprofits and we want to support people who help others. That’s why we give them the Standard plan free of charges – higher limits and advanced features (widget, live events). Who will qualify for the Nonprofit plan: You will not qualify if the draw is related to any business purposes, even…
Click on “Create new” button to add a new draw project, on My account or My projects page. You need to set up the new draw project first: Prizes Optionally, you can upload an image to each prize – just select the prize and a new dialog appears on the right. Use JPG, GIF or…
