Administrator's Plus Report Cards Manual - Rediker Software, Inc.

Chapter 4
Enter Grades
Entering Grades Or Skills Manually
Specification
SPACING FOR
MANUAL
FORMS
Description
This specification determines whether the forms will be single spaced,
double spaced or use a combination of the two.
When you click on this specification, a drop-down list appears that
contains the following 3 options:
• Single Spacing: This setting allows up to 50 names to be printed on
a single sheet of paper. With this option, a blank form will contain 39
blank spaces.
• Double Spacing: This is the recommended setting. It allows the
forms to be double spaced, which makes them easier to read. If
more than one page is needed, the course name and other
information will be printed at the top of each page. If you print a blank
form with this option, 19 blank double spaces will be printed. The
sample manual entry forms in the appendix have all been printed
using this setting.
• Fit To Page: This setting adjusts line spacing depending on the
number of students in the course/section. The program will fit up to
48 students on one page before adding a second page. If two pages
are needed, names will be spaced evenly on both pages. Fit To
Page is the recommended setting for blank Manual Grade Entry
Forms.
NOTE: Unless you are printing forms for individual sections, forms are
always printed by staff member alphabetically, making them easy to
distribute. If you would like to print forms for only certain staff members,
choose the option Individual Teachers on the following window. If you
would like to print forms for several teachers, you can choose the
option Range of Teachers, provided that the teachers for whom you
wish to print forms have ID numbers within a numeric range.
USE RE-
DEFINED
NUMBER
KEYS
Note that Specification A is followed by specifications #1 thru #9. With
Specification A set to “Yes”, when entering grades manually, pressing
the number keys “1” thru “9” will enter the values you enter for
specifications #1 thru #9. The above example shows that pressing a “1”
will cause an “A” to appear and pressing a “2” will cause a “B” to
appear. You may then enter an optional “+” or “-” after the grade. Note
that in this example, pressing a “7” will insert “C+” directly.
When in a COMMENT column or an ABSENT column, number keys
automatically revert back to numbers. Using re-defined number keys is
a way for users who are more proficient at using the numeric keypad to
enter grades quickly and easily.
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