| Use
general options to control the behavior of typing, warnings, scrolling,
the movement of palettes and compression. |
| To
edit general options: |
| 1 |
Open
the Gradebook Options window to the General view. |
| 2 |
Choose
between the Allow
typing of Special Score Shortcuts and the Allow
typing of Grades and Special Scores options. The first
item allows you to type a shortcut like a
and have Easy Grade Pro automatically enter an ab
and jump down to the next cell. Special scores and their shortcuts
are set in the Score view of the Class Options window. The second
item allows you to directly type an A+, A or ab -- any grade or special
score. |
| 3 |
To
receive a warning any time a non-blank score or attendance mark has
been changed, turn on the Give
warning when a score is changed option. This can help minimize
accidental changes. |
| 4 |
To
receive a warning when the score you type exceeds the maximum set
for the assignment, turn on the Give
warning when a score exceeds the maximum option. This can
help minimize mistyped scores. Only a single warning is given on an
assignment in case you are entering a series of scores with extra
credit. |
| 5 |
The
Scroll to top
when the last score is entered option makes it easier to
enter scores from a paper gradebook. When a score is entered for the
last student, Easy Grade Pro scrolls up to the first student on the
next assignment. This option can get in the way if you are entering
a series of scores for the last student; in this case, use the left
or right arrow key after entering each score to prevent the automatic
scrolling. |
| 6 |
Easy
Grade Pro has two floating tool palettes available for your use: the
tool palette and mini-summary. Both can be shown or hidden from the
Edit menu. If you would like these windows to automatically move to
the upper-left corner in the score and attendance charts and move
to the bottom in the other charts, turn on the Palettes:
automatically position based on chart option. Since the
floating window will likely cover data in some of the charts, you
may want to turn on the Palettes:
hide in Seating, Student and Assign. charts option. |
| 7 |
If
your gradebook is large and you want to email or use a floppy disk
to transfer it to another computer on a regular basis, you may wish
to turn on the Compression:
always ON option to keep your gradebook as small as possible.
There is a speed penalty when this option is on. You can also compress
your gradebook at any time by choosing Compress from the File menu. |
