HELP -> Courses enter/modify ...up arrow, down arrow and <enter> to control the position of the cursor and entry fields. ...See bottom menu bar for specific functions. They operate throughout the program. ...Up to 80 courses may be entered. Only the first field (course name) is indexed. HELP -> delete :menu / new record ...You are attempting to delete a menu or a new record that has not yet been saved! ...Note that the <ESC> key is the key used throughout this software to go back to the previous screen. Is this what you want to do? HELP -> menu selections ...There are three ways to make menu selections: 1 - Use <arrow> keys to locate cursor then press . <enter> key. 2 - Use <arrow> keys to locate cursor then press . the arrow key that indicates the direction you . wish to go. 3 - Press the first letter of the selection. HELP -> previous: menus ...The <ESC> key is consistently used throughout TCM for the purpose of returning to the previous menu. ...It is worth noting here that the <ESC> key is the key used whenever a previous level is desired regardless of what that is. HELP -> header file ...The header file is used by TCM whenever a title is required on a printout. If this file is left blank then the header information will be left blank on the printout. ...Remember to press F2 to save any changes you make to this file. ...Changes to the header file can be made any time during the academic year. TCM will respond. HELP -> Initialize ...This file sets up TCM for a new academic year. Initialize must be run BEFORE any grades are entered. ...Number of reporting periods refers to the number of report cards that will be issued during the academic year. The final exam is not considered a reporting period by TCM. ...At the Proceed (Y/N) prompt, answer 'Y' only if you are beginning a new academic year...and backup first if possible. HELP -> Course display ...The display of courses is manipulated with the following keys: ...F4 shows previous course ...F5 shows next course ...ESC returns you to previous menu HELP -> Display courses ...These records have already been saved. If you wish to make changes to them return to 'Courses' menu and select 'Modify' ...Are we all having fun? HELP -> Display courses ...If you wish to delete a record then ESC out of Display courses then select 'Modify'. ...These records are only being displayed. They cannot be deleted in this portion of Teacher Commando Markbook. HELP -> Courses print ...There is not a whole lot that can go wrong here except a printer out of paper or a printer not switched on. Otherwise, all that needs be done is to do as the prompts direct when they appear on screen. HELP -> Courses print :save ...I would love to save something but there is nothing to save! Courses print is simply an output to printer of information already entered and on file. HELP -> Courses print :delete ...There is nothing to delete! If you are attempting to return to previous menu, or are attempting to exit print, then the proper key do this with is the ESC key. HELP -> Student enter ...This portion of TCM creates the student list, the indexed student list for each course as well as the file that will contain the evaluation scores that students earn. ...At minimum, the student's last name as well as the student's first name must be entered. The first name may contain initials. ..."Duplicate" will copy one class set of students to another class set. (can be a time saving device!) HELP -> student enter: delete ...Note that you are asking me to delete a record that has not yet been saved! ...To return to previous screen simply press <ESC> ...A record in this section can not be deleted as such. However, if you want to remove a student from a class list then goto "Student list : modify", call for a student's name then press F3. The record will then show that the student has been dropped from your class list. HELP -> Student modify ...Selection is made by typing in the number of the record of the course or student (depending on which screen you're on) you want accessed and then pressing <ENTER>. ...Remember that any changes made to the student file must be saved by pressing F2 before pressing <ESC> for previous function. HELP -> Student display ...This menu selection displays student information three students at a time. Manipulate the information with the function keys. (see bottom menu bar) ...Valid keys are the following: - function keys - <ENTER>, <ESC>. Note that <pgup> and <pgdn> can replace <ENTER>. HELP -> Student display: save and delete ...This menu selection only displays student information. There is therefore nothing to save or delete at this time. If you want to modify files then select Student modify at previous menu. (use <ESC> to return to previous menu) HELP -> Student print :list and marksheet ...List: prints a list of all students in class. select like all other menu selections. <ESC> stops the printer and returns you to menu. ...Marksheet: prints a list of all students in a class. It can then be used for manual entry of marks. Again <ESC> stops the printer and returns you to the menu. HELP -> Student print: save/delete/previous/next ...This is a print function. There is therefore nothing to save or delete. ...Previous is done with the <ESC> key ...Next is done automatically by the computer. ...Happy printing! system HELP -> Grade Report : Enter ...Evaluation tool template must contain valid information in all four fields before it will be stored! ...Press F2 to save template information ...Date field must be in order of Year/Month/Day. Example: 881021 meaning October 21, 1988. HELP -> Entering student scores: ...Enter raw scores. Computer calculates average! ...Press <ENTER> to save each score. ...Only F1 -help and ESC are functional here. ...Editing entries can be done by selecting 'Modify' at the Grade Report menu. Editing can not be done here. HELP -> Grade report : courselist ...Help screens will be displayed when F2 and F3 are pressed since those functions can not be done at this time. ...Pressing F4 or F5 will allow you to scroll through the list of courses. ...Once you've located the course you want then enter the number of that course and press ENTER. HELP -> Grade report : student list ...Help screens will be displayed when F2 and F3 are pressed since those functions can not be done at this time. ...Pressing F4 or F5 will allow you to scroll through the list of students in the selected course. ...Once you've located the student you want then enter the number of that student and press ENTER. Only that student will be dealt with. ...Press ENTER only if you want to alter all students. HELP -> Grade report : select evaluation template ...Help screens will be displayed when F2 and F3 are pressed since those functions can not be done at this time. ...Pressing F4 or F5 will scroll you through the list of evaluations done. Up to 70 are possible. ...Select the evaluation you want modified by entering its number and then pressing ENTER HELP -> Grade report : modify evaluation template ...F4 and F5 are not functional. ...Press F2 to save evaluation information as modified even if you haven't changed anything. F2 allows you to continue. ...Once you've pressed F2, the selected student will bedisplayed if you've selected a particular student OR the first student in the class will be displayed. HELP -> Grade report : modify student grades ...Student's current score and percentage are shown ...To alter the score and percentage simply enter the new raw score and press ENTER. The new score will be saved. ...To leave the score and percentage as they are just press ENTER. The original information will be retained...Press ESC to exit operation any time. HELP -> Display student grades:courses ...Select which course to display by entering the number of the course desired. ...Use F4 and F5 to display course names if there are more than shown in the window ...F2 and F3 are not functional HELP -> Display student grades:students ...Select 'All' if you want to display all students without going back to the menu. Use F4 and F5 keys to control the direction of display. ...Select a student number if only that student is to be displayed. Once done you are returned to menu. ...F2 and F3 keys are not functional HELP -> Display student grades:grades ...Evaluations along with pertinent information is displayed on screen or listed to printer. Use F4 and F5 keys to control screen if evaluations are being displayed on screen. ...F2 and F3 keys are not functional when displaying to screen. F4 and F5 keys are also not functional when printing. HELP -> Scores: Display or Print averages: ...Pressing the F4 or F5 keys will allow the user to see the list of courses to choose from if that list is longer than the display box. ...The F2 and F3 keys are non functional. HELP -> Student grades: Display or Print averages: ...Pressing the F4 or F5 keys will allow the user to see the list of students when the display box is showing. Reporting period dates cannot be scrolled. ...The F2 and F3 keys are non functional. HELP -> Scores: Display or Print averages: ...Pressing the F4 or F5 keys will allow the user to see the list of students when that list is longer than the display box. ...The F2 and F3 keys are non functional. HELP -> Grade record: display/print student profile ...F4 and F5 will cause the computer to display the previous or next record. ...Note that records cannot be saved or deleted while displaying or printing profiles. Therefore, F2 and F3 default to the help screen. HELP -> Student grades: Display class profile ...To display a profile of an evaluation period you must select 'All' at the evaluations prompt. Then select 'All' for the year's profile of the course. ...To display a profile of a particular evaluation you must enter the number of the evaluation you want profiled. At this point the F4 and F5 keys control which screen is displayed; up/down arrows control scrolling of students on screen 1. HELP -> Student grades: Display/print class profile ...The only functional key during the display or printing of a profile is the F1 key: 'HELP' ...Exception: during display of the profile of an evaluation, two screens are displayed. The first is a list of the students and the percentage acheived in that evaluation, and the second is the actual profile analysis. F4 and F5 keys control these two screens by acting as toggles. HELP -> Grade record: Display/Print class profile ...First, select the course you want profiled. ...Second, select an evaluation number. If you want a profile of a reporting period or of the year, then select 'All' ...Lastly, select a reporting period to profile that period, or, select 'All' to profile the whole year. ...Note that a particular test or evaluation can be profile by selecting an evaluation number at step two above. HELP -> Display/Print missed scores ...This feature displays/prints the student(s) who have missed evaluations, the date of the evaluation and the name of the evaluation for the academic year up to the last evaluation given to the class. The only input required by the user is to select the number of the course to search and the computer will do the rest. ...F1 (help) is the only operative function key. HELP -> List failing students. ...First select the course to search by entering the course number. Second, enter the number of the reporting period you want searched. (the left-most numbers in the box). If you then want the '0' grades ignored enter 'Y'. Finally, all grades BELOW the grade entered will be flagged. ...F1 (help) key is the only operative function key. HELP -> List honor students. ...First select the course to search by entering the course number. Second select the reporting period number (left-most numbers in the box). If you want '0' grades ignored enter 'Y' at the next prompt. All students with grades ABOVE the grade entered will be flagged. ...F1 (help) key is the only operative function key.
