Documentation for Teachers

Additional Features (Teachers)

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There are several common features that are found on screens throughout Focus. See the sections below for help using these features.

Expand or collapse content Toggle Columns

The Toggle Columns button allows you to hide columns on the screen that you do not want to view. The columns that are hidden will remain hidden on future visits to the screen until you select to view the columns again.

1. Click Toggle Columns above the table.

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2. In the pop-up window, deselect the columns you do not want to view. Select the columns you do want to view.

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3. When finished, click the X to close the pop-up window.

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Expand or collapse content Sort Columns

Many tables throughout Focus can be sorted by clicking on a column header.

1. Click the column header once to sort in ascending order.

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2. Click the column header again to sort in descending order.

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Expand or collapse content Page Size

The number of records that display on each page of a table can be adjusted using the Page Size.

1. Enter the number of records to display on each page of the table in the Page Size text box.

2. Press Enter/Return or click out of the field.

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Expand or collapse content Text Field Filters

1. Use the Filter text box located in select pull-downs for a quick search. Begin typing characters from the data you need to locate, such as part of the name of the user.

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2. Select the Exact filter check box to display results that have an exact match only and hide partial matches to the entered text.

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3. Click Check all or Clear for quick selections or to clear all selections made.

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Expand or collapse content Filter (Data Table)

The Filter button above a data table allows users to filter the columns of the table.

1. To turn on the filters for a table, click the Filter button so that it says ON.

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2. There are several ways to use the filters. You can begin typing data directly into the text box (this will pull all data in that column that contains the characters typed).

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3. Click the down arrow to access other filter options.

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a. If you wanted to use Between, hover over Between to see an example (as shown in the image): Example: 100:200. Click on the word Between. You will then see the character ~ appear. For results between two numbers, you could type in 14:16 next to the ~. The filter should read: ~14:16. Notice the results are all rooms between 14 and 16.

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b. If using Equals, note that the characters entered must be identical to the data in the column. For example, if filtering on the World Languages subject, you must type World Languages exactly as shown on the screen; otherwise, the data will not pull.

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c. There is a Not option next to all of the additional filters. If looking for all other data except for a specific number or character(s), click Not next to the filter of your choice.

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i. For example, if you want all data that Does not equal "world languages,” click Not next to Equals and these symbols will appear: !=.

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4. Click the green plus icon to add another filter text box to the column.

5. Click the red minus icon to delete a filter text box.

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6. Click Clear All Filters to clear all of the filter entries.

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7. To turn off the filters, click the Filter button so that it displays OFF.

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Expand or collapse content Filter (Filter Rules)

The Filter button allows a report to be filtered based on filter rules.

1. Click the Filter button.

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2. In the Filter Rules section of the screen, select the column and condition. Enter the criteria by which to filter the report in the text box.

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3. Click Add Rule to add more than one filter rule.

4. Click Remove to delete a filter rule.

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5. Once the Filter Rules have been set, click the Run Filter button to filter the report results.

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6. Click Clear Rules to reset all filter rules.

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7. Click Run Filter after clearing the rules to return the full report.

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Expand or collapse content Print

A table of data can be printed by clicking the Printer icon.

1. Click the Printer icon.

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2. Select a Letterhead from the pull-down. Once selected, the letterhead displays in the print preview.

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Letterhead templates are setup by the district via Setup > Letterhead Templates.

3. Select the Small Font check box to regenerate the document with smaller text.

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4. Click the Print icon and follow the prompts on your computer to continue printing.

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5. Click the Download icon to download the document to your computer.

6. Click the Google Drive icon to save the document to your Google Drive.

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Some screens may have a unique Print button, such as in the following image. Click the button and follow the prompts to print.

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Expand or collapse content Export

A table of data can be exported to an Excel/CSV file that is downloaded to your computer.

Click the Excel icon above the table.

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The file is downloaded to your computer.

Expand or collapse content Import

The Import button allows records to be imported into a data table from a CSV file.

1. Click Import above the data table.

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2. Select the CSV file from your computer.

Ensure there are no blank lines of data in the CSV file as this will cause complications in your upload.

3. In the pop-up window, the File includes a header row check box is automatically selected. Deselect the check box if the file does not include a header row.

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4. If not already mapped, select where each column of the CSV file should import, and click Import CSV.

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The options are imported into the table.

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5. Click Save.

Expand or collapse content Message Button

The Message button opens the Compose screen in the Communication module with the students/users displayed in the table automatically selected as the recipients. If the table is filtered, only the students/users displayed with the filter will be selected as recipients.

1. Click the Message button.

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The Compose screen in the Communication module will open in a new tab. In this example, the teachers on the student's schedule are automatically selected as recipients of the message.

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2. Create your message as desired. See Communication for more information on creating and sending messages.

Expand or collapse content Mass Update

The Mass Update button allows you to update the values in a table column en masse. When a table is filtered, only the records displayed with the filter are updated.

1. Click Mass Update.

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2. In the pop-up window, select the Column to update.

3. Enter or select the Value.

4. Click Update.

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The values that are updated in the table are highlighted in yellow to indicate a change was made.

5. Click Save to complete the update.

Expand or collapse content Expand View

The Expand View icon on a row in a table is used to display the record in a pop-up window for easier viewing and editing.

1. Click the Expand View icon next to the record in the table.

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2. In the pop-up window, click the arrows to advance to the next record or view the previous record.

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3. When Expand View is clicked on an existing record in the table, make any edits to the record as desired  in the pop-up window and click Close.

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4. When Expand View is clicked on an insert row (the row to add a new record to the table), enter the desired information in the pop-up window and click Create to add the new record.

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5. Click Save to save your changes after adding or editing a record.

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Expand or collapse content Expansion Icon

The Expansion icon is used to expand a list or report to full screen.

1. Click the Expansion icon to expand the list or report to full screen.

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2. Click the icon again to return the screen to its original size.

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