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                        "*": "{{permissions|Attendance|Take registers for today}}\n\nTaking registers is one of the core activities that teachers perform and should be done regularly so that attendance data is accurate in the case of a fire - as such registration is the most commonly used area of PARS. Both session (AM & PM) and lesson registers can be taken through PARS and various settings can be used to affect the way attendance data is handled. <br> <br>\n\nThe register screen can provide a large amount information about each pupil and can be used to quickly access other relevant screens such as those for grade entry and [[Behaviour|recording behaviour]]. From the register page you can also create seating plans. Registers can also be recorded manually by a teacher or automatically by using a biometric reader such as a fingerprint scanner. <br> <br>\n\nRegisters can be accessed via:\n* '''Your [[homepage]]'''\n* '''The register button in the [[quick launch bar]]'''\n* '''[[PARS main menu]] > [[Attendance]] > [[Take a register]]''' <br> <br>\n\n=The PARS Connect register=\n\n[[Image:classreg.png]] <br> <br>\n\n=How to take a register=\n\nYou can take a register using either your mouse or your keyboard. To use your keyboard, simply press the button for the attendance mark you want to use i.e. N for absent or L for late. You can use either of the slash buttons ( / or \\ ) or the space bar to mark pupils present. After you give a pupil a mark, PARS will move onto the next pupil for you. <br> <br>\n\nAlternatively you can use you mouse by clicking next to the pupil that you want to give an attendance mark to. This will open a window showing all of the attendance codes that are available to you - click on one to give a pupil that mark. <br> <br>\n\n[[Image:avattcodes.jpg]] <br> <br>\n\nYou can also use some of the buttons on the top toolbar. If you click \"All present\" then every pupil who does not already have an attendance mark will be marked present. The \"Recycle session\" button will give every pupil the same attendance mark that they got in their last session (AM or PM). <br> <br>\n\n'''Most schools use a setting that prevents staff from overwriting each other's marks, so if you see any attendance codes in your register you will probably not be able to overwrite them. You can always go back and alter marks that you have entered yourself.''' <br> <br>\n\n'''Note that although you can typically only overwrite your own marks, anybody is allowed to overwrite \"N\" or \"-\" marks in a [[session]] register.''' <br> <br>\n\nOnce you have completed your register, buttons will appear at the top right of the page allowing you to save. Click \"Save\" to save the register but keep it open, or click \"Save + Close\" to save the register and close it at the same time. A register can never be saved if it is not complete. <br> <br>\n\n=What do the buttons at the top of the register do?=\nThere are a number of buttons on the top toolbar when you are viewing a register. Each button is explained below: <br> <br>\n\n{|cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"1\"\n|-\n|style=\"width:90px\"|[[Image:seating1.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Seating'''||Click this button to access the [[Register#Seating plans|seating plan]] for your class.\n|-\n|[[Image:markallpresent1.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''All present'''||This will convert all missing (\"-\") marks to present. \n|-\n|[[Image:recycleMAKRS.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Recycle marks'''||This button will give all pupils the same attendance mark as they got in the most recent session (AM or PM - usually with a form tutor). \n|-\n|[[Image:sortbutton.png]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Sort buton'''||This option allows you to sort pupil names by forename or surname. \n|-\n|[[Image:Unexpectedarrival.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Add an unexpected arrival'''||Use this button to add pupils who are not on your register but are supposed to be in your class. This is for one-off occurrences (e.g.  a pupil being put in your class because of their behaviour in another class) - if the pupil is supposed to be in your class every week then contact your timetabler.\n|-\n|[[Image:gender.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Gender'''||Use this button to toggle split gender registration.\n|-\n|[[Image:history.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''History'''||This button will display previous registers for the current class only.\n|-\n|[[Image:Entergrades.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Grades'''||Click here to open a [[enter grades|grade entry]] page for your class. The [[grading]] system in PARS needs to be configured before this can be used.\n|-\n|[[Image:assigndiary.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Assignments'''||Click this button to access the [[assignment diary]] for creating and recording homework.\n|-\n|[[Image:printreg.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Reports'''||Click this button to run reports on your class. There are a few behaviour reports available, and reports to show a list of the pupils in the class, with or without photos.\n|-\n|[[Image:ex_con_reg.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''External contact'''|| Click this button to access the [[external contact]] page to send messages to pupils or their parents.\n|-\n|[[Image:detailspanel.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Details panel'''||This button can be toggled on and off. When the button is on, you can hover your mouse over pupils' names to see more information about them.\n|-\n|} <br> <br>\n\n=Homepage=\nThe registers on your diary page include colour coding defining the meaning of the register.\n\nThese symbols appear throughout PARS wherever a register can be opened. They give information about the type of register as well as its current status:\n\n{|cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"1\"\n|[[Image:Register_icon_black.jpg]]|| An unsaved lesson register\n|-\n|[[Image:Register_icon_red.jpg]]||An unsaved [[Session]] register or a lesson register that is [[Mapped periods|mapped]] to a [[Session]] register.\n|-\n|[[Image:Register_icon_blue.jpg]]|| An unsaved lesson register that is being covered\n|-\n|[[Image:Register_icon_pink.jpg]]|| An unsaved [[Session]] register that is being covered\n|-\n|[[Image:Register_icon_brown_tick.jpg]]|| The tick indicates that the register has been saved.\n|-\n|[[Image:Register_icon_brown_double_tick.jpg]]|| The double tick indicates that the register has been saved and has affected marks in more than one register. It could be the first lesson of a double period or a [[Mapped periods|mapped]] lesson period.\n|-\n|[[Image:Register_icon_brown_exclamation.jpg]]||An exclamation mark means that there was a problem saving the register. Open the register and make sure the attendance marks are correct.\n|-\n|[[Image:Register_icon_brown_tick_exclamation.jpg]]||This means that the marks in more than one register were supposed to be updated but there was a problem updating the marks in one or both of the registers. Check if each register is correct.\n|-\n|} <br> <br>\n\nRegisters will appear on your diary as below. Simply click on the register to open it.  <br> \n\n[[File:covercolour.jpg]] <br>\n\n=Information in registers=\n\n==Information window==\n\nWhen you open a register, you will be presented with information about the pupils in your register. If there are pupils in your class who have [[Detentions| detentions]] scheduled for later today or tomorrow, who are [[On report| on report]], who have [[homepage#Notices| messages]] relating to them, or who have [[Homework| outstanding homework]], then PARS will present you with an information window when you open a register. PARS will also open one of these windows if the register you are viewing is not for today. <br> <br>\n\n[[Image:cregnotice.jpg]] <br> <br>\n\n==Information columns==\n\nTo the left of pupils' names there will be columns giving you extra information about the pupils. The columns that you see and the way that they work are affected by [[Permissions|your permissions]] and [[registration preferences]] so you may not see all of the columns described below. Each of the columns has a meaning and some can be used for additional features such as adding behaviour incidents. <br> <br>\n\n[[Image:infocolumns02.jpg|750px]] <br> <br>\n\n{|cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"1\"\n|-\n|[[Image:notice.jpg|center]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Notices'''||The column will contain an icon if the pupil has a [[Homepage#Notices|notice]] intended for them - click on the icon to read the notice.\n|-\n|[[Image:SIO.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Signed In/Out'''||The column will show the time that the pupil signed in or out. The cell will be green if the pupil is signed in, or red if the pupil has signed out.\n|-\n|[[Image:green_face.jpg|center]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Merit Column'''||If the pupil has been awarded a [[Behaviour|merit]] in the current school day, a symbol will be displayed in this column. If the symbol is faded in colour it means that the merit was issued earlier today.  Clicking on the icon will show the details of the incident. <br>\nClicking on the column header allows you to add multiple behaviour incidents at once, or you can click next to a pupil's name in this column to issue a behaviour incident just to them.\n|-\n|[[Image:red_face.jpg|center]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Demerit Column'''||See above.\n|-\n|[[Image:orange_face.jpg|center]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Neutral Column'''||See above.\n|-\n|[[Image:wallet1.jpg|center]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''On report'''||If a pupil is [[On report|on report]], there will be a symbol in this column next to their name. Click on the symbol to enter on report grades.\n|-\n|[[Image:dthammer.jpg|32px|center]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Detention'''||If the pupil has been placed on [[Detentions and Removals|detention]] today or is due to serve a detention soon, a symbol will appear in this column. You can also click in this column to issue [[Detentions and Removals|detentions]] to pupils.\n|-\n|[[Image:red_card.jpg|center]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Removal'''||There will be an icon in this column if the pupil has been removed from the current lesson or is due to be removed from a later lesson in the day.\n|-\n|[[Image:extra_classes.jpg|center]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Extra classes'''||If the pupil has an [[Extra classes|extra class]] soon, a symbol will appear in this column.\n|} <br> <br>\n\nWhen clicking on a behaviour icon next to a student's name, the Accept button will open the incident so that it can be edited. The magnifying glass button will display the behaviour details, but not allow any editing. The cross button is used to delete behaviour incidents that have been added in error. Staff members can only delete behaviour incidents that they added themselves. <br> <br>\n\n[[Image:reg_beh.jpg]] <br> <br>\n\n===Detentions, Removals and Extra classes symbols===\n\nIn the columns for [[Detentions and Removals|detentions, removals]] and [[extra classes]], there will be coloured shapes on top of the icons that give you further information: <br> <br>\n\n{|cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"1\"\n|-\n|[[Image:DR_recorded_now.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Yellow diamond'''|| Detention/Removal has been recorded in the current lesson\n|-\n|[[Image:DR_recorded_today.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Blue diamond'''|| Detention/Removal has been recorded today (but not in the current lesson)\n|-\n|[[Image:DRE_served_now.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Red \"down\" arrow'''|| Detention/Removal/Extra class is occuring right now\n|-\n|[[Image:DRE_served_next.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Green \"right\" arrow'''|| Detention/Removal/Extra class is occuring later today\n|-\n|[[Image:DR_combination.jpg]]||bgcolor=\"#ddecfe\" align=\"center\"|'''Combination of symbols'''|| E.g. Detention awarded today to be served later today; Removal awarded in current register to take place now.\n|} <br> <br>\n\nYou can also hover over most of the icons to reveal additional information about what has happened: <br> <bR>\n\n[[Image:reghoverinfo.jpg]] <br> <br>\n\n=Seating plans=\n\nSeating plans can be easily and quickly created from your registers. From your Seating Plan you can add attendance marks, behaviour, check pupil information and send emails. To access seating plans in PARS Connect, click the \"Seating\" button from the top toolbar. You will then be taken to the Seating Plan for your class. <br> <br> \n\n===Creating a seating plan===\n\nClick the \"Edit\" button from the top toolbar. You can then add chairs or desks to your seating plan individually, by using the \"Chair\" and \"Desk\" buttons. You need to have at least one chair per pupil, and you can have as many or as few tables as you like. You can add chairs and/or desks in bulk by clicking the \"Auto Layout\" button. This will open a window like the one below. <br> <br>\n\n[[Image:seatingplanautolayout.jpg]] <br> <br>\n\nClick on \"Chair\" or \"Desk\", and then click or drag the location on the seating plan where you would like to add the desk or chair. You can select existing chairs or desks by clicking on them, and create a copy of them by clicking the \"Duplciate\" button from the top toolbar. The \"Clear\" button will remove anything you have added to the Auto Layout window, and the \"Apply\" button will overwrite your existing seating plan with whatever is in the Auto Layout window. <br> <br>\n\nOnce you have chairs or desks on your seating plan, you can click on them to highlight and drag to reposition or click the \"Duplicate\" button to make a copy of the chairs and desks you have highlighted. Click the \"Save\" button once you are satisfied with the layout of your seating plan. <br> <bR>\n\nYou will then be prompted to save a new layout for the room, or overwrite the existing layout. Once a layout has been configured for a class in PARS Connect, any other classes taking place in the same room will use the same layout. <br> <br>\n\n===Assigning pupils to seats===\n\nYou have 3 options:\n\n1. You can manually assign pupils to seats by clicking the blue cross button on one of the chairs. This will give you more options. Click the green plus button to add a pupil to the chair or click the swap seats button to move the pupil from one seat to another. <br> <br>\n\n[[Image:swapseats.jpg]] <br> <br>\n\n2. You can click the \"Assign\" button on the top toolbar to randomly assign pupils to seats. When using the assign button, you can choose to sit naughty pupils nearer the front or back of the room, as well as separate boys from girls, or specific pupils from each other. <br> <br>\n\n[[Image:seatingplanpupils01.jpg]] <br> <br>\n\n3. Click in the white space on the plan and this will show a pupil list.  Drag and drop the name of the pupil to the seat\n\n[[Image:seatingplandrop.png]]\n\n===Features in the seating plan===\n\n====Switch between alternate plans====\n\nIf you have created multiple layouts for the room, you can switch between these layouts by clicking the Switch button on the top toolbar. Alternate layouts can also be deleted from the window that appears after clicking Switch. <br> <br>\n\n===Additional details===\n\nYou can see more detailed information about the pupils in your class by clicking the \"Toggle details\" button on the top toolbar, or by double clicking on the seating plan. This will change the view, so that more information is shown for each child. <br> <br>\n\nYou will be able to see each pupil's vulnerability groupings (e.g. SEN, Pupil Premium, FSM, etc.) as well as two of their grades. Typically schools will show the Working At and Target grades, but you can choose to show any two grades that you like. The grades that will be displayed are taken from one of your [[key indicators|key indicator templates]]. <br> <br>\n\n[[Image:seatingplandetails.jpg]] <br> <br>\n\n====Student buttons====\n\nNext to each chair there is a green and a red box. These will show the pupil's positive and negative behaviour points respectively. The blue box will show the pupil's attendance mark, and you can click on this box to change the attendance mark if required. <br> <br>\n\n[[Image:seatingplanpupilbuttons.jpg|right]]\n\n{| class=\"wikitable\"\n!Icon!!Function\n|-\n|[[Image:SPenvelope.png|32px]]||This will send an email to the pupil using their email address from SIMS.\n|-\n|[[Image:SPhammer.png|32px]]||Click this to assign a detention to the pupil. \n|-\n|[[Image:SPpencil.png|32px]]||Add a note about the child. The note can be specific to the room, class, subject or teacher. \n|-\n|[[Image:SPspeech.png|32px]]||This can be used to add an attendance comment. \n|-\n|[[Image:SPi.png|32px]]||This will open the pupil information window for the selected pupil. \n|-\n|[[Image:SPswitch.png|32px]]||Click this to switch this pupil with another pupil on the seating plan. \n|-\n|[[Image:SPadd.png|32px]]||This button can be used to assign a pupil to an empty chair. \n|}\n\n====Zoom in/out====\n\nAt the bottom right of the seating plan there is a slider used to zoom in or out of the seating plan. This is used where the screen is too small/large to accommodate the whole seating plan. <br> <br>\n\n[[Image:zoomslider.jpg]] <br> <br>\n\n====Random====\n\nThe random button will select a random student in the class. The student's photo and name will appear on screen. <br> <br>\n\n[[Image:SP_random.jpg]] <br> <br>\n\n====Flip====\n\nThe flip buttons are used to flip the seating plan horizontally or vertically. This can be useful when the seating plan is viewed from multiple directions i.e. in front of the teacher, and behind the teacher on the whiteboard. <br> <br>\n\n====Behaviour heatmap====\n\nThere is a button on the top toolbar that allows you to view a heatmap of pupils' behaviour. The heatmap is to identify those pupils whose net points are low - that is their positive points minus their negative. <br>\n\nClick on the \"Behaviour heatmap\" button to see an overlay of the class: <br>\n\n[[Image:seatingheatmap.jpg|900px]] <br> <br>\n\n=Attendance marks automatically changing=\n\nSometimes attendance marks will automatically change - there are a number of reasons that this may happen in PARS. When you save your register, marks may change in your register or in other registers. <br> <br>\n\nYou may find that a pupil who was marked absent in the morning will have their morning mark updated to a late if you mark them present in your register, or their AM or PM mark might change so that is the same as the mark that you give them in your register. These are optional features in PARS that can be turned off - if you do not want to use these features and they are affecting your attendance, please contact our helpdesk for advice. <br> <br>\n\n[[Category:Attendance]]\n[[Category:Detentions and Removals]]\n[[Category:On Report]]\n[[category:Behaviour]]\n[[Category:Communications]]\n[[Category:Assignment]]\n[[Category:Personal]]"
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                        "*": "{{permissions|System Management|Access PARS management options|Access PARS preferences}}\nRegistration preferences are global settings that affect appearance and behaviour of the [[Register|register screen]] only. Any changes made to these settings (apart from those concerning registration times) have no effect on the way that other attendance mark entry screens work. <br> <br>\n\nRegistration preferences are accessed via: <br>\n'''[[PARS main menu]]''' > '''[[System management]]''' > '''[[Registration preferences]]''' <br> <br>\n\n==Operational preferences==\n\nThese preferences affect the functionality of the [[Register|register]] screen. These preferences do not affect people using the [[Attendance view]] screen. <br> <br>\n\n*'''AM/PM cutoff time'''\n::Set this to match the time when the PM [[session]] starts.\n\n*'''Allow changes to existing marks'''\n::Choose between \"Automatically\" and \"Allow error correction\".\n:::\"Automatically\" means that any attendance mark can be overwritten by anyone.\n:::\"Corrections only\" means that if a person has saved a mark on the register, they can change it. No one else will be able to overwrite that mark, except the person who recorded it in the first place.\n\n*'''Warn if register is not in the current day'''\n::A pop up message saying \"WARNING! The register you are about to view is not for today as indicated by your computer's system clock\" will be displayed when trying to access a [[Register|register]] that does not take place in the current school day.\n\n*'''Prompt for a reason for Unexpected Arrivals'''\n::The teacher will be requested to enter a reason whenever they add an unexpected arrival to the [[Register|register]]\n\n*'''Auto down'''\n::Set this to \"Move down\" and the next row on the [[Register|register]] will automatically be selected whenever the teacher enters an attendance mark.\n\n*'''Warn if pupils have notices'''\n::When a [[Register|register]] is loaded, a pop-up will inform the teacher where one or more pupils on the register have a [[Homepage#Notices|notice]].\n\n*'''Show assignment information'''\n::When a [[Register|register]] is loaded, the pop-up information window will either show or hide information regarding outstanding [[homework]]. <br>\n\n*'''Verify session marks after saving'''\n::After a [[Session|session]] register is saved, the marks in the database will be compared with the marks that are expected. If a discrepancy is found, an error message will be displayed.\n\n*'''Display message upon exiting register'''\n::A pop-up message containing custom text will be displayed when a user closes the register. Enter the custom text in the box below this drop-down. Below the text entry box choose the \"Number of buttons\". Use \"Ok only\" if the message is a simple notification or \"Ok and cancel\" if the notice may require that the user is returned to the register.\n\n*'''Clicking on a name in the register changes the mark'''\n::Allows the user to enter/change attendance marks by clicking on a student's name. \n\n'''Mobile view clicking on a name on the register changes the mark'''\n::Allows the user to enter/change attendance marks by clicking on a student's name when using PARS Connect.\n\n*'''Clicking on a name can only set a present'''\n::Allows the user to enter present attendance marks by clicking on a student's name.\n\n*'''Enable Attendance-based notice alerts'''\n::Set this to \"Yes\" to allow the configuration of \"Attendance Alerts\" in [[Group_manager#PARS_notice_recipient_groups|Group management]]. Groups of pupils can be set up and monitored so that whenever they receive a specific Attendance mark (e.g. \"N\"), one or more staff members are instantly alerted via a pop-up message. Alerts are only send if the [[Register]] being taken is for the current school day, and if the staff members involved are PARS users.\n\n*'''Double period behaviour'''\n::When recording behaviour incidents via a register for a double period, the user will be asked if they want PARS to create an additional copy of the behaviour incident in the second half of the double.\n\n*'''Display comment box after entering a late'''\n::Gives the option to automatically display a comment entry box when marking a pupil as late. Users can still opt to not enter a comment.\n\n*'''Mark all present button uses this code'''\n::Sets the mark to be used in conjunction with the mark all present button. This can be set to present, or any [[Maintain codes| user-defined code]] which has a statistical meaning of present.\n\n\n\n==Display preferences==\n\nThese affect the appearance of the register and can be used to limit the number of [[Register#What do the buttons at the top of the screen do?|options on the register screen]] and can also be used to hide or display different [[Register#What do the columns on the register screen mean?|columns on the register]]. <br> <br>\n\n*'''Show student details'''\n::Hide or display a pop-up panel with information (and where available a photograph) about each pupil as their name is clicked on the register. The panel can also be hidden/displayed via the [[Register|register]] screen itself.\n\n*'''Display Signing in status on register'''\n::If the Signing in module is being used, a column will be displayed on the [[Register|register]] showing the last time that a pupil signed in or out. The cell in the column will be coloured red if they are signed out and green if they have signed in.\n\n*'''Display External status on register'''\n::The configure external status module allows swipe cards to be used to monitor [[:Category:Attendance|Attendance]]. If the module is not being used, hide the column on the register using this option.\n\n*'''Allow 'Recycle previous session marks''''\n::The \"Recycle [[Session|session]] marks\" button on the [[Register|register]] will copy the marks recorded in the current [[Session|session's ]] register into the lesson register. Hide the option here if you do not want teachers to be able to do this.\n\n*'''Show [[Email| email]] button'''\n::Adds a button allowing the teacher to [[Email| email]] all students on the register screen.\n\n*'''Gifted and talented display'''\n::Choose the wording to be displayed for Gifted & Talented students.\n\n*'''Show [[Assignment diary]] button'''\n::Gives the option for display the [[Assignment diary]] button on the main [[Register| register]] menu, or subcategorise it under the Extras button. <br> <br>\n\n\n\n==Session modification==\n\nIf a pupil is absent from a [[Session|session]] register but registers as \"present\" for a lesson [[Register|register]] later on in the same session, their session mark can be automatically changed to a late (or any other mark). Note that these settings only work to modify existing marks, if no mark exists (e.g. because the [[Session|session]] [[Register|register]] is missing/incomplete) then nothing changes will be made. <br> <br>\n\n*'''Allow automatic session lateness - Use this code'''\n::Use these two settings to select an attendance mark to award to an absent pupil who registers as present later on in the [[Session|session]]\n\n*'''Allow alternative lateness code - Use this code'''\n::Use these two settings to give pupils an alternative attendance code if they are more than a certain number of minutes late. This is typically used to issue the U code where pupils are very late arriving to school.\n\n*'''Allow automatic session explanation'''\n::If a pupil has an absence (N code) recorded in their [[Session|session]]  [[Register|register]] and later on in the same day an explanation mark is recorded (e.g. an \"M\" mark is entered if the pupil has been to the doctor, \"E\" if they've been excluded, etc.) the session mark will be altered to match the explanation mark. <br> <br>\n\n\n\n==Session times==\n\nThis section is used to enter the start and end times for the AM and PM registers in PARS. <Br> <br>\n\nThe Session times preferences are also used to map sessions to lessons. This is used where pupils do not attend either their AM or PM register, and instead get their AM/PM mark from one of their lessons. <Br> <br>\n\nTo map a session to a lesson, click the '''Map''' button next to one of the AM or PM sessions. A window will open where you can select the lesson register that will 'feed' the attendance mark to the AM or PM register. <br> <br>\n\n[[Image:session_mapping.jpg]] <br> <br>\n\n==Behaviour Preferences==\n\n*'''Show merit/demerit/neutral icon'''\n::If a [[Behaviour|behavioural]] incident is [[Add a behaviour incident|recorded]] via the current [[Register|register]], an icon will be displayed in the appropriate column on the register. \n\n*'''Show faded merit/demerit/neutral icon'''\n::This setting can be used to display a faded icon to indicate that an incident has been [[Add a behaviour incident|recorded]] at some time during the current day. <br> <br>\n\n\n\n\n==Detention/removal preferences==\n\nThese preferences affect the way that [[Detentions and Removals]] columns & symbols appear on the [[Register|register]]. They also affect the notification messages that are displayed on accessing a register. <br> <br>\n\nIf a [[Detentions and Removals|detention or removal]] column is visible on the [[Register|register]] screen, a cell in the column may contain a \"hammer\" or a \"Red card\" symbol (in the detention and removal columns respectively). This indicates that the pupil concerned has a detention or removal either recorded today, or due to be served today. The symbol that appears may be modified as explained on the [[Register#Detentions, Removals and Extra classes symbols|register]] page. <br> <br>\n\n*'''Display detention column'''\n::Shows or hides the [[Detentions and Removals|detention]] column on the [[Register|register]]\n\n*'''Display detention recorded today'''\n::Shows or hides a [[Register#Detentions, Removals and Extra classes symbols|symbol]] indicating that a [[Detentions and Removals|detention]] was issued at some point today.\n\n*'''Display detention recorded in register'''\n::Shows or hides a [[Register#Detentions, Removals and Extra classes symbols|symbol]] indicating that a [[Detentions and Removals|detention]] was issued via the register.\n\n*'''Display detentions to be served later today'''\n::Shows or hides a [[Register#Detentions, Removals and Extra classes symbols|symbol]] indicating that a [[Detentions and Removals|detention]] is to be served later today.\n\n*'''Check for weekend detentions'''\n::Shows or hides a [[Register#Detentions, Removals and Extra classes symbols|symbol]] indicating that a [[Detentions and Removals|detention]] is to be served on the weekend.\n\n*'''Display detentions to be served later tomorrow'''\n::Shows or hides a [[Register#Detentions, Removals and Extra classes symbols|symbol]] indicating that a [[Detentions and Removals|detention]] is to be served tomorrow.\n\n*'''Display removal column'''\n::Shows or hides the [[Detentions and Removals|removal]] column on the [[Register|register]]\n\n*'''Display removal recorded today'''\n::Shows or hides a [[Register#Detentions, Removals and Extra classes symbols|symbol]] indicating that a [[Detentions and Removals|removal]] was issued at some point today.\n\n*'''Display removal recorded in register'''\n::Shows or hides a [[Register#Detentions, Removals and Extra classes symbols|symbol]] indicating that a [[Detentions and Removals|removal]] was issued via the register.\n\n*'''Display extra class column'''\n::Show or hide a column on the [[Register|register]] containing a [[Register#Detentions, Removals and Extra classes symbols|symbol]] that indicates any [[Extra classes]] that may be occurring now or sometime today. <br> <br>\n\n\n\n==Highlight symbols==\n\n[[Image:regprefs_highlights.jpg]] <br> <br>\n\nEach of the [[Group_manager#Highlight_symbols|highlight symbols]] will appear on this section. You can assign a colour to each of the symbols, and the symbol will then appear in that colour on teachers' registers. For more information about highlight symbols, go to the [[group manager]] page. <br> <br>\n\n\n[[Category:System management]]\n[[Category:Attendance]]\n[[Category:Configuration]]"
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