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About the Home Page

Users can navigate 3sysACADEMIC from their home page. It is the first screen you see when you log in and is usually tailored to schools and specific users by the System Administrator. More advanced users may be given access to alter their own home pages, however.

Note: The options you see depend upon the permissions set by your System Administrator.

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  1. Find the home page you would like to edit.

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    1. Go to Setup > Desktop Management > Home Pages.

      The Home Page Search screen appears showing a complete list of home pages.

      Note: You can re-order a grid by single-clicking on fields in the header row. If Black arrow pointing up. is displayed, the list is ordered from lowest to highest. If Black arrow pointing down. appears, the list is ordered highest to lowest.

    2. Enter all or part of the home page name into the Name field at the top of the screen, and click Search. Your search results populate the grid.

    3. (Optional) Use the icons beneath the grid to navigate between pages of records.

      • Click Arrow pointing left in a blue box or Arrow pointing right in a blue box or on the numbers underneath the grid on the left-hand side to move between pages.

      • Click Two arrows pointing left in a blue box to go to the first page or Two arrows pointing right in a blue box to go to the last page.

      • Use the Records Per Page drop list to see more records on each page. Search Results Page icons

      • Click in the Page field and type the number of the page you want. Page 1 of 1 option

  2. Click Edit next to the home page you would like to change.

    The relevant Home Page Designer screen appears.

    Home Page Designer screen with Page Layout widgets section highlighted

  3. Design your home page layout by dragging functions or 'widgets' to where you want them on the Page Layout on the right-hand side of the screen. New widgets can be added from the Available panel on the left-hand side.

    Note: If you add a widget in error, click A black cross to remove it.

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    Widgets represent a function within 3sysACADEMIC.

    Widgets can include:

    • Favourite Reports, listing Report Builder templates which have been marked as favourites by the user.
    • Absences - My current lesson, drawing from the timetable, current time and today's registration data to list pupils who should be absent from your current lesson.
    • Absences - My Form, which lists pupils in the user's form (if they are a Form Tutor) who have been marked as absent at today's morning or afternoon registration.
    • Absences - My House, showing which pupils in a user's house (where they are a House Master/Mistress) who have been marked as absent at today's morning or afternoon registration.
    • Absences - My Form Year, designed so Heads of Year can see which pupils in the user's form year were marked absent at today's morning or afternoon registration.
    • Absences - My Section, listing pupils in the user's school section (where they are the Head of Section) who have been marked absent today at morning or afternoon registration.
    • Absences - All, which details ALL pupils who have been marked absent at this morning or this afternoon's registration.
    • Calendar, showing the user's timetable. Attendance, subject set inquiry and markbook functions can be launched from the calendar.
    • School Reports, which offers a graphical representation of outstanding school report entries and provides a shortcut to writing reports.
    • Subject Set, listing all pupils in the user's current lesson, with a summary of today's attendance and a link to each pupil's full record.
    • Special Needs, which provides a breakdown of the SEN requirements of pupils in the user's current lesson.
    • My Searches, a configurable widget which allows users to access a variety of information.
    • Notifications for the next 7 days, displaying notifications for the next seven days.

  4. (Optional) Edit the widgets' size and colour.

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    1. Click Edit icon in the widget you would like to edit.

      The Options dialog appears.

      The Home Page Designer Widgets Options dialog

    2. State a fixed height for the widget on your home page OR check Auto for the size to adjust according to the content.
    3. Select the Hide when empty check box to remove the widget from the home page when there is no relevant data to show.
    4. Select a coloured square to colour code the widget.
    5. Click OK.
  5. Click Save.