Navigating 3sysACADEMIC

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 can alter their own home pages, however. For more information, see About the Home Page.

The mega menu is the main, ribbon menu which runs across the top of the 3sysACADEMIC workspace. For more information, see About the Mega Menu.

The School and Academic Year drop lists allow you to move easily between records for different schools within your organisation and years. For more information, see About the School and Academic Year Drop Lists.

The Setup link appears at the top of the screen and takes you to the Setup screen. Here you can access your settings. For more information, see My Settings.

Desktops bring together home pages and the mega menu to help users access modules relevant to particular roles or functions. For more information, see About Desktops.

Dashboards are being introduced for each module within 3sysACADEMIC. Dashboards provide access to record management and configuration options for modules and a summary of recent activity. For more information, see About Dashboards.

Note: This functionality is available in the following module: Pastoral Management. (In the future it will be available for all relevant modules.)

Appearing on the left-hand side of the screen, the quick links side panel includes:

• Quick Search - This provides a simple way of finding people records in 3sysACADEMIC. Use the drop list to select 'All', 'Current pupil' or 'Staff' and type all or part of the name you want in the field below. Click Go.
• Recent Items - A list of links to items you have recently viewed, making returning to them straightforward.
• Custom Links - For more information, see My Settings.

Each of these sections can be minimised and expanded, depending upon user preference.

• Click next to the relevant heading to expand a section.
• Click next to the relevant heading to minimise a section.

You can temporarily hide the whole quick links side panel, if required.

• Click to minimise the side panel.
• Click to expand the side panel.

At the top of many screens there is a Refine Search panel which allows you to filter the records in that section based on relevant criteria. Complete one or more fields and click Search. How to use each panel is covered in more detail in the Help section for each module.

Note: If you cannot see this section in the software, it may be minimised. Click next to the relevant heading to expand it.

Where appropriate, some modules and functions include a Views drop list which allows you to filter records and save searches for repeated use. This appears at the top of the screen, above the Refine Search panel. For more information, see About Views.