WCBS schoolPORTAL Online Help Tips and Tricks

WCBS schoolPORTAL Online Help has been created to help users as they learn how to use WCBS schoolPORTAL. See below for key tips and tricks for finding information in the Online Help.

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To access the Online Help, in the header of WCBS schoolPORTAL, click Help link.

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To begin with, the easiest way to find information about a particular part of WCBS schoolPORTAL is to search the Online Help for key words or phrases.

You will find Search bars at the top of each screen and on the WCBS schoolPORTAL Online Help home page.

Online Help Search bar

Type what you would like to know more about into the Search field and click Online Help Search button. A list of pages that may help answer your query appears. Click on a page to see it in full.

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You can also find information via the Online Help's drop menus. At the top of each screen is a list of menu options reflecting the structure of the software.

Online Help header with drop lists highlighted

Getting Started provides essential information for parents, contacts and pupils who are new to the software. Users who have not used the software recently can also use this section to refresh their knowledge. Viewing Data and Making Payments is where you will find out more about each section of your school's WCBS schoolPORTAL site. It includes specific instructions on what you need to do. FAQs (i.e. 'Frequently Asked Questions') includes answers to users' questions, plus other useful snippets.

To access the information, hover your mouse over a heading to see a menu of options. Repeat this sequence and click on the heading you want when it appears.

Note: Where you see Double arrows pointing right in a dark grey box, it means that there are sub-headings available.

Example: In the following example, the user has hovered over Viewing Data, then Media and is about to click on either Photographs or Videos.
Achievements Home page section - Example

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When reading pages in the WCBS schoolPORTAL Online Help, look out for expanding headings and More details... options. These normally have arrows next to them, e.g. Arrow pointing right. When you click on the text, it expands to show more information about the topic or how to do something in the software.

Example:
More details option

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If you click on a thumbnail image in WCBS schoolPORTAL Online Help, a full size image appears, enabling you to see the screen or dialog in more detail. To minimise the image, click on it again.