The left button will insert n indicating a note or reason for absence has
been supplied. The middle button O for absence and the right button L for
late. The middle and right button together will insert a / or \ as
appropriate to indicate present the middle and left buttons insert a C to
indicate the student is on a course and the left and right buttons can be
used to insert T for treatment indicating at the dentist etc. All three
buttons reset to unmarked. When using combinations of buttons it is best to
position the pointer away from the marking area, hold down the buttons and
move the arrow onto the position then when marked off again and release.
With a little practice this becomes the easiest way to edit but you can also
use the keyboard in conjunction with the pointer when for example editing a
group of students in the same tutor groups. Clicking select on the screen
buttons or using the keyboard (Page up, up arrow etc) will show you what is
possible. On the term button, clicking left will give you term 1, middle
term 2 and right term 3. There is a constant on screen update of register
statistics for this student on the screen. Since A and R characters do not affect statistics they should be editted to an appropriate setting. C and T count as present, so a doctors visit which took all day might be editted to n showing absence, but with confirmation.
