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Display Preferences

Use the Display tab to define how you want information to appear in PowerGrade.

How to Define Display Preferences

  1. Choose File > Preferences. The Preferences page appears.
  2. Click the Display tab. The Display tab appears.
  3. Use the following table to enter information in the Spreadsheet Options section:
  4. Field

    Description

    Font

    Use the pop-up menu to select the font you want to display in PowerGrade. Choose the font and font size from the pop-up menus to indicate the font used to write assignments and student names.

    Font Size

    Use the pop-up menu to choose the font size you want to appear in PowerGrade.

    Font Color

    Select the font color you want from the color palette.

    Header Color

    Select the color you want for report headers from the color palette.

    Highlight Color

    Select the color you want for highlighting selections from the color palette.

    Background Color Select the color you want for the page background from the color palette.
    Alternate Row Color Select the color you want for distinguishing different rows from the color palette.

    Add Students

    Use the pop-up menu at the "Add students" field to choose how you would like new students added to your class rosters:

    • Alphabetically
    • "At the End of Roster"

    PowerSchool notifies you when a student is added to your class list. After the system adds the student to the class, a notification appears on your page when you log in to the system.

    Hide Citizenship

    Select this checkbox to hide student citizenship information in PowerGrade.

  5. Use the following table to enter information in the Attendance & Assignments section:
  6. Field

    Description

    Show only Attendance & Assignments in this date range

    Select this checkbox to display attendance and assignments in the specified date range. Then, enter the date range.

    Apply to assignments window

    Select this checkbox if you want the Assignments window to display only assignments in the date range you selected.

    Date format

    Use the pop-up menu to choose the date format, such as "Month dd" or "mm/dd."

    Show Absences

    Select this checkbox to include absent totals for each student displayed in PowerGrade.

    Show Tardies

    Select this checkbox to include tardy totals for each student displayed in PowerGrade.

  7. Click OK to save your display preferences.


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