PowerSchool Preferences The PowerSchool tab provides important information about your local copy of PowerGrade. Before changing any of the data on this tab, contact your PowerSchool administrator. If you edit any of the information, you run the risk of disabling your PowerGrade account. How to View PowerSchool Preferences Choose File > Preferences. The Preferences page appears. Click the PowerSchool tab. The PowerSchool tab appears. Use the following table to enter information in the fields. Note: Make changes to the network settings on the PowerSchool tab only under the direction of your PowerSchool administrator. Field Description Server The server IP address displays. This address tells PowerGrade which server at the school sends updated class information to the workstation and where to send grades after they are entered. The IP address field is automatically populated when you set up PowerGrade. Change Connectivity Key The connectivity key communicates with the PowerSchool server. It prevents those without proper authorization from downloading your classes from the server and making changes to items such as grades and attendance. It is important to understand that this password is not the same as the one created on the General tab of the Preferences dialog. Setting a PowerGrade password on the General tab opens the PowerGrade application on your local computer. The connectivity key on this tab is defined on the server and allows PowerGrade to communicate with the PowerSchool server. If your school's PowerSchool administrator did not assign you a connectivity key, leave this field blank. If you were assigned a new connectivity key, click Change Connectivity Key and enter the new key. In summary, the PowerGrade password opens PowerGrade. The PowerGrade connectivity key allows PowerSchool and PowerGrade to communicate. For more information on the relationship between PowerSchool and PowerGrade, see the section "How are PowerGrade and PowerSchool Related?" Path of Current Data File Information about your data file and its location on your computer appear. The data file stores your preferences and records on assignments and students. The Data File field records important information about your data file. More importantly, this field also tells PowerGrade where to look for your data file. If you change this field and do not move your data file to the new location, PowerGrade is unable to find it. In that case, an error message appears when you try to open PowerGrade. Click OK to save your PowerSchool preferences.

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