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To access the pull-down menus, press ALT-M, where M is the first letter of the menu name. To select a command from a menu, press the highlighted letter for the command you want. ¼
If you have an LCD screen, the default color palette may not work well for you. Try using the BW or MONO parameters when you run this program. At the MS/DOS prompt, type: X
   GRBOOK BW    for a black and white palette
   GRBOOK MONO  for a monochrome palette
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 Classes (ALT-C)
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The Classes menu includes commands to: ╟
 ■ Make a new class
 ■ Open an existing class
 ■ Save the current class to disk
 ■ Edit class name and options
 ■ Edit letter grade cutoffs
 ■ Move into the next term
 ■ Move into the previous term
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 Make Class (ALT-C M)
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The Make Class command allows you to create a new class. 
You will be asked to: ½
 ■ Enter a class name (up to 28 characters)
 ■ Select trimesters or quarters
 ■ Select how grades are computed
 ■ Enter category names and weights
 ■ Enter student names
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 Open Class (ALT-C O or F3)
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The Open Class command allows you to open an existing class. =
A dialog box will list the classes currently saved on disk: æ
 ■ Highlight a class using cursor keys
 ■ Press O to open that class, or
 ■ Press N to make a new class, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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 Save Class (ALT-C S or F2)
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The Save Class command saves the current class to disk. ì
The class will be saved using its current filename. If this is a new class, you will be asked to provide an MS/DOS filename for this class. '-
 Edit Class (ALT-C C)
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The EDIT CLASS command allows you to change class names and options. 4
A dialog box will display the current information: ▌
 ■ Use TAB to move from item to item
 ■ Enter the name of this class
 ■ Select trimesters or quarters
 ■ Select how grades are to be computed
 ■ Press ENTER to accept your changes, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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 Edit Grading (ALT-C G)
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The Edit Grading command allows you to change the cutoffs used to assign letter grades to percents. 0
A dialog box will display the current cutoffs: ö
 ■ Use TAB to move from item to item
 ■ Enter percents from 0 to 100
 ■ Press ENTER to accept your changes, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel your changes
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 Next Term (ALT-C N or CTRL-PGDN)
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The Next Term command moves into the next term in the school year. m
This command allows you to start entering assignments in the next trimester or quarter in your school year. 'E
 Prev Term (ALT-C P or CTRL-PGUP)
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The Previous Term command moves back one term in the school year. ¡
This command allows you to change a score from the previous trimester or quarter in the school year. Student letter grades will be updated to reflect any changes you make. '%
 Students (ALT-S)
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The Students menu includes commands to: ]
 ■ Add a new student to the class
 ■ Drop a student from the class
 ■ Edit a student's name
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 Add Student (ALT-S A)
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The Add Student command allows you to add a new student to the current class. 
A dialog box will appear: t
 ■ Enter a name for this new student
 ■ Press ENTER to accept this student, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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Student names will be sorted into alphabetical order whenever you add a new student. %
A class may have up to 40 students. '1
 Drop Student (ALT-S D)
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The Drop Student command allows you to drop a student from the current class. >
A dialog box will list the students currently in this class: v
 ■ Highlight a student using cursor keys
 ■ Press ENTER to drop that student, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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A second dialog box will ask you to verify that you really want to drop this student: G
 ■ Press Y to drop this student, or
 ■ Press N to cancel this command
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Be careful: there is no way to recover dropped students or their scores! '1
 Edit Student (ALT-S S)
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The Edit Student command allows you to change a student's name. >
A dialog box will list the students currently in this class: }
 ■ Highlight a student using cursor keys
 ■ Press ENTER to edit that student's name, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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A second dialog box will allow you to change this student's name: u
 ■ Enter a new name for this student
 ■ Press ENTER to accept these changes, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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 Assignments (ALT-A)
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The Assignments menu contains commands which allow you to: N
 ■ Add a new assignment
 ■ Drop an assignment
 ■ Edit assignment information
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 New Assignment (ALT-A N)
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The New Assignment command allows you to add a new assignment to the gradebook. '
A dialog box will allow you to enter: l
 ■ A name for this assignment
 ■ The points possible (enter 0 for bonus)
 ■ A category for this assignment

When you are done: R
 ■ Press ENTER to accept this new assignment
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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If you accept this new assignment, you will be asked for a score for each student in the class. A
A class may have up to 60 assignments per trimester or quarter. '7
 Drop Assignment (ALT-A D)
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The Drop Assignment command allows you to drop an assignment from the gradebook. :
A dialog box will list the assignments in the gradebook: }
 ■ Highlight an assignment using cursor keys
 ■ Press ENTER to drop that assignment, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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A second dialog box will ask for verification that you really want to drop this assignment: J
 ■ Press Y to drop this assignment, or
 ■ Press N to cancel this command
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 Edit Assignment (ALT-A A)
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The Edit Assignment command allows you to change information about an assignment. :
A dialog box will list the assignments in the gradebook: }
 ■ Highlight an assignment using cursor keys
 ■ Press ENTER to edit that assignment, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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A second dialog box will display the current information about this assignment: ▄
 ■ Use TAB to move from item to item
 ■ Enter an assignment name
 ■ Enter the points possible (0 if bonus)
 ■ Select an assignment category
 ■ Press ENTER to accept these changes, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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 Edit Categories (ALT-A C)
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The Edit Categories command allows you to change information about assignment categories. 3
A dialog box will display the current categories: ┬
 ■ Use TAB to move from item to item
 ■ Enter or change category names
 ■ Enter or change category weights (0-100)
 ■ Press ENTER to accept your changes, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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 Reports (ALT-R)
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The Reports menu includes commands to generate reports listing: ì
 ■ student grades for this term
 ■ student grades for the school year
 ■ student scores on every assignment
 ■ students missing assignments
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 Term Summary (ALT-R T)
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The Term Summary command prints a report summarizing student grades for the current term, including: c
 ■ Percent of points possible
 ■ Letter grade for this term
 ■ Breakdown by letter grade of class
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 Year Summary (ALT-R Y)
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The Year Summary command prints a report summarizing student grades for the entire school year, including: v
 ■ Letter grades for each trimester or quarter
 ■ Letter grades for each semester
 ■ Final letter grade for the year
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 Student Grades (ALT-R S)
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The Student Grades command prints a report detailing student grades on every assignment, including: É
 ■ Score and percent on each assignment
 ■ The percent correct in each category
 ■ The overall percent correct
 ■ A letter grade for this term
 
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 Missing Work (ALT-R M)
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The Missing Work command prints a report listing students missing work this term, including: î
 ■ The name of each student missing an assignment
 ■ The name of each missing assignment
 ■ The points possible for any missing assignment
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Missing bonus assignments are not listed in this report. '|
 ■ Press TAB key to move to the next item
 ■ Press ENTER to accept this information
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this dialog box
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There has been an MS/DOS error. Check to see that: â
 ■ Your printer is on and switched on-line
 ■ Your disk is not write-protected, and
 ■ Your disk is fully inserted into the drive
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Press ENTER to close this dialog box. '9
 Open Class (ALT-C O or F3)
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The Open Class dialog box allows you to open an existing class, if there are any, or create a new class. ,
The dialog box lists the existing classes: Ü
 ■ Highlight a class using cursor keys
 ■ Press O to open highlighted class, or
 ■ Press N to create a new class, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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 Students
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The Students dialog box allows you to select a student to edit or drop. 2
The dialog box lists the students in this class: x
 ■ Highlight a student using cursor keys
 ■ Press ENTER to select that student, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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 Assignments
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The Assignments dialog box allows you to select an assignment to edit or drop. 8
The dialog box lists the assignments in the gradebook: 
 ■ Highlight an assignment using cursor keys
 ■ Press ENTER to select that assignment, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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 Class
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The Class dialog box allows you to change the name and options for the current class. 2
The dialog box displays the current information: ▄
 ■ Use TAB to move from item to item
 ■ Enter or change the class name
 ■ Select trimesters or quarters
 ■ Select a method to compute grades
 ■ Press ENTER to accept your changes, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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 Filename
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The Filename dialog box allows you to enter an MS/DOS filename for the current class. 
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 ■ May be from 1 to 8 characters long
 ■ May include letters and digits
 ■ May not include most special characters
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Press ENTER to accept the filename. You cannot cancel this dialog box. 'A
 Letter Grade Cutoffs (ALT-C G)
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The Letter Grade Cutoffs dialog box allows you to change the cutoffs used to assign letter grades to percents. .
The dialog box displays the current cutoffs: Ñ
 ■ Use TAB to move from item to item
 ■ Enter a percent for each letter grade (0-100)
 ■ Press ENTER to accept your changes, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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 Student
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The Student dialog box allows you to change a student's name. +
The dialog box displays the current name: y
 ■ Enter a new name (up to 20 characters)
 ■ Press ENTER to accept your changes, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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Student names will be sorted into alphabetical order following any changes you make. '
 Assignment
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The Assignment dialog box allows you to change information about an assignment. 2
The dialog box displays the current information: Φ
 ■ Use TAB to move from item to item
 ■ Enter a new name for this assignment
 ■ Enter the points possible (0 for bonus)
 ■ Select an assignment category
 ■ Press ENTER to accept your changes, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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 Categories (ALT-A C)
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The Categories dialog box allows you to change assignment categories. 1
The dialog box displays the current categories: ┬
 ■ Use TAB to move from item to item
 ■ Enter a name for each category
 ■ Enter a weight for each category (0-100)
 ■ Press ENTER to accept your changes, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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 Student Score
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The Student Score dialog box allows you to change student scores. 4
The dialog box displays the current score, if any: ¿
 ■ Enter a new score for the student (0-200)
 ■ Leave the score blank for missing scores
 ■ Press ENTER to accept your changes, or
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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You have not saved the current class. p
 ■ Press Y to save before continuing
 ■ Press N to continue without saving
 ■ Press ESC to cancel this command
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If you do not save your changes, they will be lost!! '1
You are about to drop a student from the class. B
 ■ Press Y to drop the student
 ■ Press N to cancel this command
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You are about to drop an assignment from the gradebook. E
 ■ Press Y to drop the assignment
 ■ Press N to cancel this command
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This part of the screen displays the student whose scores are listed below. You may use the following cursor keys to display students from your class: ¢
  Up     Move to the previous student
  Left   Move to the previous student
  Down   Move to the following student
  Right  Move to the following student
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  PgUp   Move back 5 students
  PgDn   Move forward 5 students
  Home   Move to the first student
  End    Move to the last student
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  Tab    Move into the assignment list
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This part of your screen lists the scores on every assignment for the student displayed above. You may use the following cursor keys to move through the list of assignments: ¢
  Up     Move to the previous assignment
  Down   Move to the following assignment
  Left   Move into the left column
  Right  Move into the right column
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  PgUp   Move back 30 assignments
  PgDn   Move forward 30 assignments
  Home   Move to the first assignment
  End    Move to the last assignment
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  Enter  Change the highlighted score
  Tab    Leave the assignment list
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