Use the User Preferences window to set either
- General preferences including:
- year and semester, term or reporting period
- default file type
- campus, if applicable
- set whether the Active Student field is set to default to Yes on the Current Student Search Criteria window
- Action Centre preferences.
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To open the Preferences tab:
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User Preferences tab key fields and buttons
Fields
Field | Description |
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SemYear & Sem | Select the year and semester, term or reporting that you want to work from. |
Default File Type | Select the file type that SynWeb uses by default. See File types. |
Default Campus | Select the campus that you usually work from, if there are multiple campuses in your organisation. |
Start Page | Select the window that is displayed after you log in to SynWeb. |
Student Search Default Active | Select to set the Active Student field to default to Yes on the Current Student Search Criteria window. See Searching for students in the Current students manual. |
Prioritise Standard Report Over Site Report | Select to prioritise standard reports and report selection screens over site versions. |
Buttons
Button | Description |
Save your preferences. Tip: Select another function after saving your preferences. SynWeb web browser windows often behave differently to similar Synergetic windows. | |
Cancel the changes and return to the Home window. |
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System administrators can make the following settings specific to the Action Centre:
Grid area fields
Field | Description |
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Type | Type of Action Centre notification. Either:
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Message Type | Description of the Action Centre notification. |
Group/User | Level of subscription. You can be subscribed as either:
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Whether the current user receives email notifications for the currently selected Action Centre message type. | |
Unactioned Task/Read Only | Status of unactioned Action Centre tasks.
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Actioned Task/Read | Status of actioned Action Centre tasks.
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Fields
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Create Reminder Messages in Action Centre for Tasks | Select to create reminder messages in the Action Centre for upcoming tasks. |
Days before the due date for reminder | Days before the task due date that the Action Centre displays the reminder. |
Create Overdue Message in Action Centre for Tasks | Select to create overdue messages in the Action Centre for overdue tasks. |
Receive emails for non-subscribed messages | Select to receive emails for non-subscribed messages. |
Buttons
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Launch the My Subscriptions window to manage your subscriptions for the selected Action Centre message type. |
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