Navigating Primary Time

Navigating around Primary Time is relatively straightforward:

  • most functions can be accessed by clicking on one of the main tabs
  • less used functions can be accessed by selecting a menu option, such as:
  • cross-checking teacher loads
  • yard duty rostering
  • outputting reports.

To navigate in Primary Time:

  1. Double click  on your desktop to open Primary Time.
    The Year Group Allocation tab is displayed.
  2. Either:
    • click on one of the main tabs:
       - Year Group Allocation tab. See Using the Year Group Allocation tab.
       - Schedule tab. See Using the Schedule tab.
       Customise tab. See Using the Customise tab.
       - Class Preview tab. See Using the Class Preview tab.
       Teacher Preview tab. See Using the Teacher Preview tab.
       - Exception Preview tab. See Using the Exception Preview tab.
       - Yard Duty tab. See Using the Yard Duty tab.
    • select an option from the menu:
       - File menu. See Saving timetabling data.
       - Basic Data menu. See Defining timetable structures.
       - Allocation menu. See Using the Year Group Allocation tab.
       - Cross Check menu. See Cross-checking allocations.
       Schedule menu. See Using the Schedule tab.
       - Yard Duty menu. See Yard duty rosters.
       Reports menu. See Outputting timetables.
    Tip: The following example is written as 'Select File > Save from the main menu'. 

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