Using the shortcut menu when scheduling parent teacher interviews

Use the right mouse to display a shortcut menu when scheduling parent teacher interviews.

Note:
Some options are greyed out when the function is inactive. The options that are active on the right click menu depend on the grid cell that you have selected.


To open the shortcut menu:

  1. Open the Schedule tab of the Parent Teacher Interview Maintenance window. See Parent Teacher Interview Maintenance - Schedule tab.
  2. Position the cursor over the grid.
  3. Right click.
    The shortcut menu for scheduling parent teacher interviews is displayed.

Selections

Selections

Description

Schedule Interview

Schedule an interview for the selected parent contact, for the student selected in the Parent/Student area of the Schedule tab. See Scheduling new parent teacher interviews.

Note: You may first have to select a parent or student before this option is active. See Selecting contacts for scheduling parent teacher interviews.

Select

Select the contact displayed in the time slot for the staff member. The contact and the students are displayed in the Parent/Student area of the Schedule tab. The grid that is displayed depends on the view selected. For example, if the view is Interviews for Contact, the grid redisplays for the selected contacts and staff member.

Par/Stu Search

Select a parent or student. See Selecting contacts for scheduling parent teacher interviews.

Clear Selection

Clear the contact and the students displayed in the Parent/Student area of the Schedule tab.

Delete

Delete the parent from the selected time slot and staff member.

Refresh

Refresh the data. Do this periodically if more than one person is editing the parent teacher interview schedule.

Grid Layout

Adjust the layout of the grid to suit your preferences.

Launch Student Maint

Launch Student Maintenance for the selected student in the grid area of the Schedule tab. See Maintaining current students in the Current students manual.

Launch Staff Maint

Launch Staff Maintenance for the selected staff member in the grid area of the Schedule tab. See Maintaining staff in the Human resources manual.