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From the Students menu, choose Setup Attendance. The Initialize Attendance Start Date dialog displays.
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Click inside the Attendance Start Date entry box and enter the appropriate date in the Month/Day/Year format and click OK. The Setup Attendance dialog will display. The attendance period is valid for one calendar year. Use the Setup Attendance dialog to define the attendance options that you want to use. Click inside the entry boxes to enter data. Notice how MicroGrade automatically inserts the attendance record start and end dates just above the Reset Start Date, Cancel and OK buttons.
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Click inside the Date of First Class and Date of Last Class entry boxes and type the start and end dates. If the last date you enter extends beyond one year, MicroGrade displays a warning dialog.
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Click inside the Class Meeting Days checkboxes that correspond to the days of the week you want to include in the attendance record.
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To enter Non-School Days (such as holidays and staff development days), click inside the Start Date and Thru Date text boxes and enter dates. Up to 36 Non-School Days can be defined.
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To describe the Non-School Day, click inside the date's Description entry box, type in your information and click Enter. You can use up to 15 characters for its description.
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To save the Setup Attendance information, click OK.