Attendance FAQ - Dave256 Apps

Attendance FAQ > Usage Questions (20 entries)

What are the options for creating a course and adding names?

Attendance supports a number of options: 1. Email yourself a properly formatted CSV file. Open the message on your iOS device, tap the CSV attachment and choose to open ...
Can I import data directly from my course management system such as Blackboard or Moodle?

Not directly, as Attendance cannot access data behind a password protected site. I only have access to Blackboard so I have made a 2-3 minute video ( link to video ) ...
How do I change the default/initial status that is automatically selected or change the label for the button that sets the status for everyone when taking attendance?

Press the Add/View tab, select a course, press the "Options" button. On the "Course Options" screen, press the "Edit" button and reorder the statuses by dragging them using the handle on ...
How do I create custom statuses?

Press the Add/View tab, select a course, press the "Options" button. On the "Course Options" screen you can add new statues by pressing the "Add Status" button. Press the "Edit" button ...
How do I display photos when taking Attendance?

Quit the Attendance application, launch the iPhone OS "Settings" application, scroll down and select Attendance. Turn on the option to "Show Pictures in Take." This will also show pictures in the ...
How do I use Bcc to email students from the application?

Quit the Attendance application, launch the iPhone OS "Settings" application, scroll down and select Attendance. Turn on the option to "Bcc to Email group."
I have multiple email addresses for the students in my Address Book. How do I specify which one is imported?

Quit the Attendance application, launch the iPhone OS "Settings" application, scroll down and select Attendance. Set the "Preferred Email" option to "Work" or "Home" depending on which email address you want ...
How do I email multiple people for each student (e.g., I want to email both parents)?

List the Email addresses in the Additional Emails field separated by commas. If you want to import these additional email addresses when importing the class from your Contacts app, turn on ...
What does the "Red name missing count" setting mean?

This setting controls the number of missed sessions that cause the name to be displayed in red while taking attendance. You may need to select the setting and change the value ...
What do each of the On/Off values mean for each custom status?

The "In Attendance" value controls the statuses for which names are hidden when you press the "Hide Present" button while taking Attendance. Statuses that have this setting "On" are hidden. ...
How do I copy my custom statuses to another course?

First create custom statuses for one course. Press the Add/View tab, select the course to which you want to copy the statuses, press the "Options" button. On the "Course Options" screen, ...
How do I start a new term with the same students or create a second class with the same students?

Select the Add/View tab, press the Edit button, press the green + button at the bottom of your list of courses. Scroll past your Address Book Groups until you get to ...
How do I sort the names by first or last name or reorder the names to match my seating order?

On the Add/View tab, select the course. Pressing the "Sort" button alternates between sorting by first name and last name. To manually reorder the names. Press the Edit button and drag ...
How do I import students in CSV format?

The main Attendance page specifies the format of the CSV file and has links to videos for importing via email, Dropbox, and by pasting the data. There is also a ...
How do I delete or drop students from a class?

To drop a student, on the Add/View tab, select the course, press the Edit button and then press the red minus button to drop the student. To delete a student, on ...
How do I delete a course?

Select the Add/View tab so you see the list of courses. Press the Edit button at the top right. Press the red minus button and the delete confirmation for the course ...
What do each of the settings in the Attendance section of the iOS Settings app mean?

The Auto Scroll in Take setting controls whether the names scroll automatically while taking attendance. If this setting is on, the names scroll when you change the status for a student ...
I cannot get the device transfer option to see my other device. How do I fix that?

The first thing to try is rebooting each device. The networking stack in iOS seems to get corrupted occasionally. Rebooting the device resets it. Hold down the power button on the ...
How do I delete a date?

On the Take tab and select the course. Press the Edit button at the top right and then press the red minus button next to a date and the delete button ...
How do I change the email address that reports and other in-app email messages are sent from?

Apple does not allow apps to access or change the From address for in-app email messages. The email address that is set as the "Default Account" in the Mail, Contacts, Calendars ...