November 2001 CAITs’ Corner

November 2001

Dan Mooney - Gisèle Winger - Ric Woltz

eTeacher 2: Printing a Report Card

Go to the Report section

Choose Report Card Maker.

Click the Print button under Setup.

Choose the class in the first column (on the left) you want to print by clicking on it once.

Flag the student(s) whose report cards you wish to print by clicking next to their name(s).

Select which term report you wish to print and which pages.

You may only wish to print page 1 and 2 since page 3 is for parent comments.

Finally click the Print button in the bottom right corner.

Click here to download these instructions in pdf format

eTeacher2: Saving Your Comment Library

Windows

After loading eTeacher go to Report and choose Comment Builder.

From the Comment Builder click Export Library (at the top).

In most cases you will want to include all of your comments and statements in this library. However if you wish to create a library consisting of only some of your comments and statements click the appropriate buttons.

Fill in the relevant Library Details (i.e. Your name and/or Term 1 etc.)

Click the Save as button on the bottom.

The next box to be displayed requires you to indicate

the type of file,

the file name and

the location on the computer you wish to save the tab file.

Click on the small black triangle at the end of the Save In: line and a menu will pop up. Select Desktop with your mouse. Release your mouse button when Desktop is highlighted

Type the name of your tab file in the small box below the words Save as:. Name it T1library.tab to indicate that this is your term 1 library.

Select Tab (Tab-Separated Text) in the Save of Type area by using the same technique you used for selecting the Desktop.

Click Save.

| Printing in eTeacher | Windows Saving Your Comment Library | Windows Recovering a Damaged File |
| Macintosh Saving Your Comment Library | Macintosh Recovering a Damaged File |

Recovering a Damaged File

Windows

At times, usually due to incorrect or accidental shutdown a file from the Report Card or Eteacher can become corrupted. As a result Filemaker wants to RECOVER the file.

To do this:

Immediately write down the name of the file or files that Filemaker says are corrupt.. (ie. collect_.fp3)

At this point close down homerep or eTeacher and then reopen Filemaker, not the Report or eT

If a New Data Base Screen appears, click Cancel.

Click File > Recover

When the Open Damaged File Window appears, Look in: the folder where your problem is (either eTeacher 2 or home25)

Click on the problem file in my case collect_.fp3

Click Open

The Name Recovered File Window will appear.

Allow Filemaker to rename the file with Recovered following it.

Click Save.

When the Recovery is complete screen comes up, click OK.

Close Filemaker.

At this point, Click on My Computer and then Click on C:

Find either your HOME or ETEACHER folder and open it by clicking.

IMPORTANT:

Right Mouse Click on the original corrupt file (collect_.fp3) and rename

Rename the file so it slightly differs (ie. collec2_.fp3)

After renaming the original corrupt file, find the new recovered file (ie. collect_Recovered.fp3) and rename as above to the name of the original file (ie. collect_.fp3) You must insert the _ (Shift-)

If you have other corrupt files, repeat the procedure. When finished, restart homerep or eTeacher.

Have a safe Recovery!

Click here to download these instructions in pdf format

eTeacher2: Saving Your Comment Library

Macintosh

After loading eTeacher go to Report and choose Comment Builder.

From the Comment Builder click Export Library (at the top).

In most cases you will want to include all of your comments and statements in this library. However if you wish to create a library consisting of only some of your comments and statements click the appropriate buttons.

Fill in the relevant Library Details (i.e. Your name and/or Term 1 etc.)

Click the Save as button on the bottom.

The next box to be displayed requires you to indicate

the type of file,

the file name and

the location on the computer you wish to save the tab file

Click on the Desktop button.

Choose Tab-Separated Text from the small box to the right of the word Type:.

Type the name of your tab file in the small box below the words Save as:. You may wish to name it library.tab. If you are planning on creating separate libraries for each termyou can name it T1library.tab (The T1 will indicate Term 1).

Finally click the Save button.

You should now exit eTeacher and copy the file to a disk or attach it to an email message so you have a backup of the file. If you are not sure how to do this check step 2 of the appropriate eTeacher2 Exporting (your tab file) directions.

| Printing in eTeacher | Windows Saving Your Comment Library | Windows Recovering a Damaged File |
| Macintosh Saving Your Comment Library | Macintosh Recovering a Damaged File |

Recovering a Damaged File

Macintosh

Click here to download these instructions in pdf format .

Macintosh: Recovering a Damaged File

At times, usually due to incorrect or accidental shutdown a file from the Report Card or eTeacher can become corrupted. As a result FileMaker wants to RECOVER the file.

To do this:

Immediately write down the name of the file or files that FileMaker says are corrupt.. (ie. collect_.fp3)

At this point close down Homerep or eTeacher and then reopen FileMaker, not the Report or eTeacher

If a New Data Base Screen appears, click Cancel.

Click File > Recover

When the Open Damaged File Window appears, Look in: the folder where your problem is (either eTeacher™2, Grades 1-8 or Home25)

Click on the problem file in my case collect_.fp3

Click Open

The Name Recovered File Window will appear.

Allow FileMaker to rename the file with Recovered following it.

Click Save.

When the Recovery is complete screen comes up, click OK.

Close FileMaker.

When you return to the Finder double-click on Macintosh HD.

Locate and double-click the eTeacher™2, Grades 1-8 or Home25 folder depending on which program you are using.

Double-clicking will reveal the contents of the folder (files, etc.).

IMPORTANT:

Click once on the NAME of the original corrupt file (collect_.fp3). DO NOT CLICK ON THE FILE..

When you click on the name it will become highlighted.

Rename the file so it slightly differs (ie. collec2_.fp3)

After renaming the original corrupt file, find the new recovered file (ie. collect_Recovered.fp3) and rename as above to the name of the original file (ie. collect_.fp3) You must insert the _ (Shift-)

If you have other corrupt files, repeat the procedure. When finished, restart homerep or eTeacher.

Have a safe Recovery!
Click here to download these instructions in pdf format