This is an example of the general information displayed in the header of each School Contents tab in Your Desktop:
Item | Explanation |
Tab Title | Clearly labelled tab title and corresponding icon. |
Date | Date of the day you have displayed. |
Indicates that 'right click' or 'context menus' are available to amend information in the School Contents tabs. | |
or | The number of items or pupils listed. |
| Print the tab information for the date displayed. |
Scroll to the previous day and next day. | |
| The time that the information was last updated. |
Click to maximise your view of the School Contents tab. | |
Click to reset the School Contents tab to the default view. |
'Right-click' or 'Context' menu
If the symbol is present at the right side of the date in any tab, this indicates that a 'right-click' or 'context' menu is available to work with the items listed.
If you right-click on any item or pupil in a list, a context menu offering options relative to the tab you are in is displayed. This provides a quick and convenient way of choosing options if you prefer to use context menus.
User and Author Information
Each item added to a School Contents tab has User or Author listed in the details displayed.
If you click on the user/author's name, a User or Staff Information window is displayed. These windows provide you with useful contact information for the iSAMS user who added the item to the tab.
Order tab data by column
Some of the data in School Contents tabs can be ordered by column.
To order data by column, follow the steps below:
- Click on a field in the header bar of a School Contents tab.
If this option is available you will see an arrow: - Click the arrow to reorder the data displayed.









