Styling options are available for you to customise the way that cover is displayed in the Cover Manager module. Default styling is setup for you. Only change this once you are familiar with the style sheets available. The style sheets available are similar to those used in Timetable Manager.
The following areas can be customised with styling options:
- The key used to identify cover in timetables displayed via the wizard bar. Use colour coding to make cover easily identifiable. See Cover Styling Options for further details.
- The header used in the Master Cover Timetable, this is a report of cover arrangements made in the module. Choose to add a school crest or minimise font size to make room for more information. See Cover Timetable Header Options for further details.
- The footer used in the Master Cover Timetable. Use to add current date and time fields. This is useful on printed versions of the Master Cover Timetable to identify the point in time that the cover information applies to. See Cover Timetable Footer Options for further details.
Cover Styling Options
Use Cover Styling Options to setup the cover key for timetables displayed from the wizard bar. The cover key helps you to understand the cover arrangements displayed in timetables. Choose which timetables display the cover key and the styling of the key. The styling of your cover key should reflect the styling setup for Wizard Timetable Style in the Timetable Manager module.
For example, setup period boxes to display in a selected colour to indicate that cover has been arranged and setup the cover key for 'Cover Arranged' in the same colour.
To setup cover key styling, follow the steps below:
- Open the Cover Manager module and select the Configuration tab.
- Select Cover Styling Options from the right hand menu.
- Click the Styling Options tab. Use the checkboxes to select where the cover key is displayed.
An example of how your selections are displayed in wizard bar timetables:
- Click Save Options to save your selections and select the Cover Stylesheet tab. Use Reload Options to reload the last saved settings, if required.
An example of the Cover Stylesheet tab is shown below:
- Change the colours, font sizes and spacing in the style sheet to suit you. Use hexadecimal colour codes and common formatting terms.
- Click Save Style Sheet to save changes to style sheet. Click Reload Style Sheet to refresh the screen with previous saved settings, if required.
- Select the Cover Key tab to setup the layout and wording of the cover key:
- Change the format and wording in the table to suit you.
- Click Save Cover Key to save settings. A preview of the cover key is displayed at the bottom of the screen to help you. Click Reload Cover Key if you need to refresh the screen with previous saved settings.
Use the Reset tab in Cover Styling Options to re-install the default settings for styling.
Cover Timetable Header Options
Setup the header for the Master Cover Timetable to suit you. Upload your own school crest or add fields, if required. You can also choose to change the font style and size used. Reducing the size of font saves space when you generate the Master Cover Timetable.
To setup the Master Cover Timetable Header, follow the steps below:
- Open the Cover Manager module and select the Configuration tab.
- Select Timetable Header Options and open the Header Template tab:
- Change the default style sheet to suit you. You may prefer to keep the information displayed in the header to a minimum to save space.
- Click the Upload Image tab to add your own image to the Master Cover Timetable header:
- Click Browse and select your own image to upload.
- Click Upload Image to upload your image into iSAMS. Click Reload Form to refresh the screen to previous saved settings, if required.
- Open the Header Template tab and enter your image file name in the style sheet:
- Click Save Header to save any changes you have made to the header style sheet. A preview of the header is displayed at the bottom of the screen to help you. Click Reload Header to refresh the screen to previous saved settings, if required.
Cover Timetable Footer Options
To change the style of the Master Cover Timetable Footer, follow the steps below:
- Open the Cover Manager module and select the Configuration tab.
- Select Timetable Footer Options:
- Change the default style sheet to suit you. For example, remove some of the default footer fields.
- Click Save Footer to save changes. Use Reload Footer to refresh the screen with previous saved settings, if required.