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  • How do I create a new seating plan?
    Either click the 'Create new seating plan button' on the home page, or select the link from the 'Seating plans' menu. From the drop down menu, select the class that you wish to make a seating plan for. If this list is empty: How do I import a new class? !Featured
  • What is the student waiting area?
    When a new student is added to a class list, that student will be automatically added to your seating plans for that class, too. They will be added to the 'Student waiting area', which appears as a blue tab on the right-hand side of your page: Clicking the tab will expand it: You can drag students from the waitingPopular
  • How do I share a seating plan with a colleague?
    Before you can share a seating plan with a co-worker, you must first add them as a colleaguePopular
  • How do I add photos to my seating plans?
    On the home page, click the little profile photo icon next to the class you wish to add photosSome readers
  • How do I add colour codes to my students?
    You can add colour codes to students. When you have 'data view' switched on you will see these as little stripes of colour on a student. You can also make the colour code fill the seat by clicking theSome readers
  • How do I sort by grades?
    Mega Seating Plan allows you to sort your students either by their target grade or their current grade To enable the sorting, click the 'Rearrange' button on the sidebar, select 'Arrange students by grades', then choose whether you wish to use their current or target grade. Mega Seating PlFew readers
  • How do I save my seating plan as a PDF?
    Download you seating plan as a PDFFew readers
  • How do I delete a seating plan?
    There are two ways to delete an unwanted seating plan: From the Home page click the checkbox next to the seating plan you would like to delete, followed by the 'Delete selected seating plans' button. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9f51051c7c5cd800/imFew readers
  • How do I add notes?
    Go to the Edit Class page and select the desired class. In the final column (labelled 'Notes') enter the text you would like to attach to a student. On your seating plans, those students with notes will appear with a little paperclip. Click this to view the notes.Few readers
  • Why is drag and drop not working?
    If you're unable to drag and drop students to manually move them around your classroom, it's probably because you are in avoid mode. Turn off avoid mode to re-enable drag and drop.Few readers
  • How do I download my seating plan?
    Export your seating plans for offline storage as either a PNG or a PDFFew readers
  • How do I make the font larger or smaller on seating plans?
    To increase or decrease the font size: Make sure that both the 'Data' and 'Photos' buttons on the toolbar are set to 'Off'. Beneath the toolbar, a slider will appear. Use this to vary the font size.Few readers
  • How do I print a seating plan?
    Click 'Print/export' button on the sidebar. Select your preferred print option.Few readers
  • How do I print notes?
    To print student notes below your seating plan: Click the 'Print seating plan with notes' option from the side menu: Your student notes will be printed in a list below your seating plan:Few readers
  • How do I use Avoid Mode to separate students?
    Avoid mode can be used to separate selected students from each other. It works by maximising the distance between selected students. Click the 'Avoid modeFew readers
  • How can I change the name of my seating plan?
    By default, seating plans are named after their associated class and classroom. However, you can easily give a seating plan a custom name. When viewing your seating plan, click on the name of the seating plan. 2. In the text box, enter your custom name. 3. Click anywhere outside the text box to save your new name.Few readers
  • How can I fit longer data on my seating plan?
    The data fields are intended for small amounts of text, such as grades, SEN codes etc. There is not space to display large chunks of text directly on the seats. However, you can enter longer text into the notes field. These notes can be displayed on screen by clicking the paperclip icon on a student, or printed in a list below your seating plan. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9f51051c7cFew readers
  • How do I zoom in or out of my seating plan?
    Your seating plan should automatically resize to fit the available space on your screen. If you want to manually zoom in or out, use the controls at the top of the toolbar: Zoom controlsFew readers
  • How do I get gender colour codes to appear?
    Gender colour coding can be toggled on/off on your seating plan. Schools with a Platinum or Gold subscription can change the colour scheme or turn off gender colour coding altogether. To ensure that genders are picked up for your students, your class' 'Gender' column should have the following data (not case sensitive: For male students: "M", "Male" or "Boy" For female students: "F", "Female" or "Girl" Any other values will assign the student as gender neutralFew readers
  • How do I change the colour of desks?
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  • How can I seat students based on their preferences?
    Mega Seating Plan is now smart enough to be able to ask your students where they want to sit, consider all of their preferences (as well as your teacher preferences) and create a seating plan. Open any seating plan for the class you want to manage. On the left toolbar, click the 'Student preferences' button. You wilFew readers
  • How can I use Smart Sorting to arrange my students automatically?
    The Smart Sorting tool allows you to arrange your students automatically, based on their characteristics, their preferences and your preferences. To access Smart Sorting, click the 'Rearrange' button on the left toolbar. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9f51051c7c5cd80Few readers

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