Grady Profile How-Tos
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About How-Tos

Each How-To is a small Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file containing pictures and instructions describing how to perform a specific task. Each is a self-contained illustrated procedure. You can use How-Tos on either Macintosh or Windows, as long as Adobe Reader (or some other PDF viewer) is installed on the machine.

Below is a list of the currently available How-Tos. Click on a title to download it. If your browser has the necessary support, it will open directly in a browser window; otherwise you may need to open the PDF file manually.

The list of available How-Tos changes rapidly, so check back often. You can request a How-To on a specific topic by sending an email to support.

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Available How-Tos

Add a Card.pdf
Shows how to add an example card to a student profile.
Card Layout - Add Items.pdf
Shows how to add items to a card layout in Master Tailor.
Card Layout - Remove Items.pdf
Shows how to remove items from a card layout in Master Tailor.
Clear an Exhibit.pdf
Shows how to remove the content of an exhibit item (leaving an empty item).
Descriptor Blocks - Tailoring - General.pdf
Shows how to tailor a descriptor block to meet your needs. This includes adding goals or standards, specifying benchmarks, etc.
Descriptor Blocks - Tailoring - Import Benchmarks.pdf
Shows how to import existing benchmarks into a descriptor block from a text document or web page.
Descriptor Blocks - Using.pdf
Shows how to use a descriptor block, including entering your evaluation of student performance, adding custom descriptors, etc.
External Exhibits - Using.pdf
Shows how to use the external exhibit item to add student work to a profile. External exhibits are useful for exhibit items which are not explicitly handled by other item types.
Item Inspector - General Information.pdf
Discusses the Item Inspector and shows how to use it
Logging In.pdf
Shows how to run a Grady Profile application and log in.
Movies.pdf
Shows how to add a movie exhibit to a student profile.
Navigating Grady Profile.pdf
Shows how to move around in Grady Profile. Only a portion of a student's information is available at any one time; the navigation tools help you move from one portion of the student's work to another.
New Profiles - Import Names.pdf
Shows how to create a group of student profiles from a text file containing a list of student names. This technique is useful for creating a medium-to-large group of students all at once.
New Profiles - One by One.pdf
Shows how to create one or more students manually. This technique is useful for creating one or a few student profiles.
Pictures in Profiles.pdf
Shows how to add a graphic exhibit (or student photo, etc.) to a student profile.
Reading Exhibits - Tailoring.pdf
Shows how to prepare a student profile to support reading of a leveled reading sample.
Reading Exhibits - Using.pdf
Shows how to use a reading sample exhibit item to capture a student reading a leveled reading sample.
Reading Exhibits - With Pictures.pdf
Shows how to use a reading sample exhibit item to capture a student talking about a graphical image.
Roster - Add Students.pdf
Shows how to add and delete students from your class roster.
Second Password.pdf
Shows how to use your second, special password to gain access to special capabilities of Grady Profile.
Sound Exhibits - Drag and Drop.pdf
Shows how to capture sound exhibits which exist in previously-recorded files by taking advantage of drag-and-drop.
Sound Exhibits - Recording.pdf
Shows how to use a microphone to capture a sound exhibit.
Table of Contents - Tailoring.pdf
Shows how to add a Table of Contents (TOC) card to a profile template. A TOC card is needed to add Example cards to a profile and to access them.
Table of Contents (TOC) - Using.pdf
Shows how to use a Table of Contents item to access student work.
Tables - Tailoring.pdf
Shows how to design a table item so that it can be used to hold the information you desire for it.
Tables - Using.pdf
Shows how to use a table item to enter information into a student profile.
Tailoring - Example Templates.pdf
Shows how to add an example template to a tailoring set. That is, how to create a template that can be used to add a new example card into a student profile.
Tailoring - Organize the Portfolio.pdf
Shows how to use Master Tailor to organize the information you wish to store about students into manageable segments.
Text Items - Which is Which.pdf
Presents the four types of text items in Grady Profile and helps you understand when to use them.