Can I enter notes to the gradesheet?
Yes. In contrast to a regular “Excel” spreadsheet, GradeBook and StudentInfo can handle entries consisting of a mix of numbers and letters. There is a simple rule to follow: only the leading numbers are treated as numbers. For example “2.0 add” is treated as 2.00; whereas “add 2.00” is treated as a comment. There is no limit to how much text can be added, except too much text will make the printout of the class grade sheet quite awkward-looking. One can use this feature very conveniently for keeping track of re-grades, dropouts, etc. For example, if a student stops participating in the course work, write an “x” in front of her/his grades. This way the record of the student remains there, but will not influence the calculation of the course average. If someone missed a midterm, you may want to enter “0 miss” as a grade, indicating that the “0” was the result of not being there. A student complaining about his midterm grade of 25 and getting 2 more points can have “27 regr 25” in his rec
