Create absence type codes for use by staff, parents and guardians.

Step one: view custom absence types

• Click Attendance > Absent Notes > Manage types.

Step two: create custom absence type

• Click New Absent Note Type.

• Name the type.

Step three: choose settings

Link an attendance code to an absence type, and allow parents to use it.

• Select Attendance code…

• Select Yes to allow parents to use it.

Step four: save & close

• Click Add.

Step five: disable the absence type (optional)

If an absent note type is not to be used any longer, it can be disabled.

• Click > Disable.

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