After cloning last year's assignments, it would save much time if the class times could be changed/entered all at once, such as the "control Y" command for Windows. For example, all the assignments for the 12:15pm class are due at the same time - 12:15pm. I have to input "12:15pm" for each and every assignment. Is there a shortcut to use so that the input of "12:15pm" could be entered once and then copied for each assignment?
Thank you.
Jennifer Mason
This would be useful. Actually, adding an array of common keyboard shortcuts would be useful.
@Jennifer - Ctrl+Y is Redo, right? That's a Windows thing, and not a Populi thing. Is there any reason you couldn't copy 12:15pm to your clipboard with Ctrl+C and then paste it in every input with Ctrl+V? I do this sort of thing many, many times a day. I actually use a clipboard manager that lets me "scroll" back through the last 50 things I cut or copied, and I don't know how I ever lived without it.
Ctrl+Y is "repeat last command," I believe. I tried to Ctrl+C but only the 12 copied. I couldn't get all the items in the blank to copy. I'd like the whole time, 12:15pm, to copy; otherwise, I'm not saving time.
Thanks.
@Jennifer - The time input divides into Hours, Minutes, and AM/PM chunks so you can use the arrow key to make adjustments. If you press Ctrl+A to select all so that all of 12:15pm is selected before copying or pasting it should work. Just tested it myself.
Yes, Adam, it works, but the procedure still requires me to enter data into each blank. Could there be a default or an icon or link (I'm sorry - computer lingo is not my forte!) that I could click on that says, "at the beginning of class" or "all assignments due at the same time"?
I would assume that most teachers have the same "due time" for all assignments - either "at the beginning of class" or "by 5;00pm" or "by midnight." Having one default click would help, I think, with the option of the more unusual assignments requiring one-on-one attention.
Thanks for your follow up!!
@Jennifer - I can see how a default due time could be a handy option.