Set your preferences on the General tab

  1. From any view, on the settings bar, click Set Preferences under your user name. The Set Preferences pop-up appears.
  1. On the General tab, use the following table to enter information in the fields:
  2. Field

    Description

    Default locale

    Click this drop-down to select your language and date preferences when using Aspen. This selection determines the language used on Aspen's pages and online Help, and in user guides.

    This selection also affects the display of dates in Aspen. If you select: 

    • English Canada: Dates appear as day/month/year
    • French Canada: Dates appear as year/month/day
    • Spanish: Dates appear as day/month/year
    • US English: Dates appear as month/day/year

    Default View

    Click this drop-down to select the default view you want you want to see when logging on to Aspen, such as the School view. (This option is only available if you have access to more than one view.)

    Default school

    Click to select the default school you want to use when accessing the School view. (This option is only available if you have access to more than one school.)

    Auto-save interval (minutes)

    Type the number of minutes you want to lapse before the system automatically saves the information you enter on a detail page. The system displays a message to the right of Save and Cancel on detail pages, alerting you of the time of the last auto-save, or why the auto-save failed.

    Note: If you move between sub-tabs of a detail page, the countdown continues.

    Disable User-defined Help

    If your district creates and uses user-defined help, and you do not want to view the user-defined help icon for fields and templates, select this checkbox.

    Records per page Type the number of rows you prefer on a list page. (Most users like to see all rows on a page without having to scroll.)

    Show lower page controls

    To display the page controls at the bottom of all list pages, select this checkbox.

    Warn on save

    If you want the system to display a warning when you click Save on a list page after you have used the Modify List option, select this checkbox.

  1. Click OK to save your preferences.