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Step-6: Next, select on any of the two (2) following options to Mark all students as:
1. Absent (
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Default)
By default, this option is selected and it marks all students as absent, so students who attended the class will only sign attendance to be marked present for class. Click on MARK ATTENDANCE.
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You can mark student attendance Absent With Reason, by first clicking on Absent and then you will see absent with reason remark field activated for the student. Just type in the reason for absent in this field and color will change from red to blue to indicate update of attendance status to absent with reason. You can also see this update/change in the pie chart above.
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2. Present
If you are sure that all students are present in the class then, select option to mark all students as Present. Click on MARK ATTENDANCE.
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