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--- list_results [2014/11/20 16:38]
lokes
+++ list_results [2026/08/07 12:12] (current)
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 ====== How to Display Search Results ======
-The two most commonly used methods for viewing the results from a student search are to display the list by selecting  **List Students** and to save the list by doing a **Quick Export**. Both of these options are considered //Group Functions// within **PowerSchool**.
+The two most commonly used methods for viewing the results from a student search are to display the list by selecting  **Custom Student List** and to save the list by doing a **Quick Export**.
-**How to List Students:**
+**How to get a Custom Student List:**
   * Perform the desired **[[powerschool:powerschool:studentsearches|Student Search]]**
   * The search results in a list of students displayed as //(only first 500 are listed here)//
-  * //Select a function for this group of students// by clicking on **List Students** in the drop-down menu
+  * //Select a function for this group of students// by clicking on **Custom Student List** in the drop-down menu
   * The Student List Report parameters screen is displayed.
-{{ :powerschool:powerschool:liststudents |}}
+{{ :powerschool:list_students.png}}
   * Click **Fields** to choose from the available options.
+  * Select to show gridelines, exoprt, or sort by field name if needed.
   * Click **Submit** to display the list of students with the specified field values.
 **How to Save this List:**
-Selecting the values of the List Students, then copying/pasting as a text document is a possible method of saving the values; however, the most direct approach is to save the list from a Quick Export.
+Selecting the values of the Custom Student List, then copying/pasting as a text document is a possible method of saving the values; however, the most direct approach is to save the list from a Quick Export.
   * Perform the desired **[[powerschool:powerschool:studentsearches|Student Search]]**
   * The search results in a list of students displayed as //(only first 500 are listed here)//
   * //Select a function for this group of students// by clicking on **Quick Export** in the drop-down menu
-  * The Student List Report parameters screen is displayed.
+  * The Custom Student List Report parameters screen is displayed.
-{{ :powerschool:powerschool:quickexport |}}
+{{ :powerschool:quick_export.png}}
+  * Click **Fields** to choose from the available options.
+  * Click **Submit** to display the list of students with the specified field values.
+{{ :powerschool:export_listing.png}}
- --- //[[lokes@wcs.k12.va.us|Lisa Okes]] 2014/11/20 15:22//
+  * From the browser listing the export, right-click and select **Save as...**
+  * There are several options at this point:
+      *  Save the file as a *.text document
+      *  First time users, will be asked to Choose the program to Open this type of file. Browse to Microsoft Office and then Microsoft Excel.
+      *  Change the File name to a descriptive name.
+  * If the file is in a .text format, launch Microsoft Excel and then Open the new text file containing the listed results of the student search.

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