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Let's go through how to use SkuleKeeper step by step. We'll break this into a bunch of very tiny steps.

You don't have to go through the program in exactly this order. Once you understand how it all works, you can do things in whatever order works for you. You can always go back and fix earlier mistakes or change your mind. But this order is a logical way to go through it.

For more information about each step, read the Help for that screen. Note each step includes a link to the detail help for that step.

Setup for the year

Step Screen Purpose
1 Register The first step is, of course, to register. When you register you enter the name of your family school, as well as name and login information for one user for your family.
2 Setup > People Enter the members of your family. Normally you will enter the parents as Administrators -- or possibly one parent as an Administrator and one as a Teacher -- and each of your children as Students. If you want your children to be able to log in and see the data about themselves, give them login names and passwords.
3 Setup > Calendars Create your school calendar. A calendar specifies the first and last days of the school year, which days of the week you work, and any vacations or breaks you will take. You can create more than one calendar for a school year if you divide the year into terms or have different schedules for different students.
4 Setup > Scales Set up your grading scales. This specifies what final grades you are giving and what number grades go with each letter grade. Typically you have A/B/C/D/F and Pass/Fail. Normally you just do this once and use the same grading scales year after year.
5 Setup > Classes Enter the classes that you are teaching each student. For each class you specify the student, the grading scale, and the number of units and grades. Then click on the fill icon under "Fill Schedule" to set the due dates for each unit in that class. The program will automatically make up a schedule for you. You can accept this as is, tinker with it, or make up your own schedule from scratch. Then click on "Fill Grades" to enter the tests, reports, or other gradable assignments you will have. In many cases all you need to enter is one number: the number of gradable assignments.

That takes care of set up. This is a bit of work up front, but then you should have everything set for the year. Of course if you change your plans, or if discover that you've made a mistake, you can always go back and update.

During the school year

Screen Purpose
Report > Weeksheet The Weeksheet shows the assignments due this week. It also shows any past-due assignments. You can print off a Weeksheet for each student each week as a guide for what you need to do this week. Technically, you can give any date range, so if you prefer to use it as a "Monthsheet" or a "Daysheet" that's fine too.
Progress > Class Progress This is the main screen for recording progress and grades. It displays a list of school years and students. Click on "Schedule" for a student-year to view and update progress against the schedule. Click on "Grades" to view and update grades.
Schedule The Schedule screen shows all classes for that student for that year at once. For each class it shows all units with their due dates. You can enter actual completion dates here. The display gives you a good overview of overall progress.
Grades Pick one class and the program shows a display for that class giving the schedule and grades. The schedule information is the same as you see on the Schedule screen, but just for this class. You can update it here or there, whichever you prefer. On this screen you can also enter grades for gradable assignments.

Year End

Screen Purpose
Report > Report Card You've seen report cards before. This shows the student's grades for the year.
Report > Transcript You've probably seen transcripts before too. This shows the student's grades for his or her entire school career -- or the years you designate -- with grade point average and class credits.