Double-click on PowerGrade (Mac) or pg3.exe (Win) icon, It will be in the PowerGrade folder.

After a moment a window will appear asking you to select a data file (the message "Open data file" will appear near the top of the window). Click the "New data file" button.

Now click save to create a new data file.

Point to the Server

Enter the I.P. address of your school's server (available from your network administrator).

Click the "Continue" button.

Select School

Now select your school and click the OK button.

Select Teacher

Next, a window showing all of the teachers in your school will appear. Select your name from the list and click "Continue."

In the next window, enter your PowerSchool password (available from your network administrator) and then click "Continue."

PowerGrade will download all of your classes from the PowerSchool server, it may take a minute or two.

You can look under the "Classes" menu and select any of your classes. After you select a class, a blank spreadsheet will open on your screen. This is a new, empty class. You should now go under the windows menu and set up categories, assignment, and gradescale. After you enter a few assignments and students, you can begin entering scores on the spreadsheet. Basic information on setting up this information follows.