You can add as many Subjects as you like. If you have multiple Subjects for similar areas of study, you might want to consider setting a master Subject and then using the Course feature to capture the specific areas of study.

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch Subjects under the 'Manage Lists' section.
2. On the Subjects page, click or touch the Action button and choose Add to open the Add Subject window.

   

3. Name: Enter the name of your Subject, up to 150 characters.
4. Status: Designate Core or Elective for this Subject. The default selection is Core. You may change the status at any time in the future by editing the Subject.
5. Courses: When you first create a Subject, it will have no Courses tied to it. As you create and edit your Courses, you will tie to them to a particular subject. Thereafter, when editing a Subject, this area will show you the names of any Courses that are attached to the Subject.
6. Active: All new Subjects start as Active. Click or touch the No radio button if you want to archive this Subject. You may change the status at any time in the future by editing the Subject.
7. Click or touch:
   • Cancel to abandon the new item without adding to your list.
   • Save to add this item to your list of Subjects.
   • The 'Add Another' hyperlink in the top right corner to save this Subject to your list and add another one. You can click 'Add Another' each time until you have entered the last new Subject and then click the Save button to end the Add process.
8. Click or touch the green Added Items notification or refresh the page to see your updated Subjects list.

   

Editing a Single Subject

You can edit any single Subject to change its name, Core/Elective setting or Active status.

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch Subjects under the 'Manage Lists' section.
2. On the Subjects page, double-click on the item you want to change to open the Edit Subject window.
   • Alternatively, you can click once on the item you want to change and then click the Action button and choose Edit to open the Edit Subject window.
   • On a touch device, touch the item you wish to edit and then touch the Action button and touch Edit to open the Edit Subject window.

   

3. At the bottom of the edit view, you will see when and by whom the item was created as well as when and by whom it was last updated.
4. In the Edit Subject window, the Courses which are linked to the selected Subject will be listed. This list is read-only and cannot be edited from this view. To change the Subject designation for a Course, you will need to edit the Course in question.
5. Make whatever changes are needed.
6. To change the Active status this Subject, click or touch the Yes radio button to mark the Subject as Active; click or touch the No radio button to Archive the Subject.
7. Click or touch:
   • Cancel to abandon the changes and close the Edit Subject window.
   • Save to commit the changes to this Subject and close the Edit Subject window.
   • Click or touch the Previous or Next hyperlink in the top right corner to save your changes to this Subject and move to the previous or next Subject in the list. You can click or touch Previous or Next until you have made all the changes you want to your Subjects and then click the Save button to end the Edit process. If you reach the beginning or end of the list when clicking or touching Previous or Next, the Edit window will close and you will be returned to the list view.

Editing Multiple Subjects

The multi-edit feature allows you to change the Core/Elective status and/or the Active status for any two or more selected Subjects.

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch Subjects under the 'Manage Lists' section.
2. On the Subjects page, select the items you want to change. You can use the Grouping and Sorting, Filter and Search features to isolate the items you want to change.
   • Click the checkbox for each item you want to change.
   • You can use your mouse to click and drag over contiguous Subjects in the list to select those items.
   • On a touch device, you can touch and drag your finger over contiguous Subjects in the list to select those items.
   • Click or touch the 'Select All' badge to select all the Subjects in the list.
3. Click or touch the Action button and click or touch Multi-Edit to open the Multi-Edit Subjects window.
   • HSTOnline will show you how many items have been selected for editing.
4. To enable the form, click or touch the box to the left of each field you want to change for all selected Subjects. Make your selection for each of those fields.
5. To change the Active status of the selected items, click or touch the box to the left of Active.
   • To make all the selected items Active, click or touch the 'Yes' radio button.
   • To Archive all the selected items, click or touch the 'No' radio button.
6. Click or touch:
   • Cancel to abandon the changes and close the Multi-Edit Subjects window.
   • Save to commit the changes and close the Multi-Edit Assignment Subjects window.

You may delete any Subject or group of Subjects which are not in use throughout your database. If the Subject has been tied to one or more Assignments, Courses, Lesson Plan items, Library items, or Presets you will not be permitted to delete it. Instead, you can choose to Archive the item to remove it from the list of active Subjects. Deleted items cannot be retrieved.

Deleting a Single Subject

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch Subjects under the 'Manage Lists' section.
2. On the Subjects page, click or touch the item you want to remove and then click the Action button and choose Delete to open the Confirm Delete window.
3. Click or touch:
   • 'Never Mind' to cancel the delete process.
   • 'Yes, I'm Sure' to complete the deletion process.
     • If the Subject is being used in your database in Assignments, Lesson Plan items, and/or as a Resource designation in one or more Library items, you will see a message that the selected item cannot be deleted. Click or touch the 'Never Mind' button to return to the Subjects List. From there you can choose to archive the Subjects to hide it from your list.

     

Deleting Multiple Subjects

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch Subjects under the 'Manage Lists' section.
2. On the Subjects page, select the items you want to remove. You can use the Grouping and Sorting, Filter and Search features to isolate the items you want to remove.
   • Click the checkbox for each Subject you want to remove.
   • You can use your mouse to click and drag over contiguous Subjects in the list to select those items.
   • On a touch device, you can touch and drag your finger over contiguous Subjects in the list to select those items.
   • Click or touch the 'Select All' badge to select all the Subjects in the list.
3. Click or touch the Action button and click or touch Delete to open the Confirm Delete window.
   • HSTOnline will show you how many items have been selected for deletion.
4. Click or touch:
   • 'Never Mind' to cancel the delete process.
   • 'Yes, I'm Sure' to complete the deletion process. HSTOnline will delete any of the selected Subjects which are not being used in your database in Assignments, Lesson Plan items, and/or as a Resource designation in one or more Library items. Items that are in use will not be deleted.

Archiving allows you to de-clutter your Subjects list of items from previous years or terms that will not be used in the current year while preserving records from previous years. When you archive a Subject it can still be included in a Transcript but will no longer be available for selection for Assignments, Courses, Lesson Plans items, Library items, or Preset Day Options. Archiving a Subject will automatically archive all Courses associated with it such that those Courses can no longer be selected for new Assignments, Lesson Plan items or Resource designations. Reactivating a Subject will also reactivate all associated Courses that were not specifically archived themselves. Use the Edit or Multi-Edit directions above to change the Active status of your Subjects.