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Create worksheets

Create Exam, By topic, Competition, and Abacus Games worksheets as PDFs by choosing the type and the form of the problems.

To create worksheets, add the “Worksheets” add-on to your school (¥500 per month per school). You can view the list of types and the settings even before adding the add-on. For details, please see the Fee Schedule.

  1. Add the add-on

    Open the [Worksheets] tab on your school’s screen. If the add-on has not been added, the “Worksheets” section is shown at the very top of the tab. Select the button in that section to add the add-on.

    1. Select this to show a screen for checking the amount of the next invoice.
    The [Worksheets] tab of a school without the add-on

    The confirmation screen shows the amount that will be included in the next invoice. This add-on fee is not prorated: the fee for the current period applies, regardless of the day you add it. If everything is correct, select the button to add the add-on. Your school needs a subscription to add the add-on. If it has none, please start your subscription first.

    Right after adding it, the section shows “Preparing”. Normally, it becomes available right away.

    The worksheets in “Features shown in the Soroban app” in the [School settings] tab are a feature of the students’ Soroban app and are not related to this add-on (Change school settings).

  2. Choose a type

    From the list of types, select the type of worksheet you want to create.

    1. The types are divided into Exam, By topic, Competition, and Abacus Games.
    2. Select this to open the screen for creating a worksheet of that type.
    The list of types in the [Worksheets] tab

  3. Choose the form of the problems and create the worksheet

    Use the fields on the screen to choose the form of the problems. The fields differ by type: some let you choose one option, some let you choose any number of options, and some let you enter a range. If a field has nothing chosen, “Select at least one.” is shown. Types in “Exam” and “Competition” include a notice that cannot be removed. When you have finished choosing, select [Create].

    What you enter is not saved. If you close the screen, change the type, or reload the page, it goes back to the defaults.

    1. The title printed at the top of the worksheet. If left blank, a standard title is used.
    2. Choose the form of the problems in each field.
    3. Select this to create the worksheet PDF.
    The screen for creating a times tables worksheet

    Creating a worksheet may take some time. Please wait until it finishes.

  4. Save the worksheet

    The created PDF is saved automatically to your browser’s download location, and “The worksheet has been created.” is shown. If it was not saved, select [Save] on that screen. Even after you close that screen, [Save] remains at the bottom of the creation screen.

    In Chrome, automatic saving of the second and later files may stop at a confirmation about downloading multiple files. If you allow it, the files continue to be saved.

    If the worksheet could not be created

    • “The worksheet could not be created. Please try again.”: Please select [Create] again.
    • “The service is busy. Please wait a moment and try again.”: Please wait a little before selecting it again.
    • When you reach the limit on the number of worksheets you can create: the date when you can create the next one is shown. You can create worksheets again from that date.

Remove the add-on

While the add-on is on, a small section is shown at the very bottom of the [Worksheets] tab. Select the button in it to remove the add-on, and select it again on the confirmation screen to remove the add-on. The fee for the period it was on is not refunded, and you can use it until the next renewal date. If you add it again within the current period, there is no additional charge.

What the add-on section shows

What the add-on section shows (Not added, Preparing, Active, Available until (date), Unavailable), and what happens when there is no subscription or a payment is unpaid, are the same as for the “Check-in & messages” add-on (“What the add-on section shows” in How check-in and check-out works). While the add-on is unavailable, you can view the types and fields, but you cannot create worksheets.

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