# Update Attendance for Events

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Attendance can be updated for each attendee at each event.

- Hover over the **sidebar** menu, then click **Event Scheduling**.

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- Navigate to the **List View** tab.
- Expand the event for which you would like to update attendance.

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- Click to access the **attendance records** for the event.

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- From the pop-up window, select the session from the **dropdown menu**.

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- Use the icons below the **Attendance** heading to update attendance for all attendees. 
    - Click the **tick icon** to mark all attendees as **Attended**.
    - Click the **envelope icon** to mark all attendees as **Absent with an excuse**.
    - Click the **cross icon** to mark all attendees as **Absent**.

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- Click **CONFIRM** to proceed or **CANCEL** to discard your changes.

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- Alternatively, update each attendee’s attendance status individually by clicking the icons in the **Attendance** column next to their name.

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- Optionally, **notes** about the session can be added for each attendee.

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- The buttons at the bottom of the pop-up window have the following functions: 
    - Click **VIEW ATTENDANCE HISTORY** to view the attendance register for each session in the event.
    - Click **SEND ABSENCE NOTIFICATIONS** to notify absent attendees of missed sessions.
    - Click **EXPORT ATTENDANCE REGISTERS** to export attendance registers to an Excel document.
    - Click **SAVE FOR LATER** to save your changes.
    - Click **SAVE & SET ALL UNMARKED ATTENDED** to save your changes and set all unmarked records to **Attended**.

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