User Account - Preferences Help
The User Account Preferences page lets each user customize navigation, appearance, search behavior, default scope, privacy, student-header information, and PDF viewing.
Open Tools → Manage Users / My Account, then select the Edit Preferences tab.
After changing one or more settings, select Update Preferences at the bottom of the page.
Contents
Navigation and Appearance
Main Navigation Menu
Choose whether the Student Info, Reporting, and Tools menus appear across the top of SIRAS or along the left side.
Skins
Select the browser skin or color theme you prefer. This changes the appearance of SIRAS for your account only.
UI Animation
Disable UI animation when moving reminders or interface effects are distracting or uncomfortable. The default is to allow animation.
Date Entry and Completion Indicators
Date Picker Preference
The standard date picker displays a calendar control. Users who prefer direct keyboard entry, including some users with visual impairments, may select simple date entry and type dates such as 10/2/2025.
Icon for Completed Forms and Validations
The default completion indicator is a green check. Select another available icon when a different visual indicator is easier to recognize.
Choose Student and Search Defaults
Default Number of Records per Page
The standard student list displays 20 records per page. Use the page controls to move through additional records.
You may increase the number of records displayed at one time. Larger lists may take longer to load, particularly on slower devices or connections.
Default Status Search
Choose whether Choose Student, queries, and searches initially show only Active records or both Active and Pending records. General users commonly default to Active and Pending; many administrators default to Active.
See Search Help for search and query instructions.
Default Scope for Administrators
A District or Site Administrator who also has students individually assigned as a provider may choose to begin each session with only individually assigned students in scope rather than the entire district or school.
To temporarily view the entire district or school, select the schoolhouse control, clear View Specifically Assigned Students, and select Go.
Privacy and Home Page Defaults
Hide Student Names from Error Lists
When error reports must be shared, select the privacy option to display the SSID without the student's name.
Default Home Page Selected Tab
Select the Home Page tab that should open after login. This can be useful for users focused on compliance, transfers, meetings, or another recurring responsibility.
Student Header Identifier
Choose whether the student header displays the local Student ID or the SSID beside the student's name. Selecting the displayed number shows the other identifying numbers associated with the student.
PDF Viewer
Leave this preference set to Let SIRAS choose unless a PDF form does not open correctly in Forms Manager. Alternative viewers are available for unusual browser or device configurations.
