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How to Edit Letters in PowerSchool - MBA Scribe Report Creator

Creation date: 10/2/2026 11:24 AM    Updated: 10/2/2026 11:24 AM   mba powerschool
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PowerSchool Admin Home Page Interface[cite: 1]

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Click "MBA Plugins" on the left navigation sidebar[cite: 2].

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Navigation menu highlighted at "MBA Plugins"[cite: 2]

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Click "MBA Report Creator"[cite: 2].

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MBA Plugins menu dropdown highlighting "MBA Report Creator"[cite: 2]

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Click "Develop Reports"[cite: 3].

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MBA Report Creator Functions menu with "Develop Reports" highlighted[cite: 3]

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Click the letter you would like to change: "OMS Tardy Letter"[cite: 3].

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Report Creator Reports list selecting "OMS Tardy Letter"[cite: 3]

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Click in the text field you need to change[cite: 4].

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Document layout editor highlighting editable text block[cite: 4]

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Click inside the text element and change what needs to be changed[cite: 4]. Any value surrounded in {{}} is a variable (for example school_name will print the school that the report is run in)[cite: 4].

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Editing variable text fields within the editor interface[cite: 4]

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Click the "Student Field" field to input student fields that will change when different students are selected to run the report[cite: 5]. You can start to type the field and it will narrow your search[cite: 5].

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Student Field search box selection[cite: 5]

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Click this dropdown to use school field values[cite: 5].

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School/Grading Values dropdown highlighted[cite: 5]

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After entering the field it doesn't always put it where you want[cite: 6]. You can select the text in text area and copy/cut and paste where you need it[cite: 6].

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Selecting and repositioning text variables within the text box[cite: 6]

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Click the save icon to save changes[cite: 6].

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Save icon highlighted in the top bar of the editor[cite: 

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