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[[File:WeatherForecast.png|right|frame|5-Day Forecast in the Digital Slide Show]]
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===Overview===
[[File:CurrentWeather.png|left|Current Weather]]
[[File:CurrentWeather.png|left|Current Weather]]
It's easy for your loved one to get current weather conditions and a 5-day forecast on the GrandCare system. It's also easy for remote caregivers to check the weather for their loved ones.<br /><br />
It's easy for your loved one to get current weather conditions and a 5-day forecast on the system. It's also easy for remote caregivers to check the weather for their loved ones.<br /><br />


[[File:WeatherCity.png|right|frame|Setting the Weather City]]
[[File:Account_Location.png|400px|thumb|right|frame|Setting the Weather City]]
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===Setting the Weather City===
You can choose the city for GrandCare's weather display.  To set the weather city:
You can choose the city for the system's weather display.  To set the weather city:
* [[Help: Logging In|Log in to GCManage]]
# [[Logging In|Log in to the Online Care Portal]]
* Open the [[Help: Care Menu|Care Menu]]
# Go to the system's [[Account | View Accounts]]
* Click the "Weather" button
# Once at the account page, click the "Details" tab at the top of the page
* Click the "Options" button
# Next, click the "Edit Account" button
* Set the state and city
# Set the state, country, city, postal code, and timezone of the system.
* Click "OK" to save
# Click the "Save Account" button at the bottom of the page
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<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Checking the Weather - Caregivers</h3>
===Checking the Weather Remotely===
* [[Help: Logging In|Log in to GCManage]]
# [[Logging In|Log in to the Online Care Portal]]
* Open the [[Help: Care Menu|Care Menu]]
# Open the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]
The Weather button displays a temperature, which is the current temperature in your loved one's area.
:*The Weather button displays a temperature, which is the current temperature in your loved one's area.
For more details:
'''For more details:'''
* Click the "Weather" button on the [[Help: Care Menu|Care Menu]]
# Click the "Weather" button on the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]
* A 5-day forecast for your loved one's area is displayed near the top of the screen
# A 5-day forecast for your loved one's area is displayed near the top of the screen
* Click the "Current Conditions" button to get more details about the current weather conditions for your loved one's area
# Click the "Current Conditions" button to get more details about the current weather conditions for your loved one's area
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===Checking the Weather from the Touchscreen===
There are quite a number of ways to see the weather displayed on a GrandCare system.
For information on Touchscreen operations please see [[Time and Weather]] and [[News]].
* On the main screen of the system, there is an icon representing the current weather conditions, and displaying the current temperature
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* Press that icon to display a screen with a 5-day forecast
* Your loved one can also see the 5-day forecast screen using the Main Menu. Press the "News" button, then the "Weather" button
* The weather forecast is also one of the slides that can be included in the [[Help:Digital Slide Show|digital slideshow]]
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 19 September 2017

5-Day Forecast in the Digital Slide Show

Overview

Current Weather

It's easy for your loved one to get current weather conditions and a 5-day forecast on the system. It's also easy for remote caregivers to check the weather for their loved ones.

Setting the Weather City

Setting the Weather City

You can choose the city for the system's weather display. To set the weather city:

  1. Log in to the Online Care Portal
  2. Go to the system's View Accounts
  3. Once at the account page, click the "Details" tab at the top of the page
  4. Next, click the "Edit Account" button
  5. Set the state, country, city, postal code, and timezone of the system.
  6. Click the "Save Account" button at the bottom of the page


Checking the Weather Remotely

  1. Log in to the Online Care Portal
  2. Open the Care Menu
  • The Weather button displays a temperature, which is the current temperature in your loved one's area.

For more details:

  1. Click the "Weather" button on the Care Menu
  2. A 5-day forecast for your loved one's area is displayed near the top of the screen
  3. Click the "Current Conditions" button to get more details about the current weather conditions for your loved one's area


Checking the Weather from the Touchscreen

For information on Touchscreen operations please see Time and Weather and News.

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