Difference between revisions of "Weather"

Revision as of 21:54, 20 March 2013

5-Day Forecast in the Digital Slide Show

Overview

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

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

Log in to the Online Care Portal
Open the Care Menu
Click the "Weather" button
Click the "Options" button
Set the state and city
Click "OK" to save

Checking the Weather - Caregivers

Log in to the Online Care Portal
Open the Care Menu

The Weather button displays a temperature, which is the current temperature in your loved one's area. For more details:

Click the "Weather" button on the Care Menu
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

Checking the Weather - Loved One

There are quite a number of ways to see the weather displayed on your loved one's system.

On the main screen of the system, there is an icon representing the current weather conditions, and displaying the current temperature
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 digital slideshow

Weather - Step-by-Step Video

<mediaplayer>File:Weather.mp4</mediaplayer> (May take a few moments to load before starting)

pdf format (Media:Weather.pdf)

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 [[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]]
 <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;">Setting the Weather City</h3>
-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:
-* [[Logging In|Log in to GCManage]]
+* [[Logging In|Log in to the Online Care Portal]]
 * Open the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]
 * Click the "Weather" button
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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>
-* [[Logging In|Log in to GCManage]]
+* [[Logging In|Log in to the Online Care Portal]]
 * Open the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]
 The Weather button displays a temperature, which is the current temperature in your loved one's area.
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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 - Loved One</h3>
-There are quite a number of ways to see the weather displayed on a GrandCare system.
+There are quite a number of ways to see the weather displayed on your loved one's system.
 * On the main screen of the system, there is an icon representing the current weather conditions, and displaying the current temperature
 * Press that icon to display a screen with a 5-day forecast