Seating Chart Generator Quick Guide

Getting Started

1. Go to Google Classroom and open your class
2. Click the Seating Chart Generator icon in your browser toolbar
3. Interface displays: Student Roster (left panel) and Seating Area (main panel)

Importing Students

• Navigate to the "People" tab in Google Classroom
• Click Import Students button in the left panel
• Or add manually with "Enter student name" field and click + Add Student

Creating Your Layout

• Enter number and click Create Desks for multiple desks
• Click Add Single Desk to add one at a time
• Click Add Object for teacher's desk, whiteboard, door, etc.
• Click "×" in top-right of desk or Remove Last Desk to delete
• Click and drag to move desks (they snap to grid)
• Use rotation handle (⟳) at bottom-right to rotate desk

Managing Seating

• Click desk dropdown menu to select student
• Click star icon (☆→★) to mark priority seats
• Click lock icon (🔓→🔒) to prevent changes during randomization
• Click Randomize to randomly assign students to desks
• Click 👥 Create Groups for collaborative activities
• Click 🔗 Group Desks to move/rotate multiple desks together

Using Desk Labels

• Select label type from Desk Labels dropdown
• Click on label area of a desk to open label selection menu
• Labels already in use are indicated with a dot
• Click Clear Labels to remove all labels of current type

Calling on Students

• Click 📢 Call on Student for random selection
• System tracks who has been called (checkmark appears by called students)
• Click 🔄 Reset Calls to clear all call records

Saving & Loading

• Click Save Template to save desk/object arrangement only
• Click Load Template to load a saved arrangement
• Click 💾 Save Chart to save complete seating chart with student assignments
• Click 📂 Load Chart to load a complete saved chart

Printing

• Click 🖨️ Print Chart to open print dialog
• Select chart(s) to print and click Print Selected
• For desk labels, select Desk Label Cards option
• Choose label size (Small, Medium, or Large)

Helpful Tools

• Zoom: + and − buttons or Ctrl+mouse wheel
• Display Mode: Click eye icon 👁️ to hide control elements
• Undo/Redo: ⟲ and ⟳ buttons
• Click ☁️ Sync to save to Chrome sync storage
• Click ⬇️ Load from Cloud on different devices

Troubleshooting

• Import problems: Ensure you're on "People" tab with visible student names
• Layout issues: Try zooming, undo button, or reload page
• Extension disappears: Click maximize button (☐) in top-right corner
• Data management: Clear Saved Data deletes ALL data except saved layouts and charts