Charms Office Assistant is used by the Grissom Band to help keep parents and students updated with band events.  Each individual student has an account that has a lot of information within it.  Financial status, band assignments, downloadable handouts and files, uniform assignment, etc.  This tool is and has proven to be the most invaluable item we use.  It helps when creating lists, mass emails, music library, instrument and uniform inventory, student attendance at rehearsals and performances, and so much more.

We ask that each of you visit your Charms account on a regular basis to check things out and stay updated.  We also ask that you check your information to be sure it is updated especially if you have recently changed email addresses or phone numbers.  We rely on mass emails to get out information to all parents and students throughout the year so please make sure your email address is updated.



To access your account:

•         Go to Charms and login using the blue LOGIN button in the upper right hand corner of the screen 
•         A drop down menu will appear
•         Choose Parents/Students/Members
•         Enter grissomhsb as the School Code
•         The new window is the PUBLIC site.  News items and Calendar is available only
•         Login in to your account using your Student Area Password 

            (Contact a board member or band director if you have forgotten your password or have never logged in before)
        Once logged in you will see MANY more icons with lots of information
        You can update all of your information here and change your password

            BE SURE TO HIT THE GREEN UPDATE BUTTON IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE PAGE BEFORE EXITING.

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Sync the Grissom Band Charms calendar to your Mobile  device

iPhones

1. Go into the Settings app
2. Touch "Mail, Contacts, Calendars"
3. Under Acounts, touch "Add Account"
4. On the Add Account screen, touch "Other"
5. Under Calendars, touch "Add Subscribed Calendar"
6. For the Server value, enter the URL of the public calendar:
   https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/calsynct.asp?s=GrissomHSB
7. Touch "Next" in the upper right corner.
8. It will verify the server then show a subscription page. Change the description if you like.
9. Touch "Save" to save the subscription.

Androids

To sync with Android devices, you will need to use your Google account and have a Google calendar created.

In your Google calendar on a real computer:

1. Under "Other Calendars" click the Add link.
2. Select "Add by URL"
3. Enter the following URL:
   https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/calsynct.asp?s=GrissomHSB
4. Click "Add Calendar"
5. Google will begin to sync your calendar, and it will appear on the screen.
6. Click "Settings"
7. Change the long name of the new calendar to something you will remember such as "Charms Calendar"
8. Your phone should automatically be set to sync with your Google calendar.
9. On your phone: Click on "Calendar", then bring up the settings for the calendar. Click on Calendar Sync. You should see your google account listed already. Make sure Auto-Sync is checked.

Blackberrys

To sync with Blackberry, you must first download the "google sync" and install it on your phone.

1. Log into your Google calendar on the computer.
2. Under "Other Calendars" click the Add link.
3. Select "Add by URL"
4. Enter the following URL:
   https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/calsynct.asp?s=GrissomHSB
5. Click "Add Calendar"
6. Google will beging to sync your calendar, and it will appear on the screen.
7. Click "Settings"
8. Change the long name of the new calendar to something you will remember such as "Charms Calendar"
9. Your phone should automatically be set to sync with your Google calendar.
10. On your phone: Click on "Calendar", then bring up the settings for the calendar. Click on Calendar Sync. You should see your google account listed already. Make sure Auto-Sync is checked.

Windows Phones

For Windows Phones with the new "Mango" upgrade you can now sync your Charms calendar:

1. On your PC, open the Windows Live Calendar site for the account your phone uses.
2. Click the Subscribe link (between New and Share).
3. Make sure Subscribe to a public calendar is selected
4. Enter https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/calsynct.asp?s=GrissomHSB as the Calendar URL
5. Enter "Charms" for the Calendar Name. The color and charm don't apply to the phone.
6. Click Subscribe to calendar.

Now the calendar from Charms is associated with your Windows Live calendar and will appear on your Windows Phone the next time you sync!