On the HCTB Settings screen, you can specify messages to be shown to users when they are creating a Here Comes the Bus (HCTB) account through the app. You can add messages that tell them how to obtain student ID information, their school code, and bus stop data. This article covers how to set the first of these, to be displayed when the app prompts them for their student's ID number.


Note: For more information about the HCTB Settings screen, go to What Settings Are on the HCTB Settings Screen?.


To add a custom message for parents, stating how to find their student's ID number, follow these steps:


  1. Click  >> HCTB Settings.
     
    The HCTB Settings screen will appear.
     
  2. Click the Student Information tab.
      
  3. In the Message box, type the message you want parents to see when they are asked for their student's ID during the account-creation process, something like this:
     
    • To find your student ID number, please contact the school administrative offices between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at (555)555-1234.
       
  4. Click  at the top right of the screen.