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HomeTrail Help Guides
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Finish HomeTrail Setup and Fix an Onboarding Loop
Getting Started with HomeTrail
Review the required setup fields when HomeTrail keeps returning you to onboarding or appears to be missing family information.
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Add Photos and Files to Learning Sessions
Planning, Tracking & Daily Use
Fix a failed upload: choose photo uploads, Attach PDF materials, curriculum PDF import, or learning-report import.
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Change Your HomeTrail Email or Password
Account & Settings
Update your email or password from Profile, or request a reset link when you cannot sign in.
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Cancel a HomeTrail Plus Trial or Subscription
HomeTrail Plus
Cancel Plus on the website billing portal from Family Settings or /billing, or from Plan & billing in the parent app. Free families manage Plus from the website.
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Use Your HomeTrail Home Screen
Getting Started with HomeTrail
Add students, manage subjects, set school-year dates, update grades, and review learning from Home.
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Using Grading and Transcripts
HomeTrail Plus
Set up grade thresholds, record scores, calculate GPA, and create downloadable student transcripts.
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Excluding Publishers from TrailGuide Research
HomeTrail Plus
Exclude a publisher for one search or save the preference for future TrailGuide research.
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Creating a Deep Dive with TrailGuide
HomeTrail Plus
Turn current articles into a short, personalized, source-backed guide for a student in Nest.
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Following YouTube Channels for Nest
HomeTrail Plus
Follow a YouTube channel for a student, receive TrailGuide new-video alerts, and approve videos before they appear in Nest.
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Creating and Listening to Podcasts with TrailGuide
HomeTrail Plus
Choose an existing podcast episode or create a short HomeTrail podcast, then listen in Nest or the HomeTrail mobile app.
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