Edit preferences in Apple School Manager
In Apple School Manager, you can edit your settings and, depending on your role, specific organisation preferences. To check whether you’re able to complete these tasks, see Role privileges.
Edit your user account
Complete this task to edit the email address and phone number associated with your user account.
In Apple School Manager
, sign in with your account.Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences
, then select My Profile 
.Select Manage to:
change your email address
add or update the phone number used for two-step verification
You’re taken to the Apple ID website.
Change the time zone and language
Complete this task to change the time zone and language for mail messages and PDFs sent to you from Apple School Manager.
In Apple School Manager
, sign in with your account.Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences
, then select Organisation Settings 
.Select Edit next to Time Zone & Language to change your time zone.
Select Save.
Set tax status
The tax information (taxable or tax-exempt) that’s entered for your organisation is used for both subscription and apps purchases, and can be set or changed by any user with the role of Administrator. If you change your tax status in the middle of a month, this will be reflected immediately for any new app purchases, and on your next subscription receipt. A user with the role of Administrator can enter your tax information as taxable or tax-exempt. If you select tax-exempt in Canada or the United States, you must provide one of the following:
An Apple Customer Number (ACN)
A new certificate that you create using the Exemption Certificate Wizard in Apple School Manager
In Apple School Manager
, sign in as a user that has the role of Administrator.Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences
, then select Organisation Settings .Select Submit Tax Information, select your tax status, then select Continue.
If you select Taxable, read the dialog, then select Done.
If you select Tax-Exempt, enter your ACN, select Continue, then select Done.
If you don’t have an ACN, select Exemption Certificate Wizard, select Submit Tax Exemption, then step through the Exemption Certificate Wizard. When you’re finished, select Done.
Enable Custom Apps
Custom Apps are apps developed to meet your organisation’s specific education needs by you or a third-party developer. See Learn about Custom Apps.
In Apple School Manager
, sign in as a user that has the role of Administrator or Site Manager.Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences
, select Organisation Settings , then select Enable below Custom Apps.Give your Organisation ID (located in Organisation Information
) to the app developer so they can add your organization to their approved list.You can now buy any additional Custom Apps from the Custom Apps section. Custom Apps are deployed using managed licences and have the same management options as App Store apps.
View or save terms and conditions
Depending on your role and privileges, in each licence agreement, you may be able to view the licence name, the date the licence was updated, the date the licence was accepted, and the name of the user with the role of Administrator who accepted its terms and conditions.
In Apple School Manager
, sign in with your account.Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences
, select Organisation Settings , then select View History under Terms and Conditions to view the current licence agreements necessary to use Apple School Manager.If necessary, select each license agreement to view it or download it as a PDF, then select Close.
When you’re done viewing or saving the licence agreements, select Done.