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Edit Gradebook Categories

Customize your gradebook by adding categories for assignments. To make a category count more toward final grades, enable weights. If category weights are not enabled, all assignments have equal weight.

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  1. In the upper-left corner, click Menu › Gradebook.

    The gradebook opens.

  2. Click Category Manager.

  3. Edit your gradebook categories.

    • To add a new category, click Add Category and enter a category name.
    • To edit a category name, enter a new name under Category.Any assignments in the original category will be relabeled.
    • To delete a category, click Delete Category.Categories cannot be deleted if any of its assignments are assigned.

  4. To set a category's impact on final grades, click Enable Weights and enter a Weight (%) for each category.

    Weights must be whole numbers that add up to 100%.

  5. Click Save.