Add a Category

You can use categories to group assignments meaningfully for students, weight a category as a percent of total score, and organize and filter your view of the grade sheet. You can add categories from the "Manage Assignments" page, or directly on the grade sheet.

To add categories on the grade sheet, follow these steps:

1. From the GradeBook home page click the name of the grade book with which you want to work. You will move to the main view of the grade book.
2. If necessary, select the "Grade Sheet" tab.
3. On the grade sheet, click Add to open the drop-down menu.
4. Select Add category.... The "Add Category" dialog box will appear.
5. Give the category a name, and then click Save. Your new category will appear in the grade sheet.

To add categories on the "Manage Assignments" page, follow these steps:

1. On the GradeBook home page, click the name of the grade book that you want to edit. You will move to the main view of the grade book.
2. Click Manage in the global navigation in the upper right. You will move to the "Manage" page.
3. Under the header "Assignments" click Edit. You will move to the "Manage Assignments" page.
   You can also reach the "Manage Assignments" page by clicking Manage assignments on the grade sheet tab of the main view of the grade book.
4. Click Add category on the left. The "Add Category" dialog box will appear.
5. Give the category a name, and then click Save. Your new category will appear in the list of categories on the left.