The Canvas Gradebook helps instructors easily view and enter grades for students. Columns are automatically created in the Gradebook when you create and publish assignments, graded discussions, and graded quizzes and surveys. When activated, a column is also automatically added for the Attendance (Roll Call) tool. You can opt to have unpublished assignments display in the gradebook; however "Not Graded" assignments will not be included. Depending on the grade display type, grades for each assignment may be viewed as points, percentage, complete or incomplete, GPA scale, or letter grade.

The default view in the Gradebook is to view all students in the course, but you can also view students individually in the Gradebook Individual View or their view of Grades.

Student Grade Visibility Flowchart

Gradebook Checklist for Final Grade Submission

Warning: If your course includes multiple graders, please note that once you open the Gradebook, all existing Gradebook data is stored in the browser until the page is refreshed. Grades are not dynamically updated with any changes made by other graders in the Gradebook or in SpeedGrader.

View Gradebook Settings

Screencast: Gradebook > Enhanced Gradebook Filter Feature (new UI)

The Gradebook Settings allow you to apply Late Policies, a Grade Posting Policy, a Final Grade Override, and View Options in your course gradebook.

View Late Policies

The Late Policies tab allows you to apply late policies in your course.

The Missing Submission policy allows you to automatically apply a grade for submissions labeled as Missing [1]. A submission is labeled Missing when the due date has passed and the assignment has not been submitted.

The Late Submission policy allows you to automatically apply a defined penalty to submissions with a status of Late [2]. A submission is labeled Late when it is submitted past the due date. Additionally, you can define a threshold under which a student will not be scored, regardless of how late the submission is when submitted.

View Grade Posting Policy

The Grade Posting Policy tab allows you to change grade posting policies for your course.

To automatically post grades and make them visible to students as soon as they are entered, select the Automatically Post Grades option [1]. The posting policy is set to Automatically Post Grades by default.

To hide grades by default and manually choose when to post grades and make them visible to students, select the Manually Post Grades option [2].

Note: Grades for anonymous or moderated assignments must be manually posted. Moderated assignments grades cannot be unhidden until final grades have been posted.

View Advanced Settings

The Advanced tab allows you to apply a Final Grade Override in your course. If enabled, you can enter an override grade for a student that is different from the grade automatically calculated by Canvas.

View Gradebook View Options

The View Options tab allows you to filter and sort the Gradebook according to several viewing options:

Note: If the View Ungraded as 0 and Split Student Names options do not display in your Gradebook, these options have not been enabled by your institution.

To bulk manage student grades in the Gradebook, you can also import grades [1] and export grades [2].

View Gradebook Filters

In the Apply Filters menu, you can create and manage filter presets [1] or filter columns by type [2] (assignment group, section, modules, student groups, and grading period, if applicable).

How do I use the Gradebook? and How do I create and manage filters in the Gradebook?

Overview
Navigation
Grade Posting Policy
Assignment Options

How do I access the Canvas Gradebook?

You can access the gradebook via Grades in the course navigation or through the gradebook icon in SpeedGrader.

View Gradebook

The Gradebook includes global sorting options and settings you can use to organize your gradebook [1], student data [2] and assignment data [3].

The Gradebook supports keyboard shortcuts. To view the Keyboard Shortcuts menu, click the Keyboard icon [4] or press the Shift+Question Mark keys simultaneously.

Enter Grades

When entering grades, the Gradebook displays crosshairs and highlighting across the row and column for improved orientation.

To enter grades, type the grade as supported by assignment type directly in the Gradebook cell [1].

You can also enter grades and change the submission status by clicking the Grade Detail Tray icon [2].

View Grade Detail Tray

The Grade Detail Tray allows you to enter or edit grades [1], change the status of a submission [2], and leave comments for the student [3].

View Assignment Groups and Total Column

The assignment groups shown in the Gradebook match the assignment groups created in the Assignments page [1].

If your assignment groups are weighted, the weighted grade displays below the group title [2]. Assignment group weights are reflected in the total grade. The assignment grade earned by the students is multiplied by the assignment group weight.

Grade totals from assignment groups are calculated in the Total column of the Gradebook [3]. You can hover over the column header to view the Total column menu [4], which allows you to sort by grade and move the total column to the front of the Gradebook. Additionally, if your assignment groups are not weighted, you can view the totals as a point value instead of a percentage.

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Tip: You can move your Total column to the front, next to students names at the start of each semester.
New Gradebook Move Total Column to Front

Click the three dots to the right of Total
Select "Move to Front" (you can toggle back by selecting "Move to End")

To view a student's Grades page, click the student's name.

View Test Student

If you have used "Student View" in Course Settings, the Test Student is shown at the end of the Gradebook and is automatically added to every section in your course. Test Student data does not factor into course analytics.

If you want to remove the test student completely, you must remove the test student from your section enrollments in Course Settings.

View Posting Policies Flowchart

This flowchart outlines how posting policies work for instructors in their courses. You should select a course posting policy based on your general grade posting preference. You can then set posting policies for individual assignments as needed.

You can also hide previously posted grades, especially if you need to fix errors or if grades were posted erroneously.

When students have set grade notification preferences, they will receive notifications when grades are posted, as indicated in the flowchart.

You can also view this flowchart as an interactive PDF.

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Assignment Menu Options

Each column in the Gradebook represents a published assignment in the Assignments page. Each column displays the assignment title, total points, and each student's grade.

View Assignment Column

Assignment Options menu under three dots

To view the assignment, click the name of the assignment [1].

For each assignment, you can hover over the column header and view the Assignment menu [2], which allows the following options:

Sort assignments by grade or status (missing or late)
Go to SpeedGrader
Message students who fit within specific assignment criteria
Curve grades
Set default grade
Hide or post grades for the assignment (more below)
Enter grades as a specific value: point, percentage, or grading scheme (this option is only for grading convenience and does not affect the actual grade; not available for complete/incomplete assignment types)
Download submissions and re-upload submissions (supported in file uploads only)
Set Grade Posting Policy for an assignment

Icons and colors represent assignments and submission statuses within Canvas, including differentiated assignments, grading periods, and MasteryPaths.

Add Columns

Assignment columns are automatically added every time you create and publish assignments, graded discussions, and graded quizzes and surveys. A column is also automatically added for the Attendance tool.

You can manually add a column as part of importing grades to the Gradebook. However, assignments imported in the CSV file are automatically published.

You can also create non-submission or on-paper assignments to add to the Gradebook for manual grading.

View 'Grades' Messages

If student grades are already posted, the Options menu displays that all grades are posted [1]. To hide student grades, click the Hide grades link [2].

If there are no grades or comments on the assignment, the Options menu will display that there are no grades to hide or post [3].

View Hidden Grades

The Post Grades tray includes a numbered indicator that displays the total number of hidden grades for the assignment [1].

When the Post Grades tray is open, hidden grades are indicated by a Dot icon [2].

Ungraded submissions with submission comments do not display the Dot icon unless the grades were previously manually hidden [3]. However, comments will still post to students.

Select Posting Option

To post grades and submission comments to all students, click the Everyone option [1]. When the Everyone option is selected, the Visibility icon will be removed from the grades page for all students, including students with ungraded submissions. An assignment notification will also be sent to all students.

To post grades to students with graded submissions or submissions with comments, click the Graded option [2]. When the Graded option is selected, the Visibility icon will only be removed from the grades page for students with graded submissions or submissions with comments. Assignment notifications will only be sent to students with graded submissions.

Notes:

Grades can only be posted to everyone in anonymous assignments.
If grades are posted to everyone in an assignment with a manual posting policy, the manual posting policy will become inactive and future grades will be posted automatically.

Select Sections

To post grades or comments for specific sections, click the Specific Section button [1]. Then select the sections where you want to post grades [2].

Note: You cannot post grades for specific sections in anonymous assignments.

Post Grades

To post grades or submission comments, click the Post button.

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