Changing the order of items in the Gradebook

Once you've set up your grade items and categories in your gradebook, how do you rearrange them if you've made a mistake? Or added something new and want it to show up in a certain place on the grades page? Here's how:

From your course's home page, click on the "Grades" tab, and then go to "Gradebook setup.

The "Grades" tab selected and the "Gradebook setup" page also selected

Items are moved one at a time. Find the first item you want to move and click on the double-ended arrow next to it on the left. That's the "Move" icon.

detail showing the  move icon next to a grade item

The setup screen should now be in "move view." A small dotted box with an arrow pointing to it will appear between each item.

setup screen showing multiple locations where you can move a grade item.

Click on the box that corresponds to the place you want to move your item to.

detail of the icon indicating where you can move your grade item

Your grade item should now appear in its new location.

close up of a grade item in the setup page

Finally, return to the "Grader report" to verify that your item is now visible in its new place (to both you and to students).

Grade book menu with the "Grader report" selected

Although moving items must be done one at a time, moving a category will automatically move every item within that category, so having your items properly organized within categories can save you some time when it comes time to rearrange them.