View Assignments Use the Assignments page to set up new assignments and modify existing ones. There are three ways to view the Assignments dialog. For information on setting up and working with assignments, see the section "Assignments." How to View Assignments Choose an available class from the Classes menu. The class page for the selected class appears. For more information on accessing classes, see the section "Open Classes." Choose Windows > Assignments (or click the Assignments icon). The Assignments page appears. Select an assignment from the assignment list on the left side of the page. Details for the selected assignment appear on the right. Note: To create assignments, you need to first set up assignment categories. If you have no assignment categories entered for this class, you have no assignments. When you click Assignments, an error message appears. Click OK. To create assignment categories, see the section "Assignment Categories." The Assignments page displays the following information: Field Description [Assignment List] A list of assignments displays on the left side of the page. Click the assignment you want to view. The assignment information updates on the right side of the page. Category Choose an assignment category type from the Category pop-up menu. For example, select Test if the assignment is a test. Name The selected assignment name appears. Abbrev. The abbreviation for the selected assignment appears. Pts. Poss. The total points possible for the assignment appear. Weight Enter the weight of the grade if the assignment contributes more or less than other assignments when calculating final grades. Date due Click the calendar button to select the date the assignment is due. Use the arrows to navigate forward or backward by month or year. After navigating to the appropriate month and year, select the day the assignment is due. The selected date displays in the "Date due" field. Note: A valid date must be entered in this field. If not, the following message appears "The assignment date is not between the starting and ending date for this class." Click Ok to return to the Assignments page. Description Enter a description for the assignment. Web Link Click Web Link to attach a URL to the assignment. Standards Click Standards to assign standards to the assignment. View Group When creating an assignment, click View Group to view the class group to which the current class is associated. Use this information to determine if you want to copy this assignment to other classes in the group. To do so, see the field "Apply to other classes in the group." You cannot edit this field after initially saving the assignment. Apply to other classes in group When creating an assignment, select this checkbox to apply the assignment to other classes in the group. The assignment only applies to courses in the same group for the same term. You cannot edit this field after initially saving the assignment. Other Classes In addition to the current class, the number of other classes that include this assignment appears. Close the dialog to return to the spreadsheet when you finish reviewing the Assignments page.

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