Categories and Weights

Create Categories
Set Weights
Assign an Activity to a Category
Hide a Category

Create Categories

1. Click on the Set Categories tab.
   
   Note: If you do not see this tab, then click on the Use Advanced Features button on the Set Preferences tab.
2. In the Add Category field, enter the category name (e.g., Papers, Quizzes, Exams, etc.).
   
   
3. Click on the Add Category button.
   
   
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each category that you want to create.

Set Weights

To set weights, you first create categories (e.g., papers, quizzes, exams, etc.) Then, you assign weights to each category. (For more information on how to create categories, see Create Categories.)

To set category weights:

1. Click on the Set Weights tab.
2. In each category's weight field, enter the desired values. (The sum of all values must equal 100.)
   
   
3. Click on the Save Changes button.

Assign an Activity to a Category

1. Click on the Set Categories tab.
2. Click on each activity's Category down arrow and select the desired category.
   
   
3. Click on the Save Changes button.

Hide a Category

When you hide a category, the activities assigned to that category are ignored by the gradebook.

To hide a category:

1. Click on the Set Weights tab.
2. Put a check mark in the category's Hidden checkbox.
   
   
3. Click on the Save Changes button.
4. Click on the Set Preferences tab.
5. Click on the Show Hidden Items down arrow and select No.
6. Click on the Save Preferences button.