# How do I add an assignment group in a course?

Using Assignment Groups allows you to [organize the assignments](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-move-or-reorder-an-assignment-group/ta-p/1296) in your course.

When Assignment Groups are set up you can [weight the final course grade based on assignment groups](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-weight-the-final-course-grade-based-on-assignment/ta-p/746), and [filter by assignment groups in the Gradebook](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-arrange-columns-in-the-Gradebook/ta-p/1018).

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<button class="embed-button">Embed this Video</button></div>## Open Assignments

<div data-step-uuid="002838E8-5C16-4F2E-8BDF-6AC914844FF7" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="002838E8-5C16-4F2E-8BDF-6AC914844FF7"><div>![Open Assignments](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/742/758/original/c70e594d-bf07-4759-a5e7-3af7cfaf99d2.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Assignments** link.

## Add Assignment Group

<div data-step-uuid="68A311C6-8ED3-480D-8186-9822956F4CA3" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="68A311C6-8ED3-480D-8186-9822956F4CA3"><div>![Add Assignment Group](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/251/830/original/5b7187bc-ef4d-485b-ba5e-1bb605f0ad0b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Add Group** button.

## Create Assignment Group

<div data-step-uuid="4de48d5e-1fc9-4885-a021-3813eb626609" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="4de48d5e-1fc9-4885-a021-3813eb626609"><div>![Create Assignment Group](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/751/310/original/9c44fe1b-911d-4583-9351-dde30a1741c8.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Type the Assignment Group Name in the **Group Name** field \[1\]. If you want to [weight the final grade](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-weight-the-final-course-grade-based-on-assignment/ta-p/746) for students using assignment groups, the percentage will appear in **% of total grade** field \[2\].

**Note:** You must create assignment groups before you can assign percentages to each group.

## Save Assignment Group

<div data-step-uuid="4C3AA40F-9027-41E4-A35E-E8A4AC10FFDE" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="4C3AA40F-9027-41E4-A35E-E8A4AC10FFDE"><div>![Save Assignment Group](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/751/297/original/25c15385-86eb-4675-ac3e-4fc6aa99f865.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Save** button.

## View Assignment Group

<div data-step-uuid="5A5327AF-297D-4239-AFE0-342B95D1A419" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="5A5327AF-297D-4239-AFE0-342B95D1A419"><div>![View Assignment Group](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/173/733/original/708620ea-54bf-46e6-b5ee-d2b214e2dfb0.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>View your Assignment Group.

Learn how to create [assignment shells](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-an-assignment-shell-in-an-assignment-group/ta-p/974) and assignments for your Assignment Group.

## Manage Assignment Group

<div data-step-uuid="83b6c11f-0eee-45fd-bfae-81fd9b2c8b68" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="83b6c11f-0eee-45fd-bfae-81fd9b2c8b68"><div>![Manage Assignment Group](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/173/731/original/6d9a1ccb-45ac-40aa-943e-ee0b550035fc.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To manage an assignment group, click the group's **Options** drop-down menu \[1\].

To edit the Assignment Group, click the **Edit** link \[2\]. You can edit the Assignment Group name and the weighted percentage (if applicable). After you've added assignments to your Assignment Group, you can also edit the Assignment Group to set [Assignment Group rules.](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-rules-for-an-assignment-group/ta-p/848)

To delete the Assignment Group, click the **Delete** link \[3\].

To [move all content from an assignment group](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-move-or-reorder-an-assignment/ta-p/1289) into another group, click the **Move Contents** link \[4\].

To [move or reorder an assignment group](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-move-or-reorder-an-assignment-group/ta-p/1296) on the Assignments page, click the **Move Groups** link \[5\].

### Delete Group

<div data-step-uuid="83b6c11f-0eee-45fd-bfae-81fd9b2c8b68" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="83b6c11f-0eee-45fd-bfae-81fd9b2c8b68"><div data-step-uuid="ec83a5c1-5dcd-4d9e-a5e1-2abc7a495ecc"><div>![Delete Group](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/751/304/original/2ef9b253-e749-496e-bf60-520c5b2cf43c.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>If you want to delete an assignment group that has assignments in it, Canvas will ask you if you want to Delete the assignments (default) \[1\] or move the assignments to another group \[2\]. When you are finished, click the **Delete Group** button \[3\].

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