# How do I align an outcome to a quiz question in New Quizzes?

You can align course-level and account-level outcomes to a quiz question in New Quizzes. Aligning an outcome allows you to measure student quiz performance using rating scales and mastery levels.

You can also [align outcomes to a quiz](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-align-an-outcome-to-a-quiz-in-New-Quizzes/ta-p/776).

**Notes:**

<div id="bkmrk-if-you-cannot-see-ou"><div>- If you cannot see outcomes in New Quizzes, they have not been configured for your course. Contact your Canvas administrator for assistance.
- Course outcomes cannot be added to quiz questions that already live in an item bank.

</div></div>## Open Quizzes

<div data-step-uuid="9fbb43f5-265f-4394-9223-a8ebb5da1ed5" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="9fbb43f5-265f-4394-9223-a8ebb5da1ed5"><div>![Open Quizzes](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/097/997/original/f702608c-1bab-492b-a911-18384d43871b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Quizzes** link.

**Note:** You can also access quizzes from the Assignments page.

## Open Build Page

<div data-step-uuid="07b1ec51-a2a3-4e99-b4f6-b92b707fb554" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="07b1ec51-a2a3-4e99-b4f6-b92b707fb554"><div>[![Open Build Page](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/148/088/medium/d6d434de-c56c-4cc0-95c8-6c12ade8d283.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/148/088/original/d6d434de-c56c-4cc0-95c8-6c12ade8d283.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To align an outcome to a quiz question, find the quiz you want to open \[1\].

To open New Quizzes from an existing quiz, click the **Options** icon \[2\] and then click the **Build** link \[3\].

## Edit Question

<div data-step-uuid="BF27B720-85F5-0135-13DE-22000A61924E" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="BF27B720-85F5-0135-13DE-22000A61924E"><div>![Edit Question](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/726/352/original/8c23c34e-0192-4316-8242-68005376557b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To edit the question, click the **Edit** icon.

**Note:** You can also edit the question by clicking anywhere in the body of the question.

## Align to Outcome

<div data-step-uuid="BF27FCD0-85F5-0135-13E1-22000A61924E" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="BF27FCD0-85F5-0135-13E1-22000A61924E"><div>![Align to Outcome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/726/354/original/79017073-3218-4ca3-804b-f31570a10dbf.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To align the question to an outcome, click anywhere in the **Align to Outcomes** section.

## Select Outcome

<div data-step-uuid="BF2847A0-85F5-0135-13E4-22000A61924E" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="BF2847A0-85F5-0135-13E4-22000A61924E"><div>![Select Outcome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/726/356/original/632b3dc3-64f6-443d-ab17-0729936c3c5f.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>The Attached Outcomes page displays course-level outcomes. You can also view account-level outcomes if they have been [added to the course](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-find-an-existing-outcome-to-add-to-a-course/ta-p/866).

To attach an outcome to your quiz question, browse outcomes using the Outcome Picker \[1\]. You can also search outcomes by typing in the **Search Outcomes** field \[2\].

Click the checkbox next to the outcome you want to attach \[3\].

View a list of all selected outcomes \[4\]. To remove a selected outcome, click the **Remove** icon \[5\] or deselect the outcome checkbox.

To apply your selected outcomes, click the **Confirm Alignments** button \[6\].

**Note:** When the permission Item Bank - share with sub-account is enabled, you can add outcomes from different sub-accounts.

## View Outcome

<div data-step-uuid="BF2895C0-85F5-0135-13E7-22000A61924E" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="BF2895C0-85F5-0135-13E7-22000A61924E"><div>![View Outcome](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/726/358/original/24b3e6d5-8006-4088-9af8-9c04a22ce0d1.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>View your aligned outcome. To view outcome details, click the name of the outcome \[1\].

To remove the outcome from the question, click the **Delete** icon \[2\]. To add another outcome, click the **Add** button \[3\].

### View Outcome Details

<div data-step-uuid="BF2895C0-85F5-0135-13E7-22000A61924E" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="BF2895C0-85F5-0135-13E7-22000A61924E"><div data-step-uuid="BF2A98F0-85F5-0135-13EA-22000A61924E"><div>![View Outcome Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/998/494/original/51c6b267-1de7-4211-84ba-6d478f3ba51e.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>The details of an outcome include outcome ratings \[1\] and mastery level \[2\].

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