# How do I automatically assign students to groups?

Once you create groups in a group set, you can randomly automatically assign students to those groups. Alternatively, you can choose to [manually assign students to groups](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-manually-assign-students-to-groups/ta-p/663) or create and assign students to groups by [importing a CSV file](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-import-groups-in-a-group-set/ta-p/417799).

## Open People

<div data-step-uuid="F4BD7985-BB64-44A9-96FF-17F3963239FB" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="F4BD7985-BB64-44A9-96FF-17F3963239FB"><div>![Open People](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/949/059/original/eb1454fa-32a3-49b4-898b-50c9530b663e.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **People** link.

## Open Group Set

<div data-step-uuid="AB44BE39-24B6-4326-8BD9-8488FA702B53" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="AB44BE39-24B6-4326-8BD9-8488FA702B53"><div>[![Open Group Set](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/490/medium/5b91b86a-218f-4490-9ed4-437c476a4d1e.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/490/original/5b91b86a-218f-4490-9ed4-437c476a4d1e.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the name of the group set.

## Confirm Groups

<div data-step-uuid="25f3234b-9d5c-4224-a9a4-10670f671fb9" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="25f3234b-9d5c-4224-a9a4-10670f671fb9"><div>[![Confirm Groups](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/488/medium/e100aa0d-87a8-4fb2-88f4-4f7e89129e3d.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/488/original/e100aa0d-87a8-4fb2-88f4-4f7e89129e3d.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Confirm you have created all the groups for this group set. If you need more groups, you can [create additional groups manually](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-manually-create-groups-in-a-group-set/ta-p/700).

## Randomly Assign Students

<div data-step-uuid="97066697-451E-4A8C-BFF3-617F75FC1E75" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="97066697-451E-4A8C-BFF3-617F75FC1E75"><div>[![Randomly Assign Students](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/494/medium/be165f3b-34af-4434-92df-cba9ce443258.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/494/original/be165f3b-34af-4434-92df-cba9ce443258.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Options** menu \[1\], then click the **Randomly Assign Students** link \[2\].

### Require Same Section for Groups

<div data-step-uuid="97066697-451E-4A8C-BFF3-617F75FC1E75" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="97066697-451E-4A8C-BFF3-617F75FC1E75"><div data-step-uuid="3e5ab1d3-2fe6-45f6-bf8d-113fdcb6a693"><div>![Require Same Section for Groups](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/786/162/original/cc69a62d-5ae5-43da-a50e-499592fd6c63.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>If you want to require group members to be in the same section, select the **Require group members to be in the same section** checkbox.

<div data-step-uuid="97066697-451E-4A8C-BFF3-617F75FC1E75" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="97066697-451E-4A8C-BFF3-617F75FC1E75"><div data-step-uuid="3e5ab1d3-2fe6-45f6-bf8d-113fdcb6a693"><div><div></div></div><div>![Confirm Assignments](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/786/156/original/818d732e-9dbc-4c5f-8c21-f89657d563a6.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Okay** button.

## View Groups

<div data-step-uuid="261D0772-5402-4D8A-8A69-E2415568C2ED" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="261D0772-5402-4D8A-8A69-E2415568C2ED"><div>[![View Groups](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/492/medium/9cfab9dc-0b1e-41ff-9ebf-fc892f958cf2.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/492/original/9cfab9dc-0b1e-41ff-9ebf-fc892f958cf2.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>View the group assignments. You can [move students between groups](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-move-a-student-into-a-different-group/ta-p/723) if necessary.

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