# How do I manually assign students to groups?

<main id="bkmrk-as-an-instructor%2C-yo"><article>As an instructor, you can manually add students to a group in both published and unpublished courses. Alternatively, you can choose to [automatically assign students to groups](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-automatically-assign-students-to-groups/ta-p/725) 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).

**Note:** In group assignments, all students should be assigned to groups before the assignment is published. Grades and submissions may be affected for students who were not in a group at the time of assignment submission but who were later added to a group.

## Open People

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="77a1e12a-36cc-455e-993b-44e8aa0ccc1c"><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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **People** link.

## Open Group Set

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="be9afdb8-053f-4467-8bc9-e1a819ac2f96"><div>[![Open Group Set](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/462/medium/91163d0b-2bf2-4e49-bfc3-df21b1ac4ca7.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/462/original/91163d0b-2bf2-4e49-bfc3-df21b1ac4ca7.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Click the name of the group set.

## Confirm Groups

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="c0ef5f84-a19f-42ba-857c-cd7b57c65787"><div>[![View Group](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/468/medium/36ec7816-c3fc-49f1-a7e5-fe5c15f87e39.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/468/original/36ec7816-c3fc-49f1-a7e5-fe5c15f87e39.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></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).

## Manually Assign via Drag and Drop

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="976a4da2-173e-4924-95d6-fb8fe9fc2d45"><div>[![Manually Assign via Drag and Drop](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/464/medium/574525b5-4f04-49ee-a122-3af62217ce52.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/464/original/574525b5-4f04-49ee-a122-3af62217ce52.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>In the Unassigned Students section, find the student you want to add to a group \[1\]. Click the student's name and drag it to the group \[2\].

## Manually Assign via Add Icon

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="bb506a2f-0027-4159-bdce-f44e7276ad59"><div>[![Manually Assign via Add Icon](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/466/medium/7b2ccfc3-7bb2-4f35-91b9-d72168627066.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/466/original/7b2ccfc3-7bb2-4f35-91b9-d72168627066.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>You can also click the student name **Add** icon \[1\] and select the group name \[2\].

## View Groups

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="c228c5ec-eebf-4bff-8a45-34b315f40d87"><div>[![View Groups](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/470/medium/0bdf32de-fb42-44ea-b79b-919f4814ddf3.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/381/470/original/0bdf32de-fb42-44ea-b79b-919f4814ddf3.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Canvas will update the member count for that group to show the student has been added \[1\].

Continue to manually add students to groups until all students have been added.

To [expand the group](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Colder-Storage/How-do-I-expand-and-collapse-groups-DOC-26443/td-p/251720) and view all group members, click the arrow icon next to the group name \[2\].

You can also [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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