# How do I view the Unpublished Assignments column in the Gradebook?

By default, you can view unpublished assignments in the Gradebook. This setting can be turned off at any time.

When unpublished assignments are visible in the Gradebook, unpublished assignments display with a gray background. Unpublished assignment columns do not include a dash indicating that grades cannot be entered. Additionally, assignment menu options are not available until the assignment is published.

Unpublished assignments are not visible to students.

## Open Grades

<div data-step-uuid="159A9420-AAE2-0135-16AD-06467EE270FA" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="159A9420-AAE2-0135-16AD-06467EE270FA"><div>![Open Grades](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/767/000/original/24eb5a72-7ff4-4aa3-841d-dc8216edc638.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Grades** link.

## Show Unpublished Assignments

<div data-step-uuid="159AD330-AAE2-0135-16B0-06467EE270FA" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="159AD330-AAE2-0135-16B0-06467EE270FA"><div>[![Show Unpublished Assignments](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/744/129/medium/e95364d4-a09b-4572-9dc0-83b9a0298552.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/744/129/original/e95364d4-a09b-4572-9dc0-83b9a0298552.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Settings** icon \[1\].

To show the unpublished assignments column, click the **View Options** tab \[2\] and click the **Unpublished Assignments** checkbox \[3\]. Click the **Apply Settings** button \[4\].

## View Unpublished Assignment

<div data-step-uuid="159B1060-AAE2-0135-16B3-06467EE270FA" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="159B1060-AAE2-0135-16B3-06467EE270FA"><div>![View Unpublished Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/247/545/original/72ed921b-8a0f-4177-82c7-8780dcee3628.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>View the unpublished assignment column. You can view the assignment name, but the cells are grayed out and are not editable until the assignment is published.

## Hide Unpublished Assignments

<div data-step-uuid="8134c796-a904-49ed-a7f1-7178bfb1bb7b" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="8134c796-a904-49ed-a7f1-7178bfb1bb7b"><div>[![Hide Unpublished Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/744/135/medium/7a641505-4d50-4e76-b70b-362da7902a92.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/744/135/original/7a641505-4d50-4e76-b70b-362da7902a92.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Settings** icon \[1\].

To hide the unpublished assignments column, click the **View Options** tab \[2\] and click the **Unpublished Assignments** checkbox \[3\]. Click the **Apply Settings** button \[4\].

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