# How do I create a group as a student?

As a student, you can create your own Student Groups for study groups, discuss an assignment, etc. You can be part of more than one student group.

**Note**: If you cannot see the People tab in your course, or if you cannot see the Add Group button, your instructor has restricted this feature.

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

<div data-step-uuid="60201A77-A5A8-4579-B03B-D73A5D55A71A" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="60201A77-A5A8-4579-B03B-D73A5D55A71A"><div>![Open People](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/751/722/original/40d8b56c-2380-40ef-9033-a88e5648c55a.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **People** link.

## Open Groups

<div data-step-uuid="1EEF8071-275D-445E-9CFD-027EE984E1E2" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="1EEF8071-275D-445E-9CFD-027EE984E1E2"><div>![Open Groups](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/234/527/original/13e4911f-a5a5-48fa-9bae-978b0f26eba3.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Groups** tab \[1\].

Or, to access groups through the Options menu, click the **Options** icon \[2\] and then click the **View User Groups** link \[3\].

## Add Group

<div data-step-uuid="910E3B4F-C426-457E-9884-6FE0824A2A22" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="910E3B4F-C426-457E-9884-6FE0824A2A22"><div>![Add Group](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/217/881/original/3ce895eb-13cf-4478-8242-88699a248531.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Add Group** button.

## Enter Group Name

<div data-step-uuid="5ae3bdf0-236b-4d46-be62-630ddda67972" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="5ae3bdf0-236b-4d46-be62-630ddda67972"><div>![Enter Group Name](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/217/884/original/49db57c9-4496-4a61-87f4-5a89f2e014c8.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Name the group by entering a name in the **Group Name** field.

## Choose Group Membership Option

<div data-step-uuid="F662F725-E616-4322-A817-C65EE50E4D24" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="F662F725-E616-4322-A817-C65EE50E4D24"><div>![Choose Group Membership Option](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/217/886/original/d2d9ad02-9b7c-4b52-85f2-00d9472f65a6.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Determine who can join the group by clicking the **Joining** drop-down menu.

<div data-step-uuid="F662F725-E616-4322-A817-C65EE50E4D24" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="F662F725-E616-4322-A817-C65EE50E4D24"><div><div></div></div><div>![Select How Members Join](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/217/888/original/fb9d21b4-a3c8-4367-9733-48a8eb81ac38.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To allow anyone in the course to join the group, select the **Course members are free to join** option \[1\].

To allow only specific people to join the group, select the **Membership by invitation only** option \[2\].

### Invite Students

<div data-step-uuid="F662F725-E616-4322-A817-C65EE50E4D24" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="F662F725-E616-4322-A817-C65EE50E4D24"><div data-step-uuid="b1b49853-0fc5-4470-b921-8d2352821324"><div>![Invite Students](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/217/890/original/f4b5ff75-f90a-4ca5-b2fb-4cb961c760d3.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>You can send group invitations to specific students. To invite a student, click in the empty **Invite Students** search field or enter a one or more letters of the student's first name \[1\]. Then select a student name from the list \[2\].

To invite multiple students, repeat this process.

**Notes:**

<div data-step-uuid="F662F725-E616-4322-A817-C65EE50E4D24" id="bkmrk-if-you-set-the-group"><div data-step-uuid="F662F725-E616-4322-A817-C65EE50E4D24"><div data-step-uuid="b1b49853-0fc5-4470-b921-8d2352821324"><div><div>- If you set the group membership option so that anyone can join, but you select only a few of the students to invite to the group, the remaining students who were not invited can see the group in the student group list and can still [join the student group](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-join-a-group-as-a-student/ta-p/468).
- If you set the group membership option as invitation only, students who were not invited cannot see the group in the student group list.
- To add a new student to a group at a later time, contact your instructor for assistance. Your instructor can add or remove students, or your instructor can make you the student group leader so that you can [manage the group membership](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-manage-groups-as-a-student-group-leader/ta-p/473).

</div></div></div><div data-step-uuid="5fcd62ef-7d77-482e-a97a-fb4e2fc49c67"></div></div></div>### View Invited Students

<div data-step-uuid="F662F725-E616-4322-A817-C65EE50E4D24" id="bkmrk--6"><div data-step-uuid="F662F725-E616-4322-A817-C65EE50E4D24"><div data-step-uuid="5fcd62ef-7d77-482e-a97a-fb4e2fc49c67"><div>![View Invited Students](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/217/892/original/3bdaea43-cdf2-490d-b573-6d0970ee09e7.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>In the Invite Students field, view invited student names \[1\].

To remove a student name, click the **Remove** icon \[2\].

## Save Group

<div data-step-uuid="a4190a1b-c51e-494d-aba1-0460847c6033" id="bkmrk--7"><div data-step-uuid="a4190a1b-c51e-494d-aba1-0460847c6033"><div>![Save Group](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/217/894/original/f82335db-2bb6-46ab-9dfa-d8012904488b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To create the group, click the **Submit** button.

## View Group

<div data-step-uuid="1C435445-6E4C-4C87-810D-1F9CF5EC72F6" id="bkmrk--8"><div data-step-uuid="1C435445-6E4C-4C87-810D-1F9CF5EC72F6"><div>[![View Group](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/217/896/medium/3404d5c1-0718-4a98-8e7e-7953e0d0c9d6.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/217/896/original/3404d5c1-0718-4a98-8e7e-7953e0d0c9d6.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>The new group you created is listed in your course groups \[1\].

To open Group details, click the **Visit** link \[2\].

## Edit Group Details

<div data-step-uuid="2a52e8b8-4fc7-4c7e-a005-3043c6d6f410" id="bkmrk--9"><div data-step-uuid="2a52e8b8-4fc7-4c7e-a005-3043c6d6f410"><div>[![Edit Group Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/217/899/medium/c79dc18b-4d5c-439d-9a17-6cfbfe977067.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/217/899/original/c79dc18b-4d5c-439d-9a17-6cfbfe977067.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>If you need to change the group name, click the **Edit Group** button \[1\].

To switch between groups you have created, click the **Select Group** drop-down menu \[2\].

Content retrieved from [https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-group-as-a-student/ta-p/280](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-group-as-a-student/ta-p/280)