As needed, you can use the Grade Detail Tray to change the status for an assignment, discussion, or quiz submission. Available statuses include late, missing, excused, or none (no status).
2. Click the Canvas icon in the top-right corner.
3. Click Dashboard in the Global Navigation Menu.
4. Click a course card to access that course.
1. Click Grades in the Course Navigation Menu.
2. Locate the student name and assignment where you want to change the status. Click the Gradebook cell, and click the Grade Detail Tray icon.
3. The Status section of the Grade Detail Tray displays available status options. Any selected status is applied immediately. Depending on the assignment's settings and student submissions, a status may already be selected for you.
3.1. The None status indicates that no status exists, or that the assignment was turned in before the due date.
3.2. The Late status indicates an assignment that was submitted after the due date. You can enter a number of how many days late the student submitted the assignment.
3.3. The Missing status indicates an online assignment that has not been submitted and is past the due date.
3.4. The Excused status indicates that the student has been excused from making a submission. Students are not able to submit excused assignments, and excused assignments are not calculated in the student's total grade. You can also excuse an assignment by typing EX in the assignment cell.
4. Assignment cells in the Gradebook will display the color assigned to the corresponding status.
Color status is only visible in the Gradebook and does not affect the student Grades page.
5. The student's Grades page will display a label corresponding to the status setting in the Gradebook.
5.1. Label will display for missing assignments.
5.2. Label will display for late assignments.
5.3. Excused assignments are noted by EX in the points column.
5.4. Assignments with no status (none) do not display a label in the Status column of the student Grades page.
