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<p>The Grades tool provides a series of features to create and manage your gradebook. By leveraging these features, Brightspace offers a flexible and powerful gradebook that removes technical barriers and empowers users to teach and assess however it makes sense for their courses.</p>
<h2 data-id="visual-tour">Visual tour</h2>
<p>There are five key points of navigation in the Grades tool to help you create and manage your gradebook.</p>
<p><br><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6036482/uploads/H0GJ26WNN42D/grades-vt-1-648x500.png" title="The Grades Tool, including Enter Grades tab; Manage Grades tab; Schemes tab; Setup Wizard tab; and settings option" alt="Figure: Overview of the Grades tool interface" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img><br></p>
<p>Figure: Overview of the <b>Grades</b> tool interface.</p>
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<p><b>Enter Grades:</b> Review your learners' grades, import and export your grade book to Microsoft Excel or into a .CSV format, grade learner submissions, and manually enter or override grades. For more information, refer to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://d2l.vanillacommunities.com/brightspace/kb/articles/3548-enter-grades-in-the-grades-tool">Enter Grades in the Grades Tool</a>.</p>
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<p><b>Manage Grades:</b> Create new grade categories and grade items. For more information, refer to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/3553-manage-grades-in-the-grades-tool">Manage Grades in the Grades Tool</a>.</p>
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<p><b>Schemes:</b> View, create, and edit grading schemes that have been shared from a higher level in your organization.</p>
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<p><b>Setup Wizard:</b> A seven-step setup wizard to help guide you to set up your initial gradebook configuration. For more information, refer to Using the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/3539-set-up-your-grade-book">Grades Tool Setup Wizard</a>.</p>
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<p><b>Settings:</b> Configure your personal display options, org unit (course) display options, and calculation options. For more information, refer to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/3547-define-settings-in-grades-tool">Define Settings in Grades Tool</a>.</p>
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</ol><h2 data-id="video-overview-of-the-grades-tool">Video: Overview of the Grades tool</h2>
<p><iframe title="Watch how to add feedback and evaluations to assignment submissions" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sj_TIkhMoiA?" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" width="560px" height="315px" class="importedEmbed-iframe"><br></iframe></p>
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