Manage Dates

Use the Manage Dates tool to view, bulk edit, and bulk offset the date availability and set the calendar status of all content topics and modules, discussion topics and forums, assignment submissions folders, grades categories and items, announcement items, quizzes, checklists, and surveys in your course from one central location.

Offset Dates

The Manage Dates tool enables you to move start dates and end dates forward or backward by a specified number of days. It is ideal when you need to move the due dates of items in a course forward to a new term.

  1. On the navbar, click Course Tools.
  2. Click Course Admin.
  3. Click Manage Dates.
  4. Select the checkbox by any item for which you want to offset dates. Or use the top most checkbox to select all items.
  5. Click Bulk Offset Dates.
  6. In the Bulk Offset Dates dialog box, enter your offset details.
  7. Click Save.

This 2-minute video demonstrates using the offset dates function.

 

Edit Dates Directly in the Manage Dates Table

  1. On the navbar, click Course Tools.
  2. Click Course Admin.
  3. Click Manage Dates.
  4. You may want to filter by tool to group your like items together, if so, click the Specific Tools radio button and then check one or more tools.
  5. In the table, click on the cell of the date you want to adjust.
  6. In the pop-up window make the date change.
  7. Click Save.

Bulk Edit Dates

The Manage Dates tool enables you to bulk edit due dates and availability dates of your course content.

  1. On the navbar, click Course Tools.
  2. Click Course Admin.
  3. Click Manage Dates.
  4. Use the checkbox(es) to select all the items that have the same due date, then click the blue Bulk Edit Dates link at the top of the grid.
  5. In the Bulk Edit Dates dialog box, update the due dates and availability dates.
  6. Click Save.
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