How to Assign Users to a Group v2

How to Assign Users to a Group v2

Note: You need Teacher or Manager access before you can perform this action.
Go to How to Create a Group, if you want to learn more about group creation within a course. 

Below are the steps to assign users to an existing group within a course, 

Step 1. Enter the course where you want to add the users to an existing group.


Step 2. Click on the 'Participants' on the course menu bar.


Step 3. Select the Groups in the dropdown option of Enrolled Users.

Step 4. From the existing list of groups, select the group that you’d like to add users to.

If you need to create a new group, follow the instructions on How to Create a Group before proceeding to the next steps.

Step 5. Select Add/remove users


Step 6. From the Potential members list, select the users you wish to add to the group.
Tips: You can select multiple users by holding the Ctrl key on your keyboard while clicking on user/s.
         You can also search for a specific user to add by typing in the name or e-mail address of the user on the Search bar.


Selected users will now be added to the group.

If you wish to activate the group mode and force it in the settings, you may proceed to the Course Settings:


The Group mode setting has 3 options:
  1. No groups
  2. Separate groups - Each group member can only see their own group, others are invisible
  3. Visible groups - Each group member works in their own group, but can also see other groups. The group mode defined at course level is the default mode for all activities within the course. Each activity that supports groups can also define its own group mode, though if the group mode is forced at course level, the group mode setting for each activity isignored.

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