Assignments | How to use an existing Assignment for groups
This manual assumes an assignment has already been made and should now be assigned to groups. To create a new assignment see How to create an Assignment.
This article shows how to:
The modification from an existing Individual Assignment to a Group Assignment can only be made if the Assignment has no submissions.
Selecting the assignment
Navigate to your course, in the green navigation bar
- Click on Assessments, a drop-down menu will appear
- Click on Assignments
![In the navigation bar click on Assessment, a drop-down menu will appear then click on Assignments](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/967/932/original/8745d0f9-3f65-42e4-93f3-e3c9af8db3c5.png)
This action will open the Assignment Homepage. Choose the assignment to be assigned to groups, next to the name of the assignment.
- Click on the downward arrow, a drop-down menu will appear
- Click on Edit Assignment
![Choose the assignment you wish you assign to groups, click on the downward arrow next to the name of the assignment, a drop-down menu will appear click on edit assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/073/142/original/7d450f1f-311e-4f0c-bfe4-7f6dc9ddc758.png)
Changing Assignment Type to group
This action will open the Edit Assignment Homepage, on the right side of the page,
- Click on Submission & Completion
![Edit Assignment Homepage opens](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/311/364/original/917bf593-9b08-4b70-a1b7-6ce5a681ea02.png)
A menu will unfold, under Assignment Type,
- Tick the box next to Group Assignment, the heading Group Category will appear
- Click on the downward arrow, a drop-menu will appear with the different group categories
- Select the group category of your choice
This assignment will be available for all the groups of the group category.
![Tick the box next to Group Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/073/146/original/629d4a31-78be-4348-a56a-606322eb6bdc.png)
At the bottom of the window,
- Click on the blue button Save and Close to save the changes
You can click on the button next to Visibility to make the assignment invisible to users
![Click on the blue Save and Close button](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/073/148/original/96645ed4-4c4e-4393-b670-b6207e5a4673.png)
Now you know how to use an existing assignment for groups in Brightspace!
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