Using the Advanced Assignments Page Options
When you select to Show All Options on the Assignments page, otherwise hidden controls will appear under the heading to Choose assignments and then select an option below.
From this row of controls you can choose from basic clipboard options such as to cut, copy, paste, or delete entire assignments. Assignments are moved onto the CengageNOWv2 system clipboard and can be pasted as copies or pasted into other courses or sections. You also have options to archive assignments for storage and retrieval, or to modify the dates for selected assignments.
Note: If you are a section-level instructor, you may see some options disabled for assignments inherited from the parent course.
To access the Modify Dates page
- 1. Use the Course or Section dropdown list on the Assignments page to select the appropriate course or section.
- 2. Select the check box for one or more assignments listed in table.
- 3. If necessary, click Show All Options to see the advanced options.
- 4. Click the Modify Dates button to open the Modify Dates page.
From this page you can use the calendar tool to edit the date and times for when assignments are Available, Due, or Unavailable. Some assignment types also allow you to modify the availability of assignment scores and feedback. See Modifying Dates for additional details.
To cut, copy, or delete assignments
- 1. Use the Course or Section dropdown list on the Assignments page to make the appropriate selection.
- 2. Select the check box for one or more assignments listed in table.
- 3. If necessary, click Show All Options to see the advanced options.
- 4. Click Cut or Copy to place the selection on the CengageNOWv2 clipboard, or click Delete to permanently remove the selected assignment from the current course.
Note: A Cut assignment is not removed from its current location until you paste it elsewhere. Deleted assignments are not placed on the clipboard.
To archive assignments
- 1. Use the Course or Section dropdown list on the Assignments page to select your course or section.
- 2. Select the check box for one or more assignments listed in table.
- 3. If necessary, click Show All Options to see the advanced options.
- 4. Click Archive and a confirmation window will appear. Click OK to proceed with archiving (or click Cancel to exit and return to the Assignments page).
- 5. The selected assignment is moved to the Archived Materials page and is no longer available from the Assignments page for you and for your students.
Note: From the Archived Materials page, you have options to manage and retrieve your archived assignments. See Archiving Your Materials for more details.
To paste assignments into a different course or section
- 1. Use the Course or Section page to select the course or section containing the assignments to be moved.
- 2. If necessary, click Show All Options to see the advanced options.
- 3. Select the appropriate assignment(s) and click either Copy or Cut. Cut will remove the assignment from the current course.
- 4. Use the Course or Section dropdown list on the Assignments page to select a course or section as the destination for the assignment you are moving.
- 5. Click Paste to open the CengageNOWv2 Clipboard in a new browser window. The Type, Name, and Properties for the selected assignments should be listed.
- 6. Select the check box for each assignment you want to add to the course, and clear the check boxes for assignments you don't want to paste here.
- 7. If you are pasting assignments into a section, you can select the option to Apply paste action to all sections to add assignment(s) to all sections from the same parent course.
- 8. Clearing the check box for Remove copied items from clipboard when pasted? will retain copied assignments on the clipboard so that you can paste them into another course.
- 9. Click Paste Selected Items to close the Clipboard window. The assignments are now displayed in the Assignments page list.
Note: If you select Cut, you will need to click OK on the Confirm window that appears.
Note: You can also delete assignments from the clipboard without pasting them. To do so, select the items you want to delete, and click Delete Selected Items.
To delete the assignments from the clipboard, select the check box.
You can cancel out of the clipboard by clicking either Delete Selected Items, which clears the Clipboard of the selected items and closes the window. Clicking Cancel closes the window, but your selections will remain on the Clipboard.
