Blackboard Vista: Modifying Grade Book Appearance

Step 1: Hide One Column

1. From the Grade Book screen, locate the column you want to hide and click the View Options for This Column icon.
2. In the drop-down menu, click Hide Column. The column is no longer visible.

Step 2: Hide Multiple Columns

1. From the Grade Book screen, click Reorder Columns. The Reorder Columns screen is displayed.

Step 3: Select Columns to Hide

1. Check the check boxes for the columns you want to hide.
2. Click Hide.
3. Click Save. The Grade Book is displayed and the selected columns are hidden (not illustrated).

NOTE: Hide and Show settings only affect the view in your Grade Book. If you do not want students to see columns in My Grades, you must set the Released to Student option to No (See the "Releasing Grades" handout).

Step 4: Show Multiple Columns

1. From the Grade Book screen, click Reorder Columns. The Reorder Columns screen is displayed.

Step 5: Select Columns to Show

1. Check the check boxes for the columns you want to show.
   
2. Click Show.
3. Click Save. The Grade Book appears and the columns are now displayed (not illustrated).
   

Step 6: Sort Columns

1. To sort a column in the reverse order in which it is currently sorted, locate the column. In this example, we use the Last Name column.
2. From the View Options for This Column Menu, click Sort Column.

NOTE: You can also sort the entire Grade Book by any column. For example, if you want to see the grades for a quiz from highest to lowest, locate that column and click Sort Column.

Step 7: Freeze/Unfreeze Columns

1. To unfreeze or freeze the Last Name and First Name columns, from the Grade Book screen, click Grade Book Options.
   
2. In the drop-down menu, click Unfreeze Columns or Freeze Columns. The command will be Unfreeze Columns if they are currently frozen and Freeze Columns if they are currently unfrozen.