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Group Management

Creating groups is a great way to have more control over the users within your course, especially if the course has quite a few students enrolled. There are two ways in which to create, modify and remove groups.

1. If your site is small you can use the Group Management tool under User Management section within the Control Panel.
2. For larger sites we recommend using the Advanced Group Management tool under Course/Organisation Tools section within the Control Panel.

Creating a Group

1. Select the Control Panel.
2. Click on Manage Groups under User Management.
3. Click Add Group in the top left-hand corner of the page.
   1. Group Information
      1. Enter a group name in the Name: text field.
      2. Enter description in the Description: field.
   2. Group Options
      1. You can make the certain tools available to the group. Select the tools you want to make available to the group.
   3. Submit
      1. Click Submit to finish.
      2. Click Cancel to quit. Nothing will have saved.

Adding Users to the Group

1. Select the Control Panel.
2. Click on Manage Groups under User Management.
3. Click Modify next to the group you would like to add users to.
4. Select Add Users to Group from the list given.
5. Click on the Search button
6. Select the Check Box next to the users to add.
7. Click Submit to finish or Cancel to quit.

Remove Users from Group

1. Select the Control Panel.
2. Click on Manage Groups under User Management.
3. Click Modify next to the group you would like to add users to.
4. Select Remove Users from Group from the list given.
5. Click on the Search button to reveal all users or enter details to reveal individual users.
6. Select the Check Box next to the users to remove.
7. Type the word Yes into the text box and then click Submit or Cancel to quit.

Removing a Group

1. Select the Control Panel.
2. Click on Manage Groups under User Management.
3. Click Remove next to the group you would like to remove.
4. Select OK.