Step by Step: Batch adjusting assignment dates after import

After importing your content into a new canvas course you may need to adjust the dates for your assessments within the course. Although this is possible by going into each assignment there are two tools to help you apply changes to many items at once. 

Step 1: Open the Assignments menu.

Step 2: In the top right corner open Edit Assignment Dates by choosing the vertical flyout and then click/tap Edit Assignment Dates.

Step 3: To batch edit, select a specific date range to edit using Select by date range and selecting Apply or manually check the box next to each item you would like to modify.

Step 4: To shift dates, choose Batch Edit (dates) to open the dialog.

Step 6: Choose the amount of days to shift selected items. Please note you can only shift forward in time. 

💡Tip: See below, Windows 10/11 has a calendar application which has a date calculation mode that can count the days between dates.

Step 5: Enter the value to shift the dates into the future and choose Confirm. 

Note: Shifting dates in the future is limited to less than 999 days.

Step 7: If needed individual changes can be reverted by choosing revert date changes or by choosing Cancel in the top right corner.

Final Step: No changes have been made to your assignments at this time until you choose Save.