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title: "Add Text column to Gradebook"
slug: "add-text-column-to-gradebook"
updated: 2025-10-01T13:57:42Z
published: 2025-10-01T13:57:42Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Add Text column to Gradebook

Instructors can create custom text-based columns in the Gradebook, to record information for an assessment, such as performance code, group membership, and tutoring information.

:::(Warning) (Take note)

* Character limitation: the text item allow instructors to record up to 32 characters. 
* The text item can accept letters, numbers (alphanumerical values).
* It will not be available for calculations.

:::

> Instructors can:
> 
> * Create text-based columns from the Gradable Items or Grades options;
> * Name the column, control student visibility, and add a description;
> * Add and edit text information for a specific student using an inline eidt workflow.
> 
> Text-based columns exclude the following:
> 
> * Points values (automatically set to 0 points)
> * Due dates
> * Categories
> * Gradebook calculations and related calculations

:::(Error) (Take note of the following:)
1. Content in a text-based item **auto-posts**. The students will see the text as soon as you press the ENTER key on your keyboard.
![grade_text_item_auto_display1](https://cdn.document360.io/8ea693b1-555d-4973-acf4-f29e9965c563/Images/Documentation/grade_text_item_auto_display1.PNG){height="" width=""}

![grade_text_item_auto_display2](https://cdn.document360.io/8ea693b1-555d-4973-acf4-f29e9965c563/Images/Documentation/grade_text_item_auto_display2.PNG){height="" width=""}

2. You can sort on the text-based item. 
![grade_text_item_sort](https://cdn.document360.io/8ea693b1-555d-4973-acf4-f29e9965c563/Images/Documentation/grade_text_item_sort.PNG){height="" width=""}

3. Instructors can also download and upload text-based columns using the Gradebook's upload/download function.
![grade_text_item_download](https://cdn.document360.io/8ea693b1-555d-4973-acf4-f29e9965c563/Images/Documentation/grade_text_item_download.PNG){height="" width=""}
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