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title: "Update Assignment Due Dates and Availability Dates"
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As an instructor, you have the option to update due dates and availability dates for multiple assignments and assessments at one time. Additionally, if you previously assigned differentiated due dates for sections, students or groups, you can bulk update these due and availability dates.  Learn more about the difference between <u>[due dates and availability dates](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/What-is-the-difference-between-assignment-due-dates-and/ta-p/897)</u>. 

> ℹ️ **Note: **You can only move dates forward, not backward. If you overshoot, you must manually fix each assignment date. No warning appears for this.

1. In Course Navigation, click the **Assignments** link.
  
2. On the Assignments page, click the **Options** icon [1]. Then select the **Edit Assignment Dates** option [2].
  
3. You can view and manage assignment information on the Edit Assignment Dates page. All graded items in your course, including assignments, discussions, and quizzes, are listed in the **Title **column [1]. Current assignment due dates and times (if any) display in the **Due At **column [2], and current availability dates (if any) display in the **Available From **and **Available Until **columns [3].

- You can also view and edit differentiated due dates for students, sections, and groups [4].

![Canvas Edit Assignment Dates page with a table of assignments, due dates, and availability fields, plus Save and Cancel options.](media://f733d000-d828-44e6-b26f-32eb4df307ae)

4. To edit an individual assignment due, availability date or time, locate the item in the list and click the corresponding date field you wish to update [1]. Type the date and time in the **Date** field [2], or select a date from the calendar [4]. You can update due dates for assignments with existing due dates or enter a new due date for an assignment without a due date.

![An online assignment list shows task titles with their due dates. A calendar tool is open to adjust the due date for one of the assignments.](media://85dad6b4-6671-45b7-865d-de9861b470d3)

5. If you enter invalid due or availability dates, an error displays beneath the invalid date. You must modify or remove the invalid date before you can save your date changes.

![An assignment entry shows fields for due date, unlock date, and lock date. Error messages appear because the unlock date is after the lock date and the lock date is before the due date.](media://fd93f648-7dfc-4aa8-9d4c-87996b22f4db)

6. To revert date changes for an assignment, click the **Remove** icon. Reverting changes removes any date changes made to the assignment dates.

![Canvas LMS assignment settings interface showing three date time input fields with a red error message box indicating invalid date configuration between unlock due and lock dates](media://2f48dc82-7c01-460c-b94f-be05d39f2d6f)

7. To save your updates, click the **Save **button.

![A user interface screen showing a message that says no assignments selected with three buttons labeled batch edit cancel and save the save button is highlighted in blue with a red border indicating it is the primary action](media://cb91d60a-d03d-46af-9945-3e1759a91142)

8. Canvas displays the progress for your updates.

![A horizontal progress bar showing a task is 65 percentage complete, with the percentage displayed beside the bar.](media://7c6bd120-f73a-452d-9a10-5679abf3f92c)

9. When your updates save successfully, Canvas displays a **Success** notification.

![A success message with a checkmark icon stating that assignment dates were saved successfully.](media://e73a3e10-78fd-41e6-b613-137d76c32696)

Additional Resources: 

<u>[How do I bulk update due dates and availability dates as an instructor?](https://setonhall.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUBLICKBA/pages/3774218243)</u>

<u>[What is the difference between assignment due dates and availability dates?](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/What-is-the-difference-between-assignment-due-dates-and/ta-p/897)</u>