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title: "Use the Notes Column in the Gradebook"
canonical: "https://servicedesk.shu.edu/space/PUBLICKBA/3403972634/Use%20the%20Notes%20Column%20in%20the%20Gradebook"
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The **Notes** column in the Gradebook allows instructors to track extra information, such as student details or general notes. This column is **not visible to students**.
> ℹ️ **Notes**:
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> ℹ️ - Instructors can only show and hide the Notes column.
> ℹ️ - The Notes column is included in the gradebook export CSV file, and you can add notes via CSV import.
1. **Open the Gradebook**
- In Course Navigation, click the **Grades** link.
2. **Show the Notes Column**
- Click the **Settings** icon **[1]**.
- Go to the **View Options** tab **[2]**, check the **Notes** box **[3]**, and click **Apply Settings** **[4]**.
3. **Add a Note.**
- Click the note field for the appropriate student **[1]**.
- Enter your note (up to **255 characters**) in the text field **[2]**.
- Click **Save** **[3]**.
> ℹ️ **Note: **To sort the Notes column, press the "s" key on your keyboard.
4. **View and Edit Notes**
- Resize the column or click the note field again to see the full comment.
> ℹ️ **Note**: When you navigate away from the Gradebook, any changes to the size of the columns will be lost.
5. **Hide the Notes Column**
- Click the **Settings** icon **[1]**.
- In **View Options** **[2]**, uncheck the **Notes** box **[3]**, then click **Apply Settings** **[4]**.
> ℹ️ **Note:** Hiding the column does **not** delete existing notes.
