Overview
This article shows the reader how to hide a grade column from students in D2L Brightspace
Hide Column from Students
1. From the course navigation bar, click ‘Grades’.
![Screenshot of the Grades option](https://service.purdue.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=716aaa94-270c-4165-83df-a96aaabab274.png&beidInt=2)
2. Click ‘Manage Grades’.
![Screenshot of the Manage Grades option](https://service.purdue.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=ea753e7b-9676-4df5-9d2c-52ca973f401b.png&beidInt=2)
3. Click the arrow next to the item you want to hide from students.
![Screenshot of the Actions arrow to the right of an item's name](https://service.purdue.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=235108ec-7007-4118-958e-109e6a140271.png&beidInt=2)
4. Select 'Hide from Users' from the drop-down.
![Screenshot of the Hide from Users option in the item's Actions menu](https://service.purdue.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=198adb82-b309-46ef-90dd-87523391d206.png&beidInt=2)
5. A symbol of an eye with a slash through it will appear next to the hidden item.
![Screenshot of the Hidden icon](https://service.purdue.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=b9ff4813-6580-45df-aa1e-3c47430d8946.png&beidInt=2)
Restoring Columns Hidden from the Grade Center
1. Click ‘Manage Grades’.
![Screenshot of the Manage Grades option](https://service.purdue.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=3aa9084b-f0fe-40eb-a92f-606454390a9e.png&beidInt=2)
2. Click the arrow next to the item you want to make visible to students.
![Screenshot of the Actions arrow to the right of an item's name](https://service.purdue.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=d8d02d8d-416c-4938-9207-f0c08e38417e.png&beidInt=2)
3. Select ‘Make Visible to Users’ from the drop-down.
![Screenshot of the Make Visible to Users option in the item's Actions menu](https://service.purdue.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=fe39d5ca-a686-41b7-bfeb-9772222e026d.png&beidInt=2)
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