The Manage Dates tool enables you to view, edit, and offset the date availability and allows you to set the calendar status for Content, Discussions, Dropboxes, Grades, News, and Quizzes. NOTE: Dates set here for Discussions controls the Availability (not Locking) dates.
To access the dates screen,
Click on Edit Course and select Manage Dates from the Site Resources group.
Choose the filter options to display only the items you want to change.
Click the arrow to the right of the item you wish to change. From the drop-down action menu, choose either to Edit or Offset dates.
Select the date(s) you wish to change. Check to display in the calendar as desired.
The visibility column displays Visible if no dates are set; Limited if one or more dates are set; and Hidden if a quiz or other item is inactive or hidden.
Click on Done when finished. NOTE: Dates set with the Manage Dates tool for Discussions apply to the Availability dates NOT the Locking dates.
NOTE: You can set only start and end dates with the Manage Dates tool. There are no options for Due Dates.
Watch video instructions for setting dates using the Manage Dates tool. (3 min. 18 secs.)