Make unpublished assignments visually distinct on Calendar

[wardn1]

As far as I can tell, there is no way to see, on the instructor's view of a calendar, whether an assignment is published or unpublished. Whether with an icon or an overlay, unpublished assignments should look different from published ones, in case we accidentally click on "save" instead of "save and publish".

Alternatively, as has been suggested elsewhere, we should be able to choose to hide all unpublished assignments.

[Stef_retired]

Hi,  @wardn1 ‌, thanks for sharing this idea; it's open for voting. The second idea referenced in the idea description is currently active at https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/16587-toggle-unpublished-assignments-in-calendar 

[kelbrooks]

Agreed! Distinguishing unpublished assignments in the calendar would be incredibly helpful. Eliminating the step of needing to go into Student View would streamline the process and help avoid confusion. Please add this feature!

[kgo]

I appreciate being able to see all assignments in the CAlendar as I plan (and modify) my course. But it would be great if there was some differentiation between published and unpublished assignments. Since each course has a separate color, perhaps the unpublished assignments could be shaded grey inside the cell.

A mockup is included below. In this example, the last two days of assignments are unpublished to the students, but can be seen by the instructor on the calendar for planning purposes. This would likely minimize the times when an instructor thinks they have posted assignments, but the students are unaware.

 

[nmogul]

AGREE!! I was searching for a way to hide unpublished events from my calendar when I found this thread. As usual, the Canvas Community is suggesting ways to make this platform more useable. Canvas, can you hear us? 

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