--- title: How do I add a Canvas rubric to grade Atomic Assessments? description: Review how to add a Canvas rubric to an Atomic Assessment to aid in grading. --- [Skip to content](https://support.atomicjolt.com/knowledgebase/how-do-i-add-a-canvas-rubric-to-grade-atomic-assessments#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [File a Support Ticket](https://support.atomicjolt.com/knowledgebase/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer Portal](https://support.atomicjolt.com/tickets-view?hsLang=en) ![Atomic Jolt Logo Horiz Small](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Atomic%20Jolt%20Logo%20Horiz%20Small.png?width=260&height=95&name=Atomic%20Jolt%20Logo%20Horiz%20Small.png) - [Release Notes Sign Up](https://share.hsforms.com/1iZCRfUF5QHeWYwcLC3bwEAdk6gc) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Release Notes Sign Up](https://share.hsforms.com/1iZCRfUF5QHeWYwcLC3bwEAdk6gc) - English Show submenu for translations - [File a Support Ticket](https://support.atomicjolt.com/knowledgebase/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer Portal](https://support.atomicjolt.com/tickets-view) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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Check to make sure that the assignment you want to manually grade with a rubric has the “Auto-submit score to gradebook” setting disabled within the Atomic Assessments assignment settings.  ![Auto submit score option](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.13.10%20PM.png?width=340&height=436&name=Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.13.10%20PM.png) *Figure 1: Auto submit score to gradebook option* 2. Go to the associated Canvas assignment and click on **Edit Assignment Settings** in the upper right. ![Edit Assignment Settings](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.18.15%20PM.png?width=688&height=198&name=Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.18.15%20PM.png) *Figure 2: Edit Assignment Settings* 3. Scroll down to the **Submission Type** settings and copy the external tool link. Make sure that the whole link gets copied, then clear the link text out. Make sure you don't clear the clipboard, you can paste the link somewhere else to save it while you complete the steps below. You will need this link later. ![Submission Type Link](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.20.29%20PM.png?width=544&height=266&name=Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.20.29%20PM.png) *Figure 3: Submission Type Link* 4. Change the submission type to **Online, Text Entry ![Online, Text Entry](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.22.04%20PM.png?width=354&height=302&name=Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.22.04%20PM.png)***Figure 4: Online, Text Entry* 5. Save the assignment. ![Saving the Assignment](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.23.07%20PM.png?width=688&height=336&name=Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.23.07%20PM.png) *Figure 5: Saving the Assignment* 6. You will now see the “**+Rubric**” button below the Canvas assignment information. Select the Rubric you want to grade with and make sure to check the box “**Use this rubric for grading**” and click the “**Create Rubric**” button to save the rubric to the assignment. ![Add a Rubric](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.24.42%20PM.png?width=688&height=354&name=Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.24.42%20PM.png) *Figure 6: Adding a Rubric*![Create the Rubric](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.25.11%20PM.png?width=688&height=423&name=Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.25.11%20PM.png) *Figure 7: Create the Rubric* 7. Click on the **Edit** button to go back and re-configure the **Submission Type to External Tool** and paste the link back into the External Tool URL box. ![Edit the Assignment](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.27.59%20PM.png?width=594&height=275&name=Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.27.59%20PM.png) *Figure 8: Edit the Assignment* ![External Tool with Link](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.29.24%20PM.png?width=563&height=276&name=Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2010.29.24%20PM.png) *Figure 9: Selecting External Tool and Pasting in the Previous Link* 8. Save the assignment. To test, click on the SpeedGrader button for an assignment with a submission. 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