1Click Classes under Learning in the sidebar, open your class, and click Gradebook
2In the grade grid, click the student's cell under the assignment (a past-due cell with no score shows M for missing)
3Type e (for excused) and press Enter
4The cell now reads EX. An excused assignment is left out of the student's average and no longer counts as missing
5Read the legend under the grid: e = excused · blank = ungraded · M = missing (past due, no score) · red = below 60%
6To undo, click the cell, type a score and press Enter — points replace the excusal
Part of Gradebook, report cards & transcripts
Enter grades in a spreadsheet-style grid, post them once, and watch report cards and transcripts assemble themselves — plus the What-If views families use on their side.