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# Importing or Uploading Submissions for Grading and Feedback

Import submissions from Canvas, or upload them yourself, to generate grading and feedback suggestions.

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How you bring in student work depends on how the assignment was set up:

* **Assignments imported from Canvas** are linked to Canvas, so you import submissions from Canvas.
* **Assignments created in TimelyGrader** need submissions uploaded.

{% hint style="info" %}
Quiz attempts are brought in from the **Quizzes** page instead; on Canvas they import automatically. See [Setting up quizzes](/user-guides-get-started-here/quizzes-guide.md). Importing submissions is for instructors: TAs can’t import, and they only see submissions in their assigned sections.
{% endhint %}

## Importing submissions

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Open the assignment you like to import submissions

Once you are viewing the assignment page, you will find the 'Import Submissions' button on the right hand side panel.

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Confirm the number of submissions

A pop-up shows how many Canvas submissions will be imported. If the count is right, click **Continue**.

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Upload the imported submissions

If there are no errors, click **Upload Submissions** to send them to TimelyGrader. Files are grouped in a folder per student, so a student can have more than one file in a submission.

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Wait while submissions are processed

Processing starts immediately and its progress shows in the right sidebar. It can take a few minutes. When it finishes, click **Start Reviewing** to view each submission, see the grading and feedback suggestions, edit them and finalize grades.

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{% hint style="success" %} <img src="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2Fms2lmbcFJs7XOGunUDRn%2Fhugo-head.svg?alt=media" alt="Hugo" data-size="line"> **Hugo’s tip:** You can leave the page or close TimelyGrader while it runs. Processing continues in the background, so it’s a good moment for a coffee.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

## Uploading submissions

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Open the assignment

On the Assignments page, select the assignment.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Upload submissions

In the right sidebar, under **Final Submission Grading & Feedback**, click **Upload Submissions**. Click **Click to Browse** to choose files, or drag and drop them into the upload area.

<figure><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/655ce9ef982243b960228317/6a6b88dd334ecb471b9895d2_3ff1a9d9.png" alt="The Upload Submissions pop-up" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
Accepted file types: .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx and .csv. You can upload up to 600 files, each under 30 MB. Add every submission before you start processing.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Start processing

Once every submission is added, click **Start Processing** to generate grading and feedback suggestions.

<figure><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/655ce9ef982243b960228317/6a6b88dd334ecb471b9895dd_3b824bde.png" alt="The Start Processing button" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Wait while submissions are processed

Progress shows in the right sidebar, and you can leave and come back while it runs. When it finishes, click **Start Reviewing**.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

## Resetting submissions

Imported or uploaded the wrong files, or need to change the assignment details? Reset the grades and feedback for the assignment. See [How to Reset Grades and Feedback](/canvas-support-articles/assignments/reset-grades.md).

## Related articles

* [How We Handle New Submissions](/canvas-support-articles/assignments/new-submissions.md)
* [How We Handle Unsupported Files](/canvas-support-articles/assignments/unsupported-files.md)
* [How to Grade Submissions with TimelyGrader](/canvas-support-articles/assignments/grade-submissions.md)