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# How to Sync Your Roster Manually

Bring your Canvas roster into TimelyGrader so every instructor and student is linked to their assignments.

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Keeping the roster current makes sure every instructor and student is linked to the right assignments. Syncing pulls the latest member list directly from Canvas.

Sync your roster when:

* you need to invite new instructors, TAs or students,
* students have recently enrolled in the course, or
* you want to make sure the TimelyGrader roster is up to date.

{% hint style="info" %}
TimelyGrader tries to sync the roster the first time you launch a course. It doesn’t sync again on later launches, so after that you sync manually.
{% endhint %}

## Steps

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### Open People

Go to the **People** page and click **Sync Roster**.

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### Wait while the roster is checked

TimelyGrader checks the member list in Canvas.

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### Review the changes

Check the proposed changes to your TimelyGrader roster.

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### Apply them

Click **Sync Roster** to apply the changes!
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{% endstepper %}

## Reading the roster and assigning TAs

Click a column header to sort the roster, or use the filters to narrow it down.

You can also assign TA roles manually. TAs work only within their assigned sections:

* **TAs can** review the assignment description, settings and rubric, and review student submissions in their sections.
* **TAs can’t** import assignments, delete anything, push grades back, edit assignment settings (rubric, feature settings and so on), or see submissions outside their sections.

## Related articles

* [What Students See on TimelyGrader](/canvas-support-articles/assignments/what-students-see.md)
* [How We Handle New Submissions](/canvas-support-articles/assignments/new-submissions.md)
* [Importing or Creating an Assignment](/canvas-support-articles/assignments/importing-or-creating-an-assignment.md)