Using the Canvas late policy to automatically enter a 0 (zero)

Note: If you set the late policy at the end of the semester or after the submission, you will need to manually enter a ‘0’ in that column. So, it is best to set this at the beginning of the semester.
Note: This option may not work with grades imported from third-party homework platforms.

Enabling a Late Grading Policy in the Canvas Gradebook

1. Go to your Canvas course.
2. Select Grades in the course navigation menu.
3. Select the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of the grade center. The Late Policies tab will appear.
4. Select automatically apply grade for missing submissions.
5. Enter 0% in the box for Grade for missing submissions (See Fig. 1).
   
   Figure 1: Late Policy options
    
6. Select Apply Settings.
7. Canvas will now insert a 0 into any missing assignment cells after the due date has passed; however, students can still submit/resubmit if the assignment is still available.

Why should I set this? 

Every cell in the Canvas grade center should have a number or value. If you have a cell that does not contain a grade, Canvas is not counting that assignment toward the final grade in your total column (See Fig. 2).

Figure 2: Gradebook values

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