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Create Groupings
Just as a Group is a collection of users, a Grouping is a collection of groups. Groupings can be used to organize groups, assign activities, distribute materials, and/or maintain forums.
1. On your course main page, click the settings 
button at the upper-right corner of the course main page. A dropdown list will appear then select More.
2. Click the User link and click Groups.
3. Click the Groupings tab. The Groupings page will open as shown below.
4. Click Create grouping. The Create grouping page will open.
5. Enter a name for the grouping and description (optional), then click Save changes. The Groupings page will open, and you will see the new grouping listed.
6. To add groups to the grouping, go back to the Groupings page. Click the Show groups 
icon. The Add/remove groups page will open.
7. On the Add/remove groups page, click the names of the group(s) you want to add to the grouping from the Potential members list. Selected names will be highlighted. To select multiple groups at once, hold the CTRL key (command key for Mac) and click.
8. Click Add to add the groups. Added groups will appear under Existing members.
9. Click Back to groupings. The group(s) you added to the grouping will now be listed in the table on the Groupings page.
