.. _Hide a Unit from Students:

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Hide a Unit from Learners
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.. tags:: educator, how-to

You can prevent learners from seeing a unit regardless of the unit status or
the release schedules of the section and subsection.

For more information, see :ref:`Content Hidden from Students`.

You can hide a unit from learners using the course outline or the unit page.

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Use the Unit Page to Hide a Unit
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In the status panel, select **Hide from learners**.

   .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/hide_unit_checkbox.png
      :alt: The Course Unit settings with the Hide from Learners checkbox selected.
      :width: 500

The **Release** section applies only to instructor-paced courses. It does not
appear for units in self-paced courses.

For more information, see :ref:`Controlling Content Visibility`.

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Use the Outline to Hide a Unit
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#. Select the **Configure** icon in the unit box.

   .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/outline-unit-settings.png
      :alt: The Course Outline page with the Configure icon for a unit
          indicated.
      :width: 500

   The **Settings** dialog box opens.

#. In the **Unit Visibility** section, select **Hide from learners**.

#. Select **Save**.

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Make a Hidden Unit Visible to Learners
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Before you make a hidden unit visible to learners, be aware that course content
will immediately be visible to learners, as follows.

* For a hidden unit that previously was published, deselecting **Hide from
  learners** publishes the current content for the unit. If you made changes to
  the unit while is was hidden, those draft changes are published.

* When you make a section or subsection that was previously hidden visible to
  learners, draft content in units is *not* published. Changes you made since
  last publishing units are not made visible to learners.

You can make a hidden unit visible to learners from the unit page or the course
outline. Follow the instructions above and clear the **Hide from learners**
check box.

You are prompted to confirm that you want to make the unit visible to learners.

.. seealso::
 
 :ref:`About Course Units` (concept)

 :ref:`Manage Course Units` (how-to)

 :ref:`Set Access Restrictions For a Unit` (how-to)

 :ref:`Copy and Paste Course Units <Copy and Paste Course Units>` (how-to)

 :ref:`Copy and Paste Course Components <Copy and Paste Course Components>` (how-to)

 :ref:`Manage Course Units` (how-to)

 :ref:`The Unit Workflow` (reference)

**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
|2025/01       |Educators WG - J Swope         |Redwood         |Pass                            |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+