Standardized tabbed interface in Flexible Grading – 4000.4

Impact: Instructors
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We improved the Flexible Grading experience by introducing a consistent tabbed interface for all submission types. Previously, tabs were only shown for file-based submissions. With this update, instructors will now see tabs for:

Instructions: Always present, even if no instructions are provided (displays “No instructions” when empty).
Submission: For text, LTI or mixed submissions (text, images, files).
File tabs: Each file submitted appears in its own tab, rendered in Annotate when possible.

This enhancement makes grading more intuitive and efficient by providing a uniform layout across different submission formats. On mobile, navigation buttons appear at the top of the tabbed interface for quick access to previous and next submissions.

Image 1: Consistent tabbed interface for all submission types.