How do I add a rubric to an item?
In Mastery Connect, you can enter text, copy and paste an existing rubric, insert a rubric as a JPEG or PNG image, or build one as a table using the text editor.
Open Item Editor
![Open Item Editor](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/556/101/original/3e16a116-8911-4311-b946-4770043a6f5d.png)
When you create an item with rubric-based scoring, you can add a rubric information in the Item Editor.
To view the rubric fields, click the More options link [1].
Enter rubric text and the hightest number of points possible in the rubric fields [2].
Copy and Paste Rubric
![Copy and Paste Rubric](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/722/160/original/da358a3b-4650-4806-a6e4-adc27e7c4e12.png)
To add text from an existing rubric document, copy the selected text from your document file. Then move the cursor to the Rubric text field and press the Control+V keys (on a PC keyboard) or Command+V keys (on a Mac keyboard).
Note: Pasted text displays in plain text only.
Insert Rubric Image File
Alternatively, you can add a rubric image from a file on your computer.
To add a rubric image, click inside the Rubric text field to display the formatting toolbar [1].
To upload a rubric image, click the Image button [2].
In the Image Properties window, enter an image name in the Image Title text field [3].
To upload an image from your files, click the Upload Image button [4].
For more image options, click the More Options drop-down [5].
To format the rubric size, enter dimensions in the Height and Width text fields [6].
To host your own image, enter the URL in the Image URL text field [7].
To save changes, click the Save button [8]. To delete changes and exit, click the Cancel button [9].
Note: You can upload JPEG, or PNG image files.
Build Rubric
![Build Rubric](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/771/708/original/347b6dbc-8db5-434b-940b-3545b8f4ddb0.png)
If you do not have an existing rubric, you can enter text directly in the Rubric text field.
To insert a table, click the Table icon [1]. Then, select properties for the table in the Table Properties menu [2].
To create the table template click the OK button [3].
To close without saving and return to the text editor, click the Cancel button [4].
Format Table
![Enter Rubric Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/747/178/original/c52cd9e2-b821-495d-a692-fc9b38765105.png)
The blank table displays in the Rubric text field [1].
Enter the rubric contents in the table. Text can be formatted with the text editor [2]
Enter Total Points
![Enter Total Points](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/747/184/original/baa0860c-4031-4d99-9881-5a06a2a826ca.png)
When you have finished entering the rubric text, enter the total number of points possible in the Rubric Total Points text field.