With this setting, students are allowed to earn more than the maximum points on a grade item.
On the course home page, in the navbar, click Grades.
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In the Manage Grades area, click on the title of the item you want to edit.
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Once the page opens, stay in the Properties tab and scroll down the page to select the Can Exceed checkbox.
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Click Save and Close.
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