> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.canvascope.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Grades, notes, and focus tools
> Check your grades, try what-if GPA scenarios, run a focus timer with background sound, and keep quick notes, all from the Scope search bar.
Scope includes a few small tools you open from the search bar on any course page: a GPA calculator, a one-screen grades summary, a focus timer, and quick notes. Each one opens over the page you're on, so you don't lose your place.
To open any tool, press ⌘+K or Ctrl+K on a Canvas or Brightspace page, type the tool's name, and press Enter. To see every tool and command, type `/`. To close a tool, click **✕** in its corner.
## See your grades on one screen
Type `grades` and press Enter on **Grades summary**. The **Grades** window lists each course with your current letter grade and percentage, taken from Canvas.
If you see **No grade data yet. Open a course's grades page once and reopen.**, open the **Grades** page of one of your Canvas courses, then open the summary again.
Grades come from Canvas only. Brightspace grades don't appear here.
You can also ask Scope about your grades, such as "what do I need on the final to keep an A in Bio 1A?". See [Ask Scope](/chrome/ask-scope).
## Calculate your GPA
The GPA calculator starts with your current Canvas courses and grades, so you can see your GPA and try what-if changes.
Type `gpa` and press Enter on **GPA calculator**. The **GPA Calculator** window opens with a scenario named **Live (Current Term)**.
In **Scale**, choose **College (4.0)**, **High School (4.0 Unweighted)**, **High School (4.3)**, or **High School (5.0 Weighted)**.
Edit any row. Your GPA and total units update as you type.
In **Scenario**, give it a name, such as "If I get a B in chem". Click **Save scenario**.
Each row has these columns:
| Column | What to enter |
| - | - |
| **Course** | The course name. |
| **Letter** | The letter grade, such as `A-`. If you leave it empty, Scope uses the percentage. |
| **%** | The percentage grade. |
| **Credits** | How many units the course is worth. |
| **Weight** | Extra points for a weighted class, used only on the **High School (5.0 Weighted)** scale. For example, enter `0.5` for honors or `1` for AP, if that's how your school weights them. |
| **Excl.** | Select it to leave the course out of your GPA. |
To add a course, click **+ Add course**. To remove one, click **✕** at the end of its row. To open a scenario you saved, choose it from **Load…**, or type `gpa` followed by its name in the search bar.
The calculator uses a standard letter-to-point table. If your school calculates GPA differently, your official GPA can differ.
## Run a focus timer
Type `timer`, `focus`, or `pomodoro` and press Enter on **Focus timer**. Focus Mode opens with a timer and your next tasks.
* **Current Goal**: choose what you're working on from **Select active task…**, or pick **+ Type custom task…** to type your own.
* **Up Next**: your upcoming work from your agenda.
* The timer: choose **25m Work** or **45m Deep** for a work session, or **5m break** or **15m break**. Use **Play**, **Pause**, and **Reset**. The timer shows **WORK SESSION** or **REST BREAK**.
* **Focus Soundscape**: play **Brown Noise** or **Binaural Beats** in the background, or choose **None**. Adjust **Volume** with the slider.
When a session ends, Scope tells you **Session completed! Take a break.** When a break ends, it says **Break over! Let's focus.** To leave, click **✕ Exit Focus Mode**.
## Keep notes
You can save short notes while you study and find them later in search.
* **Save a quick note**: type `note` followed by your note, such as `note ask about problem 3 in office hours`, and press Enter on **Quick note**. The search bar closes and the note is saved.
* **See all your notes**: type `notes` and press Enter on **Browse notes**. The **Notes** window lists every note, newest first.
* **Add a note in the Notes window**: type in the box at the top and click **Add note**. You can use `**bold**`, `*italic*`, `- ` for a list item, and `- [ ] ` for a checkbox.
* **Delete a note**: in the **Notes** window, click **✕** on the note.
Study plans that Ask Scope saves for you also appear in your notes.
## Add to-dos and reminders
To add your own to-dos to your agenda, or set a one-time reminder, see [Add your own to-dos](/chrome/due-dates#add-your-own-to-dos) and [Set a one-time reminder](/chrome/due-dates#set-a-one-time-reminder).
## Where your notes and scenarios are saved
Notes, to-dos, and saved GPA scenarios are saved in this browser. If you're signed in to Scope, a copy is also kept with your account. **Clear Scope data on this browser** doesn't delete them. For details, see [Privacy and your data](/chrome/privacy-and-data).
## Related
Every command you can type in the search bar.
Your agenda, to-dos, and reminders.
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