--- title: 'Next' button missing or not working in New Assignment description: There are two causes. If 'Next' is there but greyed out, check what you clicked on the lesson step. --- [Skip to content](https://support.orilearning.com/knowledge/new-assignment-next-button#main-content) [![logo (1)-1](https://support.orilearning.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo%20(1)-1.png?width=100&height=95&name=logo%20(1)-1.png)](https://orilearning.com/) - [Contact Us](https://support.orilearning.com/open-a-support-ticket) - [Ori Learning Website](https://orilearning.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact Us](https://support.orilearning.com/open-a-support-ticket) - [Ori Learning Website](https://orilearning.com/) - [Contact us](https://support.orilearning.com/open-a-support-ticket) [Contact us](https://support.orilearning.com/open-a-support-ticket?hsLang=en) How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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Click 'Next'. ![The lesson step of a new assignment with no lesson picked: the right panel reads 'Please select a lesson or assessment' and 'Next' is greyed out.](https://support.orilearning.com/hs-fs/hubfs/help-center/new-assignment-next-greyed-out.jpg?width=320&name=new-assignment-next-greyed-out.jpg)*The lesson step before you pick a lesson or assessment. 'Next' stays greyed out until you do.* To assign a whole unit, you need a different assignment type. After you choose 'Student Paced', pick 'Student-Paced Single Lesson' for one lesson or 'Student-Paced Course Assignment' for several lessons or a whole course. The steps are in [Assign a lesson, unit or course](https://support.orilearning.com/knowledge/assign-a-lesson-unit-or-course?hsLang=en). ### Make the assignment window fit your screen If you can't see 'Next': 1. Zoom out: Ctrl and - (Windows) or Cmd and - (Mac). 2. If the chat window in the bottom-right corner is covering 'Next', close the chat window. 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