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# Adding Lesson Topics and Homework

Want students to know what's coming up in the next lesson, or to have easy access to assigned homework? In ActiveNow you can add custom fields to every lesson — topic, homework, a link to materials — and make them visible in the Client Panel.

## Configuring custom lesson fields

Custom lesson fields are configured in *Settings* → *General* → *Custom fields settings* → *E-register - edit lesson-related fields*.

Here you can define additional fields — for example a topic field — and set their visibility for clients and instructors.

## Enabling homework

Homework is a separate feature — enable it in *Settings* → *General* → *Additional features*, in the *E-register* section, by toggling the *Homework* option.

Once enabled, instructors and administrators can add homework with a suggested deadline to every lesson in group and individual courses, and can edit or delete it.

{% hint style="info" %}
In recurring courses, the system suggests a deadline based on the date of the next session. For the last lesson in a course, when there are no upcoming sessions, the deadline is automatically set to one week after the lesson date.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
In one-off lessons, homework is added with a one-week deadline. Participants will find it in the tasks tab in their Client Panel.
{% endhint %}

![Custom lesson fields configuration view with example Topic and Homework fields](/files/mdgKNAnaPX3i5ivuh2Ga)

## Filling in custom fields

Once a field is saved, you can fill it in from the lesson details view.

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## Adding links to lesson materials

Do you store extra learning materials online and want to share them with participants?

When creating a custom field, set its type to *External link*. Then paste the URL into that field for the relevant lesson.

![Custom field configuration with External link type selected](/files/KPqACheDkdS00Hg5Iox9)

In the Client Panel the link will appear as a button — clicking it takes the participant directly to the linked materials.

![Client Panel showing an external link button next to a lesson](/files/dO2N4d4zPMiXKbRJ5Iva)


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