Adding comments

While grading, click the comment icon in the grading toolbar to activate the comment mode. The method you use to add comments will be slightly different depending on the type of response you are grading:

• Image/PDF file: Click anywhere on the assessment page to open up a comment field and leave a pin. A comment pin can be dragged and dropped to another location on the page.
• Text (with Markdown formatting): Click and drag to highlight a piece of text to highliht or strike out. To add a comment to existing highlighted or struck-out text, click the + icon.

Comments can also be added in advance (without attaching them to a page) using the comment library. See Importing and exporting the Comment library to learn more.

Comments are fully Markdown and LaTeX enabled to allow you flexibility. You can use formatted equations, links, images, emojis and any other formatted content in comments. See here for formatting guides.

A point value can be attached to a comment, which will be automatically reflected in the question score when it is placed on the page. It will also be displayed on the comment pin. You will see an (auto) indicator under the score in the grading sidebar. When an automatic score is overwritten, you’ll see a manual label. Positive or negative points can be attached to comments.

• Adding a comment with a positive point value will add that number from a starting score of 0.
• Adding a comment with a negative point value will subtract that number from the max. points set on the question.

We recommend grading using positive or negative points only. If you use comments with both positive and negative scoring in the same evaluation, the order in which you place the comments matters. For example, if you use a comment with a positive point value first, then use a comment with a negative point value, the negative points we be subtracted from the positive (current) point value.

Using the grading keypad or your keyboard to manually add a score to the question will override all comment points in the question score. If you remove your manual score by clicking the “x”, the question score will revert back to the automatic “(auto)” score set by the comment points.