Ability to choose from a list of pre-written annotations in the annotation tool

Some of our instructors are looking for a way to save common responses for the annotation of papers (for regular syntax/grammar errors, etc.) instead of having to type them out every time. The ability to save an annotation in a library of regularly used ones would be an excellent time saver that also allows teachers to be consistent in their feedback to students.

  • Corey Phillips
  • Aug 31 2022
  • Under consideration
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  • Jennifer Snyder commented
    October 18, 2025 22:07

    Agree! Plus....

    I like the annotation feature and would use it more if annotations saved the color pen, thickness size, font size I select for the first student and carries it forward for each student document I open in the same assignment. This would probably save 10 minutes per class. Also, the "stamps" seem to have come from a real estate lawyer. They have no relevance to teacher feedback on assignments. It would also be useful to be able to save our most common phrases as our own stamps that stayed with our own teacher account.

  • William Askew commented
    October 27, 2022 18:51

    Also extremely useful would be the ability to customize annotations. In fact, that innovation would be essential.

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    Michael Morrissette commented
    October 26, 2022 20:06

    Hey Folks -

    We're going to investigate if this is possible. No promise on timelines, etc. but we can see the value this would have and would clearly save teachers clicks, which we know is always an important endeavor, especially when annotating 50+ some odd assignments.