Help Center: Adding Inline comments to a Paper in GradeMark

Instructors can use GradeMark to add inline comments in students' submissions. Adding inline comments to a paper in GradeMark is as easy as clicking where you would like to add the mark and entering your comment. The mark appears directly on the paper when your student views his or her graded paper.

How to add an inline comment to a paper

The class name link

1. Click on the class name

The View link to the right of the assignment name

2. Click on the "View" link to the right of the assignment name

The GradeMark icon

3. Click on the GradeMark icon for a paper

Click on Toolbar

4. Select the "Type" tool from the comment type drop down menu

Click on Toolbar

5. Choose the color for your inline text

Click on Toolbar

6. Click on the paper where you would like to add a comment, the inline text box will appear

Click on Toolbar

7. Type your comment

Click on Toolbar

8. Click somewhere else on the paper that is not inside the inline text box

Additional Links

  • QuickMarkSM editing marks can also be added to the paper. For information on adding QuickMarks to a paper, please view our article on adding QuickMark editing marks to a paper in GradeMark.
  • Inline comments can be deleted by clicking on the comment, and then clicking the trashcan icon that appears to the left of the inline comment.
  • To ensure that all marks added to a paper are saved, instructors must click the save icon at the top of the GradeMark paper before closing the paper.
  • GradeMark is only available for use by instructors in accounts which have purchased the GradeMark module. If you are interested in purchasing GradeMark, please contact your Turnitin sales representative.
  • For more information on using GradeMark, please view our GradeMark training video.
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