# How do I use the Comment Library in SpeedGrader?

The Comment Library allows instructors to save and reuse commonly used text feedback in SpeedGrader. As an instructor, you can add new comments and delete existing comments in the Comment Library. Comments you have added to the Comment Library are accessible from each course in which you are enrolled as an instructor.

**Notes:**

<div id="bkmrk-the-comment-library--0"><div>- The Comment Library functionality is not supported in the assignment submission details page.
- If you enter an assignment score, the score will automatically submit to the Gradebook when navigating to a new submission in SpeedGrader. However, assignment comments must be submitted manually before they can be viewed by students.
- To ensure that students can't access submitted assignment grades and comments until you are finished grading, [select a manual posting policy for the assignment](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-select-a-grade-posting-policy-for-an-assignment-in-the/ta-p/574).

</div></div>## Open SpeedGrader

<div data-step-uuid="84f68535-f30d-4fe5-9763-e99bc6cfd728" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="84f68535-f30d-4fe5-9763-e99bc6cfd728"><div>![Open SpeedGrader](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/388/119/original/5820368a-4104-43cd-8de3-77779d9eb42f.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>[Open SpeedGrader from any assignment, graded discussion, or quiz](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-get-to-SpeedGrader-from-an-assignment-quiz-or-graded/ta-p/759).

## Open Student Submission

<div data-step-uuid="178768e1-0e7a-4328-a44c-4436f6b8e225" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="178768e1-0e7a-4328-a44c-4436f6b8e225"><div>![Open Student Submission](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/390/420/original/5352fb61-bdde-49ce-9f4b-23fe48433aa1.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Use the [student list](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-use-the-student-list-to-view-student-submissions-in/ta-p/770) to locate a student submission.

## Open Comment Library

<div data-step-uuid="0082ce2f-842e-443c-b56a-d6b9f9dc1e62" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="0082ce2f-842e-443c-b56a-d6b9f9dc1e62"><div>![Open Comment Library](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/769/525/original/5e26b1c7-1f60-423c-9f81-38385cfe9628.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To open the Comment Library, click the **Comment Library** icon.

**Note:** If the assignment is supported by Assignment Enhancements, the Assignment Comments section may display as Comments for this Attempt.

## Add Comment to Library

<div data-step-uuid="1a449255-d52a-4589-beb6-a1ac0a700c9f" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="1a449255-d52a-4589-beb6-a1ac0a700c9f"><div>![Add Comment to Library](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/421/865/original/80c29ee5-9121-45dc-ba95-77b2084893b8.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To add a new comment to the Comment Library, type your comment in the **Add comment to library** field \[1\]. Then click the **Add to Library** button \[2\].

### Edit Comment in Library

<div data-step-uuid="1a449255-d52a-4589-beb6-a1ac0a700c9f" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="1a449255-d52a-4589-beb6-a1ac0a700c9f"><div data-step-uuid="9e4ee228-ba65-4937-a77a-eb7ca36320cb"><div>![Edit Comment in Library](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/421/867/original/9c74fb40-4656-4103-972c-4f22d9c69a5d.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To edit an existing comment from the Comment Library, click the comment's **Edit** icon \[1\]. Make changes using the comment field \[2\] and click the **Save** button \[3\] to save your changes.

### Delete Comment from Library

<div data-step-uuid="1a449255-d52a-4589-beb6-a1ac0a700c9f" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="1a449255-d52a-4589-beb6-a1ac0a700c9f"><div data-step-uuid="1b17b438-beb6-4b9f-bef9-2e6aab6903a0"><div>![Delete Comment from Library](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/421/870/original/da4a8f74-243a-498a-bbc2-326efd28673b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To delete an existing comment from the Comment Library, click the comment's **Delete** icon.

## Manage Comment Suggestion Setting

<div data-step-uuid="1d0aab2b-326e-4ef1-a935-d77922329408" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="1d0aab2b-326e-4ef1-a935-d77922329408"><div>![Manage Comment Suggestion Setting](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/421/872/original/fd3b28b2-a8e9-46f4-a7fc-26976ba38563.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To enable or disable suggestions from appearing when typing in the SpeedGrader comments field, use the **Show suggestions when typing** toggle.

**Note:** Suggestions appear when the first three characters typed in the SpeedGrader comment field match the first three characters of a comment in the Comment Library.

## Add Comment from Comment Library

<div data-step-uuid="064a63e9-bbb8-443b-83f6-96dc7d188d7b" id="bkmrk--6"><div data-step-uuid="064a63e9-bbb8-443b-83f6-96dc7d188d7b"><div>![Add Comment from Comment LIbrary](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/421/874/original/025a19e7-f8e4-479e-9661-cfcc79c4167a.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To add an existing comment to the student's submission in SpeedGrader, click the applicable comment.

### Add Comment from SpeedGrader

<div data-step-uuid="064a63e9-bbb8-443b-83f6-96dc7d188d7b" id="bkmrk--7"><div data-step-uuid="064a63e9-bbb8-443b-83f6-96dc7d188d7b"><div data-step-uuid="9e25b958-c574-4853-836a-041c7a81d4b2"><div>![Add Comment from SpeedGrader](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/769/545/original/4c4b5164-f5b7-4c8a-8d12-679db6c855b7.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>If you have enabled comment suggestions, comment suggestions display when at least the first three characters of a comment in the Comment Library are typed in the Assignment Comments field in SpeedGrader \[1\].

To insert a suggested comment into the Assignment Comments field, click the suggested comment \[2\].

### View Unposted Comment Warning

<div data-step-uuid="064a63e9-bbb8-443b-83f6-96dc7d188d7b" id="bkmrk--8"><div data-step-uuid="064a63e9-bbb8-443b-83f6-96dc7d188d7b"><div data-step-uuid="e199ec7e-f9e0-4bad-9b31-64b962ad30db"><div>![View Unposted Comment Warning](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/977/455/original/9c711424-7164-4ec5-ac62-866d5481d3cf.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>When you create a text, media, or audio comment and try to advance to the next student or a previous student for the assignment, you are notified that the comment has been created but not posted.

To save the comment as a draft for the submission, click the **Proceed** button \[1\].

You can choose to not be notified for comments that have not been posted by clicking the **Do not show again for this assignment** checkbox \[2\].

**Notes:**

<div data-step-uuid="064a63e9-bbb8-443b-83f6-96dc7d188d7b" id="bkmrk-the-option-to-not-sh"><div data-step-uuid="064a63e9-bbb8-443b-83f6-96dc7d188d7b"><div data-step-uuid="e199ec7e-f9e0-4bad-9b31-64b962ad30db"><div><div>- The option to not show the warning applies on a per-assignment basis. Viewing another assignment and navigating between students before posting a comment also displays the warning.
- The option is also stored on a per-browser basis, so viewing an assignment in a different browser also displays the warning.

</div></div></div><div data-step-uuid="39f48442-cd57-408a-9cbd-379524998e4d"></div></div></div>### View Draft Comment

<div data-step-uuid="064a63e9-bbb8-443b-83f6-96dc7d188d7b" id="bkmrk--9"><div data-step-uuid="064a63e9-bbb8-443b-83f6-96dc7d188d7b"><div data-step-uuid="39f48442-cd57-408a-9cbd-379524998e4d"><div>![View Draft Comment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/769/537/original/d362d757-2a2d-4f20-be54-8c446dd3a2b4.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>If you navigate away from the SpeedGrader page or view another student submission before submitting your comment, Canvas notifies you that your comment has been saved as a draft. You can return to the submission at any time and submit \[1\] or delete \[2\] the draft comment. Comments cannot be viewed by students until they are submitted.

### Submit Comment

<div data-step-uuid="064a63e9-bbb8-443b-83f6-96dc7d188d7b" id="bkmrk--10"><div data-step-uuid="064a63e9-bbb8-443b-83f6-96dc7d188d7b"><div data-step-uuid="85592b64-1206-49f1-9179-30497d92d549"><div>![Submit Comment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/769/541/original/8be1a59d-17a7-461e-aacb-8ac142a381b4.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To submit the comment, click the **Submit** button.

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