# How do I view assignment comments from my instructor?

<main id="bkmrk-you-can-see-comments"><article>You can see comments from your instructor in the Grades page. Most comments are located in the assignment sidebar.

Your instructor may also leave comments in your assignment submission as annotations. Learn how to [view annotation feedback comments](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-view-annotation-feedback-comments-from-my-instructor/ta-p/523).

## Open Grades

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="1307AEB4-BCF0-45EC-B694-444882E62DBE"><div>![Open Grades](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/744/594/original/83598613-b29f-4e7a-b9e7-44a3ded3c885.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Grades** link.

## View Assignment Comments

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="a7eb00e7-2719-4b04-854a-5d7e5973b3b7"><div>[![View Assignment Comments](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/413/035/medium/def6c392-d9b5-4390-bda2-11118489a3ad.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/413/035/original/def6c392-d9b5-4390-bda2-11118489a3ad.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Locate the assignment and click the **Comment** icon \[1\]. View the comments in the assignment \[2\]. For each comment, you can view the author, date, and time of the comment \[3\].

To view the assignment details, click the **Feedback** icon \[4\].

## View Comments

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="6CAE8E80-9AF7-469F-8DF9-9B999579BB78"><div>![View Comments](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/413/039/original/9c534da3-1934-4d75-abc4-bbc51d20b909.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Any instructor comments added to your submission, as well as any comments added by you, appear in the Feedback portion of the sidebar \[1\]. These comments can be text comments, media comments, or attached files.

To view a media comment, click the **Play** button \[2\]. To control the volume, speed, and size of the media player, click the **Volume**, **Captions**, **Settings**, and **Full Screen** buttons \[3\].

To open an attached file, click the **file name** link \[4\].

If your assignment includes a rubric \[5\], your instructor may also [leave comments in the rubric](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-view-rubric-results-for-my-assignment/ta-p/533). The Show Rubric link displays an indicator if comments have been added in a rubric \[6\].

## Open Assignment

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="4e6eea8a-bb2b-478d-9ffc-832d7b320553"><div>[![Open Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/413/044/medium/c20284ac-11d2-4cc8-8abf-8a510b93b83b.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/413/044/original/c20284ac-11d2-4cc8-8abf-8a510b93b83b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Your assignment submission also displays comments. Click the title of the assignment.

## View Annotated Comments

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="e5cf9945-17e3-4532-bed2-7450d13bfe57"><div>[![View Annotated Comments](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/413/046/medium/e87b462e-977f-4802-9e64-6855d8191ca3.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/413/046/original/e87b462e-977f-4802-9e64-6855d8191ca3.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>If you submitted the assignment with a file upload, your instructor may have included annotated feedback in your assignment.

On the Submission Details page, files that support annotations display a **View Feedback** link next to the submission \[1\]. If annotated comments have been added to an assignment, the View Feedback link displays an indicator \[2\]. Learn more about how to [view annotated comments](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-view-annotation-feedback-comments-from-my-instructor/ta-p/523).

While viewing submission details, you can also view media comments by clicking the **Play** icon \[3\] or view attached files by clicking the file name link \[4\].

## Add Comment

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="09d74e89-a2f5-445c-b41c-b9adf6851a94"><div>[![Add Comment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/413/049/medium/8dfeed57-0e7e-406b-9f63-6f972dd00853.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/413/049/original/8dfeed57-0e7e-406b-9f63-6f972dd00853.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>When viewing comments from your instructor, you can also [leave your own comment ](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-comment-to-a-submission-as-a-student/ta-p/606650)in the **Add a Comment** area.

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