UNISA's onscreen marking tool

1. Onscreen Marking
Using the Commenting Tool

2. Outcome
At the end of this PowerPoint presentation you will know how to use the Commenting Tool.
You will also know where to find additional commenting tools to use.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

3. After you have installed the Commenting Tool you will have to access it from your desktop.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

4. Then, to display the commenting tool click on the blue toolbar that will be visible on the lefthand side of your
computer screen.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

5. Populate the Commenting Tool with comments. The commenting tool can
a) add predefined comments to an assignment or
b) add a comment with a deserving score to an assignment
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

6. Enter the Course code, assignment number and the assignment total in the relevant text boxes.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

7. Add elements. These might be Question #, or Section #, or Page #. Any way you choose to distinguish between
different parts of the assignment.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

8. Click on the Green plus sign to add comments for a particular section or element.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

9. During the adding of different comments for different sections you can indicate a mark value for each remark.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

10. Save your comment file.
Comments can be personalized once pasted into an assignment.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

11. Save your comment file.
Comments can be personalized once pasted into an assignment.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

12. Adding comments to an assignment
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

13. Select the appropriate comment by clicking on it. A red line appears around the comment, indicating its
selection status.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

14. Click on the standard Adobe Sticky Note icon in the toolbar ribbon of Adobe
Click on the document where you want to add a comment.
Right click on the speech bubble and select the paste option to stick the comment in the speech bubble.
Remember you may customize and edit the comment further if you wish too.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

15. Adding comments and a score to an assignment
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

16. To select the appropriate comment, click on the icon to the right of the comment (it looks like a stack of papers
below the score box).
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

17. Select the C icon and click on the document where you want the score and comment to be inserted.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

18. The following popup window comes up. Click OK.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

19. The comment and score then appears in the document..
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

20. Additional commenting tools
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

21. Click on Comments on the right hand side of the screen.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool

22. Click on the stamp tool and make your selection from the menu.
Onscreen Marking: Using the Commenting Tool