Canvas Update: SpeedGrader Comment Formatting Options 

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Canvas is making leaving clear comments in SpeedGrader even easier with the update going live on September 11. In this update, some of the Rich Content Editor formatting options will be available in SpeedGrader.  

Previously, you could only leave plain text comments as submission comments in SpeedGrader. With this update, you’ll be able to organize your feedback to students better with headings, bulleted or numbered lists, bold/italic/underlined text, and even live links (some formatting options are under the “three dots” menu at the right of the ribbon).  

Additionally, Canvas will now let you edit draft comments! If you type out a comment and then navigate to another student, Canvas will confirm you want to proceed and save your comment as a draft. Once you return to that student, you can publish the comment as-is by clicking “submit,” or you can edit it by clicking the pencil icon.  

Questions? We’d love to answer them! Drop them in the comments or email us at ctl@cedarville.edu.