Use SpeedGrader Comment Library

Last updated on September 10, 2026

If you have comments that you find yourself using repeatedly while grading, you can save those comments in SpeedGrader’s Comment Library instead of retyping the same comment over and over. The SpeedGrader Comment Library enables you to add frequently used comments to an assignment easily.

The comment library does have some limitations. When you add a comment from the SpeedGrader Comment Library, the inserted comment replaces any text you’ve already written in the text box, so make sure to submit typed comments before adding one from the library. Also, at this point in time, SpeedGrader Comment Library does not work with rubric grading.

Directions

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Add Comments to SpeedGrader Library

1. Log in to your Canvas Account.
2. Select the Course you’d like to work in.
3. Click on Grades from the Course Navigation Menu on the left.
4. Hover your cursor over the Name of the item you want to grade.
5. Click the More Options Menu (three vertical dots) that appears next to the name.
6. Select SpeedGrader.
7. Click on the Manage Comment Library button (resembles a text bubble) above the comment box.
8. Add the Comment you wish to submit to the comment library into the textbox that says “Add Comment to Library.”
9. Click Add to Library.
10. Click Submit.

Retrieve Comments from SpeedGrader Library 

1. Click on Grades from the Course Navigation Menu on the left.
2. Hover your cursor over the Name of the item you want to grade.
3. Click the More Options Menu (three vertical dots) that appears next to the name.
4. Select SpeedGrader.
5. Click on the Manage Comment Library button (resembles a text bubble) above the comment window.
6. Click on the Comment you want to add to the submission. 
7. Click Submit. 

Enable Suggestions

1. Click on Grades from the Course Navigation Menu on the left.
2. Hover your cursor over the Name of the item you want to grade.
3. Click the More Options Menu (three vertical dots) that appears next to the name.
4. Select SpeedGrader.
5. Click on the Manage Comment Library button (resembles a text bubble) above the comment window.
6. Select the Toggle next to “Show suggestions when typing.”
7. Click the Back Arrow at the top left to return to SpeedGrader.

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