Add annotations

Add annotations to a presentation to provide additional information to viewers. For annotations to post successfully, you must submit them at least one second apart.

To add annotations to a presentation:

1.  Navigate to the presentation’s page and click the presentation’s Play button.

2.  Click Annotations cid:image002.png@01D404C6.92E369C0 in the top-left corner of the player.

3.  Click Add Annotation.

Add annotation

4.  In the Create Annotation window, enter the following information:

 

Settings

Action

Title

Enter a title for the annotation.

Annotation

Enter body text that the annotation will display.

Time

Select a time (HH:MM:SS) in the presentation for the annotation to appear. This will create a clickable time stamp for users to navigate directly to the indicated time in a presentation.

Allow annotation discussion

Check this box to allow discussions on annotations within the presentation.

 

5.  Click Save. Annotations will appear on the left-side of the presentation in descending order, according to their time stamp. Annotations will also appear above the player’s seek bar.

 

An annotation in Showcase