Enable time-based annotations

To enable time-based annotations on a showcase:

1.  Click Publishing > Showcases and click the title of the showcase you want to update.

2.  On the showcase’s properties page, click Edit > Advanced Options and navigate to the bottom of the page.

3.  Select the Allow users with Annotate permissions to create time-based annotations on the presentation page check box.

4.  Click Save.

Enable time-based annotations

 

Considerations when enabling time-based annotations

When you enable time-based annotations on a showcase, all added presentations will support annotations. Content creators (users with write permissions on presentations) will limit users’ access to this feature using security permissions and by setting the presentation’s annotation mode.

Annotate permissions

Content creators can limit who can add annotations to their presentations by assigning Annotate permissions.  Users with Annotate permissions on a presentation will be able to add new annotations, post comments, and reply to other user’s comments.

Moderate permissions

Users can be assigned Moderate permissions to moderate annotations and discussions. In the Moderate application, moderators will use the Hide Post option to hide flagged or inappropriate user comments and annotations. Moderators must also have Annotate and View permissions on a folder or presentation.

Annotation modes

Content creators can use annotation modes to limit who can update and delete comments and annotations on a presentation. In the presentation’s settings, the annotation mode can be set to Moderated or Unmoderated.

If set to Moderated, users can post, edit, and delete their own annotation content. If set to Unmoderated, annotations and discussion posts cannot be modified or deleted. 

The following table provides more detail:

Annotation mode	Actions
Moderated	All users with Annotate permissions can: •     Create new annotations •     Edit their own annotations •     Delete their own annotations, if there are no discussion posts. •     Add new posts and comments to annotations •     Edit their own comments •     Delete their own comments, if no replies from other users. •     Presentation owner and moderators can hide flagged or inappropriate annotations and comments
Unmoderated	All users with Annotate permissions can: •     Create new annotations. •     Add new discussion posts and comments to annotations •     Presentation owner and moderators can hide flagged or inappropriate annotations and comments •     Annotations, posts and comments cannot be edited or deleted.