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Managing QuickMark sets in Turnitin
What are QuickMarks?
QuickMarks is the name used within Turnitin for frequently used comments that can be inserted into a
student’s assignment. These comments can be created, saved and re-used on any assignment from
an individual marker’s library of comments. They are available from the QuickMarks section of the
Feedback sidebar when marking an assignment using the Turnitin Feedback Studio (or when using
GradeMark in Turnitin Classic).
How to access the QuickMark Manager
The QuickMark Manager is the location within Turnitin that allows you to create, edit, delete and group
together frequently used comments when providing feedback on students’ papers. QuickMark
comments can be stored together in sets, allowing you to organise your comments for particular
assignments or types of comments.
There are two ways to access the QuickMark Manager:
1. From the Control Panel > Course Tools
2. From within the Feedback Studio (or GradeMark window) when marking a student’s paper
Access the QuickMark Manager from Course Tools
Within any Blackboard course which has a Turnitin assignment set up, go to Control Panel > Course
Tools > Turnitin Assignments.
Click to go into the Assignment Inbox for any Turnitin assignment on the course.
Click the Libraries tab.
QuickMark Manager is the default option under Libraries.
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Using the QuickMark Manager
QuickMark sets are lists of frequently used comments that have been saved and grouped together so
that they can be re-used when marking papers, helping to save time.
A text comment you make on a paper can be saved for future use in a QuickMark set.
GradeMark includes some existing sets of QuickMark comments that tutors can use or add to.
Alternatively, tutors can create their own custom set for a particular assignment or requirement.
The QuickMark Manager window is divided into three columns:
1. SETS: Shows a list of all the QuickMark Sets available to you.
2. MARKS: Shows the list of QuickMarks within the set highlighted in SETS.
3. Shows the detail of a specific QuickMark highlighted in MARKS.
Create a new QuickMark set
To create a new QuickMark set:
1. Click the Plus + button to the left of SETS in the header.
2. In the pop up window that opens enter a title for the set and click Save.
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Adding a new QuickMark (comment) to a set
You can create your QuickMark comments directly into a set, in preparation for marking an assignment,
where you know what kinds of comments you are going to need ahead of time.
1. Select which set you want to add the QuickMark by clicking on the set title under the SETS
column.
2. Then, click on the Plus + button to the left of MARKS header of the second column.
3. In the column beside MARKS, type in a short descriptive Title for the new QuickMark so you can
easily identify it and then write the comment content in Description. (This could include web
links to external resources.)
4. Click Save.
The comment is added to the list of QuickMark comments in that set.
Note: You can also add QuickMarks to a set ‘on-the-fly’ when marking a student’s paper and inserting a
Bubble Comment. Simply click the ‘Save as new QuickMark’ link when you are writing the Bubble
Comment.
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Copy a QuickMark (comment) to a different set
QuickMark comments can be copied so they are available to use in a different set. This can save you
time if you want edit existing comments to use them on different assignments.
1. Select which set you want to copy the QuickMark from by clicking on the set title under the
SETS column.
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Under the MARKS column, highlight the QuickMark you want to copy.
In the column beside MARKS, click the Action button.
In the pop-up menu that opens, click Add to set.
And select the title of the set you want to copy the QuickMark to by clicking on it.
Delete a QuickMark (comment)
1. Select the set in which the QuickMark you want to delete is located by clicking on it to highlight
it.
2. Under the MARKS column, click on the QuickMark you want to delete.
3. In the column beside MARKS, click the Action button.
4. In the pop-up menu that opens, click Other and select Remove from this set.
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Make a QuickMark set the default for marking
You can change the QuickMark set that appears as the default when you open an assignment in the
document viewer sidebar.
1. In the QuickMark Manager, under the SETS column, select the set you want to use by clicking
on it.
2. In the third column, click on the ‘Make this the active set’ link to make this the default.
The active set can be identified by the blue bullet point beside the title of the set under the list of SETS.
Sharing QuickMark sets
QuickMark comments and sets are personal to the individual marker’s account in Turnitin. This means
that if someone else is marking papers on the same assignment, they will not have access to the
QuickMarks of the other marker.
If you want to use a shared set of QuickMarks, you will need to export the set and send them to the
other lecturers marking on the same assignment, so they can import it to their own QuickMark
Manager library.
How to export a QuickMark set
3. In the QuickMark Manager, under the SETS column, select the set you want to use by clicking
on it.
4. Click the Import / Export button in the right hand corner of the blue QuickMark Manager header.
5. Select ‘Export Set…’ link from the drop down menu.
6. A file is saved to your computer using the name of the set with file suffix ‘.qms’. This file can be
emailed to other markers.
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How to import a QuickMark set
To use a QuickMark set that has been sent to you by someone else:
1. Make sure the QuickMark set file is saved onto your computer to be able to import it to Turnitin.
2. Open QuickMark Manager.
3. Click the Import / Export button in the right hand corner of the blue QuickMark Manager header.
4. Select ‘Import Set…’ link from the drop down menu.
5. Click the Choose file button. Find and select
the file you want to upload. (It will have the file
name suffix ‘.qms’ to indicate it is a QuickMark
set.)
6. Click the Import button.
7. Once the import is complete (a small message
will appear at the bottom of the screen to
show this), click the Close button.
The QuickMark set will be available to use and show in
the list under SETS.
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Access the QuickMark Manager whilst marking a student’s
paper
When using Turnitin Feedback Studio
You can access the QuickMark Manager when you are already in the Feedback Studio
marking a student’s assignment.
Open the QuickMarks section of the Feedback toolbar
Click on the drop-down arrow, then on
QuickMark Manager.
Comprehensive instructions on using QuickMarks and the QuickMark Manager can be found on the
Turnitin site at
https://guides.turnitin.com/01_Manuals_and_Guides/Turnitin_Feedback_Studio_Success_Kit/Feedb
ack_Studio_Instructor_User_Manual/QuickMark_Manager
You can find this page by clicking on the ?
top right of the Feedback Studio screen,
selecting Commenting Tools and then
following links on the web page that opens.
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If using Turnitin Classic
You can access the QuickMark Manager when marking a student’s assignment using GradeMark in the
Turnitin Classic document viewer.
From the QuickMark section on the sidebar, click on the Open QuickMark Manager button (spanner
icon).
In this view, the QuickMark Manager screens have the same design as when accessed via the
Blackboard course Control Panel.
Further Help
Please see Turnitin’s support pages on the QuickMark Manager at
https://guides.turnitin.com/01_Manuals_and_Guides/Turnitin_Feedback_Studio_Success_Kit/Feedb
ack_Studio_Instructor_User_Manual/QuickMark_Manager
Additional guides on assessment can be found from the Support for Staff tab in Blackboard.
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