Can you hide annotations when hiding grades?

[ewakeman]

I know how to mute/hide an assignment. Would either method hide annotations made in speedgrader, comments left in a rubric, or comments left in the comment box? 

[ns3320 · Accepted solution]

Hi  @ewakeman ,

If you mute an assignment that will hide annotations in SpeedGrader, comments in a rubric, and comments left in the comment box.

Best,
Nick

[Chris_Hofer]

Hello  @ewakeman ...

I have marked  @ns3320 's response as "Correct" because he has given you some great information.  I wanted to also share the Guides that document this:

• How do I mute or unmute an assignment in the Gradebook?
• How do I mute or unmute an assignment in SpeedGrader?

I think the information in the blue boxes at the top of each of these Guides will help to answer your question.  Please let Community members know if you have any other questions about this...thanks!

[khoke]

Just reiterating that this issue is NOT solved as of 2025. First, the "mute/unmute" wording is no longer used in Canvas. Instead grades are hidden/posted. Second, this setting has no effect at all on whether students can see annotations made by their instructor (they can).

And worst of all: By default students get a spamming email/Canvas notification for each single annotation made by their instructor on a submitted assignment. As in a few dozen or more individual notifications sent to the student for a single marking session. There does not appear to be a way to mute this activity.

Here might be a related discussion:

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Question-Forum/Annotation-Notifications-for-Students/m-p/5...

[CoreyMcLaughlin]

NOT SOLVED. The solution is outdated and/or Canvas has changed something. There is currently NO WAY to hide annotations. You can hide grades and grade comments but if a student clicks on the assignment inside their own gradebook they can see the annotations that are left. "Hide" should hide all of these. I know of no prof who wants to hide a grade but not the annotations.

[PETER12345]

Agree. Ime, students can still see the annotations on the document they have submitted, even when you hide grades. I'm not even sure the HIde Grade function works efficiently. It seems to unhide grades and Assignment Comments according to whims of its own. There doesn't seem to be a reliable way to ensure that Grades, Assignment Comments, and in-text marginal annotations can all be hid and unhid at the same time. 

[DisgruntledUser]

Canvas, their support, and their bureaucratic approach to improvements is TERRIBLE.

[JM42]

Not being able to hide the annotations on the submissions is a real problem. It is one thing that Blackboard had right and does better than Canvas. I guess the only "real" solution is to download every submission, make the annotations in something like Word, and then upload that and tell students to look at the document for details. Which... knowing students, not many will do. I like the annotations feature, but it does not make sense to have annotations visible while working through grading the assignments. Frustrated. Unfortunately, individual faculty members can't choose the LMS - we are stuck. Canvas PLEASE FIX THIS. 

[scombs426]

I have annotations that are completely missing that were entered.  Has anyone experienced this? Grade is set to Manual but they were showing and are now gone.  Students haven't resubmitted.