How do I grade a text entry submission in SpeedGrader?
You can view and grade text entry submissions in SpeedGrader.
Note: DocViewer annotations are not available for text entry submissions.
Open SpeedGrader
![Open SpeedGrader](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/775/063/original/9046a00c-cba8-41b2-8065-a1ba3fb8e32b.png)
Open SpeedGrader from the assignment.
Select Submission
![Select Submission](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/775/065/original/c2cd4d6c-5b58-4522-a536-4158ff2c7884.png)
Select the student whose submission you would like to view.
View Submission
![View Submission](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/775/066/original/17c51ff4-9484-46d6-b90c-d0e19e306782.png)
View the submission [1].
You can switch between paper view and plain text view in the View As drop-down menu [2].
View Word Count
![View Word Count](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/837/644/original/2f373045-f877-4815-b42e-9b95179ad00a.png)
View the submission's word count.
Grade Submission
![Grade Submission](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/775/064/original/5ce0a7e7-ea39-4149-bea5-1d604792a954.png)
To enter a grade for the submission, enter a grade in the Grade field [1].
If you added a rubric to the assignment, you can view the rubric by clicking the View Rubric button [2].