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Creating your own QuickMarks in Turnitin Feedback Studio

This article outlines how to: Write QuickMarks and add them to sets, Create an new Set from existing QuickMarks, and how to both Import and Export Quickmarks form the Turnitin Feedback Studio.

How to write your own QuickMarks and add them to a set in Turnitin Feedback Studio

Screenshot of the display of writing new ‘QuickMarks’ (highlighted) in Turnitin Feedback Studio.
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  1. When in Turnitin Feedback Studio, please click on the ‘QuickMarks’ icon.
Screenshot of the display of the ‘QuickMarks’ icon (highlighted) within Turnitin Feedback Studio.
  1. Once you are in your QuickMarks, please click on the cogwheel icon to manage your quick marks.
Screenshot of the display of the cogwheel icon (highlighted) within QuickMarks.
  1. Next, click on the burger menu, and then on the ‘Create New Set’ button.
Screenshot of the display of the ‘Create New set’ button (highlighted) within QuickMarks.
  1. Add a useful name for the set, and then click on the ‘Save’ button.
Screenshot of the display of the ‘Save’ button (highlighted) within QuickMarks.
  1. Once it has been saved, please click the plus (+) icon and then add a title and content for the QuickMark. To save the process, please click on the ‘Save’ button.
Screenshot of the display of the plus icon (highlighted), the title (highlighted), and the description (highlighted) of the QuickMarks.
  1. Lastly, you will need to select this set from the following drop-down list.
Screenshot of the display of selecting a set (highlighted) from the drop-down list within QuickMarks.

This QuickMark is now ready to be dragged onto the assignment you are marking. For further information on how to upload and download sets to share QuickMarks between colleagues, please use this web link.

How ot create a new Set from existing QuickMarks in Turnitin Feedback Studio

Screenshot displaying the ‘Save’ button (highlighted) within Quickmarks.
  1. When in Turnitin Feedback Studio, please click on the ‘QuickMarks’ icon.

    Screenshot of the display of the ‘QuickMarks’ icon (highlighted) within Turnitin Feedback Studio.
  2. Once you are in your QuickMarks, click on the cogwheel icon to manage your quick marks.

    Screenshot of the display of the cogwheel icon (highlighted) within QuickMarks.
  3. Next, click on the existing quick mark you wish to add to your set, click on ‘+Add to Set’, and then on the ‘Create New Set’ button.

    Screenshot of the display of an existing quick mark (highlighted), of the ‘+Add to Set’ and ‘Create New Set’ buttons (highlighted) within QuickMarks.
  4. Lastly, please add a useful name to your set and then click on the ‘Save’ button to finalize your action.

If you would like to add multiple QuickMark(s) to your new set, hold the Ctrl-key on your keyboard (Cmd on Mac) to select multiple marks, and then click on the ’+Add to Set’ button. For further information on how to upload and download sets to share QuickMarks between colleagues, please use this web link.

How to import/export QuickMarks from Turnitin Feedback Studio

Importing QuickMarks

  1. Once in the QuickMarks manager, you will see the list of your all sets in the first column. Please click here on the three dots in the top-right corner, and then select ‘Import set’ in order to import QuickMarks to your Turnitin Feedback Studio.

    Screenshot of the display of the ‘Import set’ option under the three dots (highlighted) within QuickMarks manager.
  2. A new page will open in the same column where you can either drag and drop, or select the file directly from your device. Please note that the allowed file extension must be ‘qms’.

    Screenshot displaying the file picker box (highlighted) within QuickMarks manager.
  3. Once the file has been uploaded, you will get a confirmation message stating ‘1 qms uploaded.’ You can now close this page by clicking on the ‘Close’ button. This will then bring you back to your set list; where you will be able to find the uploaded/imported set.

    Screenshot of the ‘Close’ button (highlighted) and the confirmation message (highlighted)  within QuickMarks manager.

Exporting QuickMarks

  1. In the QuickMarks manager, please select the set you wish to export (from the list of available sets in the first column).
  2. Click on the three dots in the top-right corner, and then select ‘Export set’ from the drop-down list. This will download the file to your device.

    A screenshot showing the settings menu with the export set option highlighted.

Please note that the file contents are inaccessible outside of Turnitin. The file(s) must be uploaded/imported back to Turnitin Feedback Studio in order to access its content.

Updated on December 8, 2022
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