Avenue allows you to annotate document submissions inside of your course without having to download anything. Below is an overview of the Annotation tool and its features.

Note: The annotations tool must be turned on before submissions are received. Once submissions have been received, there is no way to retroactively turn it on for the assignment.

Turning On the Annotations Tool

When creating a new assignment, under the Evaluations and Feedback panel, scroll to the bottom. Here you will see the Annotations Tool. Check off the box here to allow for annotations to be enabled.

Using the Annotation Tool

To begin, go to Assessments and click on Assignments. New go to the assignment you will to view submissions of and click the drop down menu and select View Submissions.  

Next, select the submission you with to provide feedback on using the Annotation Tool.

You can now use the Annotation Tool to annotate feedback on the submitted assignment. Use the toolbar to select different annotative markings.

Remember to click Publish when complete to save the annotated feedback and make it available to the student. You can also click Save Draft to save the annotation but not make it available to the student.