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What is VWhat is VeriCiteriCite?e?

VeriCite is a plagiarism detection service that identifies potentially plagiarized orimproperly cited text. VeriCite is most commonly used within a learning managementsystem to scan student submissions. The service automatically checks submitted workagainst an ever-increasing index of online sources. VeriCite is available integrated into theCanvas, Moodle, and Sakai learning management systems, or as a standalone IMSLearning Tools Interoperability (LTI) service which can be integrated into any otherplatform or LMS that supports LTI. Our inspiration for creating this service was to provideour clients with an affordable, reliable plagiarism service that delivers reports instantly.

HoHow does it ww does it work?ork?VerCite can consume student in-line submissions and submission files in most common fileformats (e.g. pptx, html, docx, pdf, txt, rtf, ppt, doc, odf, etc.). It converts the studentsubmission into plain text and excludes any quoted material from matching. The rest of thetext is then compared for exact matches with existing source material. VeriCite uses stringmatching methods, along with a series of algorithms and scoring processes, to identifymatching texts. A final report is presented to the user highlighting different levels or amountsof matching per submission. There is an overview score as well as a side by side comparison ofthe matching text and sources.

VeriCite reports are created on demand every single time you click to view the report. Thismeans that there is no waiting for the report; all reports are delivered instantly. Reports arealso non-static. If a student submits a paper and gets a plagiarized score of 0, and thenanother student in another class submits the same paper, then both reports and plagiarismscores will update to 100 to show that they have plagiarized. This dynamic updating can helpprevent cases where groups of students or paper mills share the same paper.

All submitted papers are indexed in a completely encrypted form then stored securely in arepository that is specific to each subscribing institution. Additionally, the institutionmaintains full ownership and control of their repository materials.

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VeriCite is a plagiarism detection service that identifies potentially plagiarized orimproperly cited text. VeriCite is most commonly used within a learning managementsystem to scan student submissions. The service automatically checks submitted workagainst an ever-increasing index of online sources.

No plagiarism detection process is perfect; that’s not the goal. VeriCite and otherexcellent plagiarism services identify textual material that is potentially plagiarized byminimizing reports of false positives (identifying authentically original material asplagiarized) or false negatives (failing to identify actual plagiarism).

Like all such services, VeriCite identifies most cases of plagiarized work and mostimportantly can be used to engage your students in important conversations aboutattribution, proper citations and the impacts of plagiarism. VeriCite acts as an incentivefor students to submit their own best work without making plagiarism detection aprimary focus of their course.

HoHow does Vw does VeriCiteriCite genere generatate reports?e reports?Students submit their papers online, and then VeriCite converts the student submission intoplain text and excludes any quoted material from matching. The rest of the text is thencompared for exact matches with existing source material. VeriCite uses string matchingmethods, along with a series of algorithms and scoring processes, to identify matching texts.A report is presented to the user highlighting different levels or amounts of matching persubmission. There is an overview score as well as a side by side comparison of the matchingtext and sources.

VeriCite reports are created on demand every time the report is viewed. This means that thereis no waiting for the report; all reports are delivered instantly. Reports are also dynamicallyrefreshed. If a student submits a paper and gets a plagiarized score of 0, and then anotherstudent in another class submits the same paper, then both reports and plagiarism scoreswill update to 100 to show that they have plagiarized. This dynamic updating can helpprevent cases where groups of students or paper mills share the same paper.

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All submitted papers are indexed then stored securely in a repository that is specific to eachsubscribing institution.

What resourcWhat resources does Ves does VeriCiteriCite use te use to identifo identify possibley possibleplagiarism?plagiarism?VeriCite compares student submissions against data that have been encrypted from millionsof academically-related websites, both public and private, including books, journals, articles,open educational resources and much more. For example, the 4.6 million articles in theEnglish edition of Wikipedia have been indexed and VeriCite is negotiating with commercialvendors to include their periodical and book databases in the process.

The VeriCite crawler was initiated with a “seed” list of several thousand key academicresources that are commonly plagiarized. The VeriCite crawler continuously indexes each ofthose sites and all the sites that are linked within those sites and beyond. Academically-related sites most often link to other academically oriented sites, and to sites that provideadditional topical information for their site visitors (all potentially plagiarized material). Weare constantly adding new sites to the list based on our crawling process, manual additions tothe seed list, and negotiated permissions to add new resources.

In addition, each institution has their own private repository in which all student submissionsfor that institution are stored and used for comparison. VeriCite can even index papers fromprior term courses in order to populate the private repository with several years worth ofstudent work. All papers stored in this private repository remain the property of theinstitution and are removed from the VeriCite database if the institution discontinues theservice.

HoHow large is this indew large is this index ox of sourcf source mate materials?erials?The index is massive and continuously growing. More than 50 million academically-relatedwebsites (approaching billions of pages) have been indexed to date. Approximately onemillion new sites are added to the comparison repository each day. The current comparisonrepository contains many terabytes of highly compressed “hashes” that are used forcomparisons.

HoHow cw can I get Van I get VeriCiteriCite sere servicvices?es?Your institution or organization can subscribe to VeriCite by going to vericite.com andcompleting the online subscription form. If you need any additional assistance once you havesubscribed, please contact [email protected].

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HoHow do I naw do I navigatvigate in Ve in VeriCiteriCite using thee using thekkeeyboard?yboard?

VeriCite has a number of keyboard shortcuts for users who prefer to navigate using thekeyboard.

Tip: You can also pull up the following list of shortcuts within the interface by selectingSHIFT+? on your keyboard.

KeKeyboard Shortyboard ShortcutscutsTTABAB Use TAB to step through the user interface.

HH Use H to jump to the header of the page. This is normally the navigation section.

SHIFT+HSHIFT+H Use SHIFT+H to jump to the header of a dialog page.

BB Use B to jump to the body of the page. This is the main section, for instance the report orthe list of items.

SHIFT+BSHIFT+B Use SHIFT+B to jump to the body of a dialog page. This is the main section, forinstance a list of items.

FF Use F to jump to the find/filter input or the last action element on the page.

SHIFT+FSHIFT+F Use SHIFT+F to jump to the footer of a dialog page.

NN Use N to jump to the next button. This can be for list pagers or next report, for example.

SHIFT+NSHIFT+N Use SHIFT+N to jump to the next match button for the main report.

PP Use P to jump to the previous button. This can be for list pagers or previous report, forexample.

SHIFT+PSHIFT+P Use SHIFT+P to jump to the previous match button for the main report.

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MM Use M to jump to the matched paper section in the report page.

CC Use C when focused on a report sentence to add an annotation. Press ESC to jump out ofannotations.

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(Ne(New UI) Nativw UI) Native Inte Integregration -ation -Student ArticlesStudent Articles

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HoHow do I submit mw do I submit my paper ty paper to Vo VeriCiteriCite?e?

Students may submit their own assignments via file upload or copy and paste.

Go tGo to Assignments.o Assignments.

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Click on the assignment yClick on the assignment you wou want tant to submit.o submit.

Click the Submit Assignment buttClick the Submit Assignment button.on.

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Select the file ySelect the file you wou would likould like te to submit.o submit.

Click the Choose FileChoose File button to locate the file on your computer and select it for upload.

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EntEnter cer comments regarding yomments regarding your submission. (our submission. (Optional)Optional)

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Check the boCheck the box tx to acknoo acknowledge the Vwledge the VeriCiteriCite state statement. (Ifement. (Ifapplicapplicable)able)

Your institution may require you to acknowledge that your paper is being submitted to aplagiarism service. If you see a VeriCite statement with a check box, you will need to checkthe box before you can submit your assignment.

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Click Submit Assignment.Click Submit Assignment.

TThe assignment submission che assignment submission confirmation will displaonfirmation will displayy..

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HoHow do I view do I view mw my Vy VeriCiteriCite report?e report?

If your instructor has allowed you to view your own reports, you may access and view yourVeriCite report from Assignments or from Grades.

VieViewing ywing your Vour VeriCiteriCite report from Assignments.e report from Assignments.

Go tGo to Assignments.o Assignments.

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Click on the assignment yClick on the assignment you wou want tant to vieo vieww..

Click on Submission Details.Click on Submission Details.

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Click on the report matClick on the report matching percching percentage.entage.

The report matching percentage indicator will be color-coded based on the amount ofmatching text found within the report. Colors indicate the level of plagiarism (i.e. matchingtext) detected.

• Blue: 0%• Green: 1-24%• Yellow: 25-49%• Orange: 50-74%• Red: 75-100%

When you click on the matching percentage, the VeriCite report will open in a new window.

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TThe report will displahe report will displayy..

Each time a user views a report, the report is dynamically generated.

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VieViewing ywing your Vour VeriCiteriCite report from Gre report from Grades.ades.

Go tGo to Gro Grades.ades.

Click on the VClick on the VeriCiteriCite report perce report percentage tentage to vieo view the report.w the report.

The report matching percentage indicator will be color-coded based on the amount ofmatching text found within the report. Colors indicate the level of plagiarism (i.e. matchingtext) detected.

• Blue: 0%• Green: 1-24%• Yellow: 25-49%

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• Orange: 50-74%• Red: 75-100%

When you click on the matching percentage, the VeriCite report will open in a new window.

TThe report will displahe report will displayy..

Each time a user views a report, the report is dynamically generated.

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HoHow do I naw do I navigatvigate me my Vy VeriCiteriCite report as ae report as astudent?student?When yWhen you open you open your report, the report progress will be shoour report, the report progress will be showwnnin the sourcin the sources pane on the right side oes pane on the right side of the screen.f the screen.

Each time a user views a report, the report is dynamically generated. Progress messages willdisplay while the report is being compiled.

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OncOnce the report is ready, ye the report is ready, you will see a banner message that itou will see a banner message that ithas been generhas been generatated.ed.

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ExtExternal search pending noticernal search pending notice.e.

When a paper is submitted, VeriCite scans for matching text in our VeriCite web-crawlerdatabase and in your private institutional repository. VeriCite then takes the top mostadvanced sentences from the paper and submits them to an external search engine for athird level of search. A preliminary report, based on the VeriCite database and yourinstitutional repository, is displayed right away. If you see a Report Is Not YReport Is Not Yet Cet CompletompleteeMessageMessage, this means that the external search results have not yet returned and you will needto view the report again later to see all of the results. Typically, this only happens the first timea report is viewed.

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TThe student submission the student submission teext is shoxt is showwn on the len on the lefft side ot side of thef thescreen.screen.

Text is color-coded based on matching level.

1. High matches are sentences which contain nearly word for word matches withsource material. These sentences are highlighted in red.

2. Medium matches are Medium matches are sentences which contain some closelymatching phrases found in source material. These sentences are highlighted inorange.

3. Low matches are sentences which contain a few keywords from source material.These sentences are highlighted in yellow.

4. Text in light gray italic font has been excluded from the report. (Gray italic font witha strikethrough means that it has been excluded by the instructor.)

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TThe mathe matching sourcching sources are shoes are showwn on the right side on on the right side of thef thescreen.screen.

The Top Sources for the report display on the right along with the correlating number ofmatching sentences in the report for each source. Top Sources are categorized into one ofthree source types: Student, Internet, and Journal matches.

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InstructInstructor cor comments are locomments are locatated at the botted at the bottom right oom right of thef thescreen.screen.

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HoHow do I filtw do I filter mer my report by report by maty match lech levvel?el?

Matches are color-coded according to the level of match:

• Red = High matches are sentences which contain nearly word for word matcheswith source material

• Orange = Medium matches are sentences which contain some closely matchingphrases found in source material

• Yellow = Low matches are sentences which contain a few keywords from sourcematerial

You may filter the report view to show only one level of match at a time.

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From the filtFrom the filter ber by maty match lech levvel drop-doel drop-dowwn menu, select then menu, select thelelevvel oel of matf match ych you wou want tant to vieo vieww..

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TThe report viehe report view will change tw will change to displao display only the selecty only the selected mated matchchlelevvel.el.

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HoHow do I inspect an individual Tw do I inspect an individual Top Sourcop Source?e?

Top Sources are the sources that have the most matches in common with the studentsubmission. You can inspect one Top Source at a time to view the matching text side byside with the student submission. There are two ways to do this.

Click on the sourcClick on the source in the Te in the Top Sourcop Sources list.es list.

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Or, from the filtOr, from the filter ber by sourcy source drop-doe drop-dowwn menu, select then menu, select thesourcsource ye you wou would likould like te to inspect.o inspect.

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TThe mathe matching sourcching source te teext will displaxt will display on the right side oy on the right side of thef thescreen.screen.

Notice that the highlighted sentence in the student submission is also highlighted in thesource text area for comparison. Bold type also indicates key matching words within thesource sentence.

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MatMatching sourcching sources that are no longer aes that are no longer avvailable.ailable.

Occasionally, you may run across matching sources that are no longer available for retrieval.This can happen if the original source page is renamed or deleted. If that is the case, you willsee a message indicating that the original source is no longer available, along with the datewhen the source was last found.

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Use the up and doUse the up and dowwn arron arrowws ts to jump to jump to other mato other matchingchingsentsentencences within the same sources within the same source.e.

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Click the close sentClick the close sentencence inspection X ice inspection X icon ton to return to return to the listo the listoof Tf Top Sourcop Sources.es.

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HoHow do I inspect an individual sentw do I inspect an individual sentencence?e?

Inspecting an individual sentence will show you all of the matching sources found forthat sentence, including sources which may not be shown in the Top Sources list.

Click on the sentClick on the sentencence ye you wou want tant to inspect.o inspect.

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TThe mathe matching sourcching sources fes for that sentor that sentencence will displae will displayy..

1. The selected sentence will be highlighted on the left.2. The matching sources for that sentence will be listed on the right.3. Click SourcSourcee TTeextxt for any of the sources listed to see a side-by-side comparison of

the match.

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TThe mathe matching sourcching source te teext will displaxt will display on the right side oy on the right side of thef thescreen.screen.

Note that the matching sentences for the student paper and the matching source will behighlighted for comparison. Bold type also indicates the key matching words in the sourcesentence.

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Use the up and doUse the up and dowwn arron arrowws ts to jump to jump to other mato other matchingchingsentsentencences within the same sources within the same source.e.

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Click on the close sourcClick on the close source inspection X ice inspection X icon ton to return to return to the listo the listoof all matf all matching sourcching sources fes for the selector the selected sented sentencence.e.

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What are student paper matWhat are student paper matches?ches?

Student paper matches are sources where the student submission for the assignmentmatches another student paper in your institutional repository. VeriCite reports limit theinformation shown in matching student paper submissions to ensure that FERPA andother privacy regulations are strictly enforced. Students will not see any identifiablestudent data or text for the matching student paper; they only see that a student papermatch has been found. By default, the instructor of the course in which the paper wassubmitted has access to all of the user and submission details, but other instructors at theinstitution see only that there is a match and the paper ID of the matching studentsubmission. Privacy settings may be modified by the VeriCite Administrator at theinstitution.

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Student paper matStudent paper matches are indicches are indicatated bed by the Student icy the Student icon.on.

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In student vieIn student view, the sourcw, the source te teext cxt comparison is not aomparison is not avvailable failable fororstudent paper matstudent paper matches.ches.

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What are intWhat are internet maternet matches?ches?

Internet matches are matching sources found on publicly available web pages. You mayview the side-by-side text comparison for internet matches, or link to the source page in anew window to view the original source.

IntInternet maternet matches are indicches are indicatated bed by the Inty the Internet icernet icon.on.

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Click on the sourcClick on the source te to vieo view the side-bw the side-by-side cy-side comparison.omparison.

Matching text from the student assignment submission on the left side of the screen and theinternet match on the right side of the screen will be highlighted for comparison. Bold typealso indicates key matching words within the source sentence.

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OcOcccasionally, intasionally, internet maternet matches will be unaches will be unavvailable failable for retrieor retrievval if theal if thepage has been modified or deletpage has been modified or deleted.ed.

If the internet source has changed or can no longer be located, you will see a messageindicating when the matching source was last available, as well as the web address for thepage.

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TTo vieo view the sourcw the source we web page in a neeb page in a new window window, click on sourcw, click on sourceelink in the tlink in the teext cxt comparison vieomparison vieww..

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YYou maou may also open the sourcy also open the source in a nee in a new window window bw by clicking ony clicking onthe ethe extxternal sourcernal source ice icon in the Ton in the Top Sourcop Sources list.es list.

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TThe inthe internet sourcernet source will displae will displayy..

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What are open acWhat are open acccess journal matess journal matches?ches?

Open access journal matches are academic journal sources that are publicly availableonline and have been indexed by VeriCite. Open access journal matches include thesource's bibliographic details, as well as a link to the source, and the matching textcomparison.

Open acOpen acccess journal matess journal matches are indicches are indicatated bed by the Journaly the Journalicicon.on.

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Click on the sourcClick on the source te to vieo view the side-bw the side-by-side cy-side comparison.omparison.

Matching text from the student assignment submission on the left side of the screen and theopen access journal match on the right side of the screen will be highlighted for comparison.

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TTo vieo view open acw open acccess journal details, click the close sourcess journal details, click the close sourceeinspection X tinspection X to vieo view all matw all matching sourcching sources fes for that sentor that sentencence.e.

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Click the Details buttClick the Details button.on.

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TThe sourche source details will displae details will displayy..

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TTo vieo view or dow or dowwnload the journal paper matnload the journal paper match, click thech, click theeextxternal link.ernal link.

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TThe journal paper mathe journal paper match will either open in a nech will either open in a new window window, orw, ordodowwnload tnload to yo your cour computomputer.er.

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HoHow do I print a Vw do I print a VeriCiteriCite report?e report?From the DoFrom the Dowwnload menu, select Print Report.nload menu, select Print Report.

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TThe printhe printer-friendly ver-friendly version oersion of the report will be generf the report will be generatated.ed.Please wPlease wait fait for it tor it to finish loading.o finish loading.

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SaSavve or print the report once or print the report once it has finished loading.e it has finished loading.

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HoHow do I dow do I dowwnload mnload my original filey original filesubmission from Vsubmission from VeriCiteriCite?e?From the DoFrom the Dowwnload menu, select Donload menu, select Dowwnload Submission.nload Submission.

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YYour original assignment file submission will be doour original assignment file submission will be dowwnloadednloadedtto yo your cour computomputer.er.

Your original paper submission will be downloaded in the same file format you uploadedupon submission.

Note: If you submitted your paper via text entry (or copy and paste), it will be downloaded asan html document.

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HoHow do I view do I view instructw instructor cor comments in aomments in aVVeriCiteriCite report?e report?InstructInstructor cor comments are locomments are locatated at the botted at the bottom right oom right of thef thescreen.screen.

If there are long or multiple comments shown in this section, use the scroll bar to scroll downand view additional information.

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Click on the eClick on the expand/cxpand/collapse arroollapse arrow tw to to toggle the Coggle the Commentsommentssection open or closed.section open or closed.

TThere are twhere are two types oo types of cf comments: report leomments: report levvel and sentel and sentencenceelelevvel.el.

Report leReport levvel cel comments.omments.

Report comments are overall comments about the paper as a whole. They are indicated witha page icon in the Comments section.

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SentSentencence lee levvel cel comments.omments.

Sentence comments are attached to a particular sentence in your paper. They are indicatedwith a blue comment bubble icon. You will also see this icon within the body of the reportnext to any sentences which have comments.

Click on a sentClick on a sentencence lee levvel cel comment tomment to inspect the associato inspect the associatededsentsentencence.e.

When you select a sentence comment in the comments area, the sentence associated withthe comment will be highlighted in the student submission text shown on the left.

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FiltFilter the report vieer the report view tw to highlight only co highlight only commentommented sented sentencences.es.

If you want to view only the commented sentences in the report, you may select CCommentommentededMatMatchesches from the filter by match level drop-down menu and the report will highlight onlythe sentences which have comments.

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