Public comments

Comments - Introduction

You can annotate learning content. In ILIAS, you can make two different types of annotations:

Private notes can only be viewed by yourself. Use private notes to:

  • make a digital dog-ear of the content and quickly find your way back to the marked points.
  • Write out the most important points of the content. Your notes will support your exam preparation. You can print and export them.

Other visitors can read public comments about the installation. Use Public Comments to:

  • Ask questions about the content of a page or assignment.
  • express your opinion about learning content.
  • coordinate with your team during group work.

The lists of notes and comments that you have attached to objects are displayed in bundles.

  • Under Communication > Comments, all objects are listed in which you have left comments. All other comments on this object are then also displayed to you.  This list of public comments shows you how a discussion on content has developed.
  • Under Personal Workspace > Notes, all objects are listed in which you have added private notes.

Note: The comments must be activated for a platform. The comments are not available to you? Click on Contact Technical Support at the bottom of the page. ILIAS shows the business card of the administration. Click on Send mail. ILIAS opens a mail form: Ask for comments to be activated under Administration > Communication > Comments.

Comment content publicly

You want to write a public comment. These comments are visible to other users.

If you want to annotate the learning content only for your private use, please use Notes.
Prerequisite: The comment function for the corresponding object must be activated. If the comment function is unavailable, it must be enabled first.

  1. Open Communication > Comments.
  2. In the middle block, open the object you want to comment on.
  3. Now select the entry Comments in the Actions menu in the upper right corner.
  4. ILIAS opens the text field Public Comments, where you can enter the comments.
  5. Click on the Add Comment button.
  6. ILIAS saves the public comment.

Viewing comments on specific learning content

You want to view public comments on specific learning content.

  1. Open Communication > Comments.
  2. In the drop-down menu, select the object for which you want to view comments.
  3. Click Change.
  4. ILIAS displays the comments for the desired object.

Delete comment

You want to delete a public comment.

For conceptual reasons, end-users can't delete public comments. If necessary, you can edit your comments.

Edit comment

You want to edit a public comment.

  1. Click the Edit link on the right below the comment.
  2. ILIAS will switch to edit mode.
  3. Enter the desired changes in the text input field.
  4. Click on the Update Comment button.
  5. ILIAS applies the changes and reports "Changes saved".

Note: You can only edit your comments.

You would like to keep public comments on learning content: You can print them or save them as a file.

  1. Open Communication > Comments.
  2. Activate the checkbox in front of the desired comment(s).    
    Note: Select All below the list to select all existing comments for the current object.
  3. Now you have two options:
    - Click the Print button below the list. ILIAS will then generate a printer-friendly output and open your browser's print dialog. You can print the notes or generate a PDF and save it.
    - Click on the Export HTML button. ILIAS will then generate an HTML file you can save and open with your browser.

Switch to the Personal Workspace > Notes area

You want to switch to the Personal Workspace > Notes area.

  1. Open Personal Workspace > Notes.
  2. ILIAS displays the desired area.