How to Join a Private Group
To join a private group, you need to have a Hypothesis account and you must be invited by the creator or a member of that group. They will provide a […]
Author: Katelyn Lemay
How to Create a Private Group
Private Groups allow you to annotate privately with a group of Hypothesis users. Only group members can see annotations created within the group, and users must be invited to join […]
How to Activate Hypothesis on a Web Page
Note: users of our LMS app will not need to activate Hypothesis when launching assignments or readings. This article is intended for those using our Chrome extension or Bookmarklet. Once […]
Changing Your Email Address or Password
Open the Hypothesis sidebar and click on the user icon in the top right corner. Select Account settings from the drop-down menu (Alternatively, you can go directly to https://hypothes.is/account/settings while logged in […]
Making an Annotation Private
If you’ve created an annotation in the Public layer or within a group, you can make the annotation private at any time. Annotations Made in the Public Layer 1. Visit […]
How do I export my annotations?
At any time, you can see your Hypothesis annotations by navigating to your profile page. If you would like to download this information for your records or for use elsewhere, […]
Hypothesis Proxy Service
The Hypothesis proxy service, also known as “via”, enables the use of Hypothesis in circumstances or environments where that would otherwise be impossible or impractical. Some examples of this are: […]
How do I report abuse?
Hypothesis moderates annotations flagged by users in our Public layer, ensuring that they meet our community guidelines and terms of service. Annotations flagged in groups are moderated by the group creator. […]
What is the license on annotations?
Public annotations are published under the Creative Commons CC0 Public Domain Dedication. The CC0 Public Domain Dedication allows free copying, modification, distribution and performance of your contributions, even for commercial […]
How does Hypothesis use permissions in the Chrome extension?
When you install the Hypothesis Chrome extension, you will receive a notification from the Chrome browser asking for the following set of permissions: Chrome overstates what Hypothesis needs permission to […]