When annotating readings, you may want to save your annotations as drafts first. This allows you to refine your annotations before sharing them with others. You can use the “Only Me” feature in Hypothesis to save drafts of annotations, and later edit those annotations and share them with the group.
Saving Draft Annotations
To save an annotation as a draft visible only to you, follow these steps:
- Select the Group:
In the Hypothesis sidebar, click the the Groups menu to choose the annotation group where you want your annotations to be saved. Note that the scope selector will only show groups you currently belong to.
- Select and Annotate:
Highlight the text you want to annotate, then click Annotate. - Write Your Annotation:
Enter your annotation in the text editor. - Set Visibility to “Only Me”:
Click the arrow beside the Post button and select Only Me. The button text will change to Post to Only Me.
- Post the annotation:
Click the Post to Only Me button. The annotation will be saved in the selected group but will only be visible to you.
Once the annotation has been saved, you will see a padlock icon right beside your name. This indicates that this annotation is visible to Only me.
Sharing annotations in your group
When you are ready to share your draft annotations with your group, you can make final edits before posting. Follow these steps:
- Edit the Annotation:
Locate the annotation you want to share and click the Edit button on its card.
- Change the Visibility:
Click the arrow beside the Post to Only Me button and select the name of the group where you want to share the annotation. The button text will update to Post to [Group Name].
- Post to the Group:
Click the updated Post to [Group Name] button. The annotation will now be visible to all members of the group.
Notice that there is no more padlock icon beside the name on the annotation card. This indicates that the annotation is visible to members of the annotation group selected.