The Markup tool

The Markup tool allows you to collaborate with project team members to edit creative content. The Markup tool runs in its own browser window. You can add your feedback as notes or scribbles directly on a version for others to see. You can send an email notification to team members with a link to your note or scribble.

The Markup tool provides multimedia support so team members can run video and flash-based files within the Markup tool. They can insert notes at specific time points.

Note: Your browser must support the appropriate plug-ins to review multimedia content in the Markup tool.

The Markup tool collects all feedback in a clickable list. Team members can scan the list to see who posted the feedback and on what versions. They can also view the feedback details, reply to feedback, and notify other team members about feedback.

When the Markup tool is enabled for reviewing a version, the Markup tool icon appears in the Markup Enabled column. Team members click the link to view and reply to comments.

The Markup tool review capabilities depend on the type of content. Different icons, to the left of the version link, indicate the type of content.

Icon Use
Markup Tool Print icon Print media
Markup Tool web enabled icon Web media
Markup Tool video icon Multimedia

The Markup tool includes the following components:

  • The Markup toolbar
  • The Scribble toolbar
  • The Content pane
  • The Navigation pane (for print content only)
  • The Annotation List pane

The Markup toolbar

The menu options that are displayed on Markup toolbar depend on whether you are reviewing print, web, or multimedia content.

The Scribble toolbar

The Scribble toolbar is available for print and web content.

When you are done scribbling, you can enter a comment in the Add a Scribble window. You can enter only one comment per set of scribbles.

Tip: Use a single color for each set of scribbles to visually group them for easier interpretation by other reviewers.

The Content Pane

The Content Pane displays the creative content that is being reviewed. It is where team members post and reply to feedback by using either the toolbar menu options or the Annotation List.

When you review print content, you can drag content into the Content Pane. You also can zoom in and zoom out on print content within the Content Pane.

The Navigation Pane

The Navigation Pane is available only for print content. Click the thumbnails to display the pages of the creative content in the Content Pane.

The Navigation Pane does not display in the Markup tool for multimedia content. Use the arrows to display different frames in multimedia content.

The Annotation List

The Annotation List lists all reviewer feedback. You can sort the list by any of the following options:

  • Feedback type
  • Feedback date
  • Feedback author
  • Feedback subject
  • Feedback source

From this pane, you can perform the following actions:

  • Modify a todo or annotation note
  • Delete a todo or annotation note
  • Send an email notification
  • Reply to the annotation note
Note: If you are the manager of the Review Area, you can modify and delete any notes. Otherwise, you can modify and delete only notes that you added.