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Creating and Deleting Custom Canned Responses
Creating and Deleting Custom Canned Responses

Simplify grading by using custom canned responses for assignments.

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Written by Jeremy Keeshin
Updated over 2 weeks ago
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Creating a Canned Response

You can create custom canned responses to quickly and easily provide feedback on a student's code. Once you create a custom canned response for an assignment, you will be able to use it anytime you're grading that activity.

To create a custom canned response:

  1. Navigate to the assignment > then click on the Grade tab

  2. Click + add custom canned response

  3. Write your response in the space provided and then click Add Response

Gif demonstrating how to create a custom response from Grade tab in the code editor.

Deleting a Canned Response

To delete a custom canned response:

  1. Navigate to the assignment > and then the Grade tab

  2. Under Delete a canned response, click on the letter associated with the canned response you want to delete

  3. Click Yes to confirm the deletion

  4. Refresh the page to see the changes reflected

Gif showing how to delete a custom canned response on the Grade tab.

Creating an Assignment-based Canned Response

An assignment-based canned response allows you to create a canned response for a specific assignment in a course:

  1. Navigate to Code Review > then click on the Canned Responses tab

  2. Select a course using the filter at the top of the page

  3. Select an assignment using the filter at the top of the page

  4. Write your response in the space provided and then click Add Canned Response

GIF demonstrating how to create an assignment-based canned response

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Creating Global Canned Responses

With CodeHS Pro, custom canned responses can also be used globally.

To create a global canned response, check "Make this a global canned response visible on any assignment" when creating a canned response.

Screenshot of the checkbox with the label "Make this a global canned response box to use this response on any assignment."

Creating a Canned Response in Fast Grade

Pro teachers can also use and create custom canned responses while grading assignments in Fast Grade.

To create a custom canned response in Fast Grade:

  1. Click on Canned Responses to open the menu

  2. Add a new custom canned response by clicking the + add custom canned response

  3. Select whether the response should be a global custom canned response

  4. Click Add Response

Gif demonstrating how to create a custom canned responses in Fast Grade.

Creating a Global Canned Response in Code Review

Pro teachers can create a global canned response in the Code Review app, which can be used in Fast Grade or when grading within assignments:

  1. Navigate to Code Review > then click on the Canned Responses tab

  2. Write your response in the space provided and then click Add Global Canned Response

    1. To copy an assignment-based canned response into a global canned response: Click the Copy to Global button

GIF demonstrating how to create a Global canned response in code review app

Fast Grade is available as part of CodeHS Pro. To get CodeHS Pro for your school, contact our team at hello@codehs.com.

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