# Leaving an annotated comment

Written by Lauren Ford  
Updated over 3 weeks ago

**Who can use annotations?**

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Supported on any **Air plan**  
✏️ Anyone who has **comment** access to the workspace, library, or board  
🗺️ Anyone that visits a share link with comments enabled

Annotations allow you to highlight a certain area of an image or video to share focused feedback. A photographer can request a lighting adjustment on a the corner of a shot. A marketer can designate where they want their logo watermark to be on an image. An editor can call out a point of interest in a video.

**⏲️ _Time-saving tip_ ⏲️**  
Press `P` to toggle annotation mode or focus the comment input.

# Point-based

1. Open the Comments tab for the asset to access the comment composer.
2. Select the point annotation control in the composer
3. Move your cursor over the image or video (Your cursor image will change to show this functionality)
4. Click on the asset where you want to leave feedback
   
   1. Click on the desired location for the feedback to place a pointer
   2. Click + hold + drag across the desired location for feedback to apply a rectangular shape for highlighting an area

5. Type your feedback in the resulting comment field: _You can include named links in your feedback by selecting text and using the link button, or by pasting a URL over selected text._
6. Select **Post** to submit your feedback.

# Freeform

1. Open the Comments tab for the asset to access the comment composer.
2. Select the freeform annotation control (squiggly line) in the composer
3. Select your preferred drawing settings for color and line thickness
4. Move your cursor over the image or video (Your cursor image will change to an icon of a pen show this functionality)
5. Click on the desired location for the feedback to begin drawing
6. Type your feedback in the resulting comment field: _To add a named link, select the text you want to link and use the link button, or paste a URL over the selected text._
7. Select **Post** to submit your feedback.