Comments are a great way to start contextual discussions at any moment of a claap video. Share your ideas and thoughts by leaving comments and mentioning teammates.
Adding a comment
There are 2 options to add comments in a claap.
Add comments while recording a claap
To add a comment during a recording:
Start a recording.
Click on the Share button in the extension overlay or press CTRL + SHIFT + C.
The recording is automatically paused while you are adding a comment.
Drag and drop a zone of your screen where you want to add a comment.
Fill in your comment and press Send.
The recording is automatically resumed when the comment is sent.
Add comments while watching a claap
To add a comment while watching a claap:
Navigate to the claap to comment.
Add a comment with one of the following options:
Click on the Comment button in the lower part of the screen
Or press C on your keyboard
Or drag and drop a zone of the video with your mouse.
The comment is added to the Comment bar on the right-hand side.
Fill your comment and press Send or press CMD + ENTER.
π‘ You can readjust the zone and the size of the selected area with your mouse.
Adding a poll in a comment
Read this article dedicated to polls
Formatting a comment
Claap makes it easy to style comments with text formatting.
To format a comment, select text to be formatted to display the text formatting overlay.
To quickly format a single word, double click on the word to be formatted. To format a full paragraph, double click on the paragraph.
Alternatively, you can also use the following shortcuts:
Bold: Command (β) + B
Italic: Command (β) + I
Link: Command (β) + K
Bullet list: Command (β) + Shift (β§) + 8
Ordered list: Command (β) + Shift (β§) + 7
Quote: Command (β) + Shift (β§) + 9
Code: Command (β) + Shift (β§) + C
π‘ Use Shift (β§) + Enter (•) to start a new line in your comment.
Interacting with comments
Editing a comment
If you want to edit a comment from a claap, click on the β’β’β’
button in the top right-hand side of the comment and select Edit or press E when hovering the comment.
Replying with a video
Read this article for more information on video replies.
Resolving a comment
You can mark any comment thread as Resolved to hide it and focus your attention where itβs most needed by clicking on the Resolve comment button in the top-right corner of the comment thread or press R.
To filter the comments in a claap by active and/or resolved, click on the Active comments button in the top-right corner of the comment bar. By default, only active comments are shown.
Reacting to a comment
Click the Add reaction button with an emoji icon next to a comment to add a reaction. When the first emoji is added, others will be able to add more by clicking on the icon next to it.
Sharing the link to a comment
You can share the link to a specific comment by clicking on the β’β’β’
button in the top right-hand side of the comment and select Copy link.
Deleting a comment
To delete a comment, click on the β’β’β’
button in the top right-hand side of the comment and select Delete or press COMMAND + DEL when hovering over the comment.
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