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
While recording
If you want to pin or bookmark moments while recording a video with your Chrome Extension or Desktop App, simply click on the 📌 icon on the recording bar:
The pin will create a comment which will be displayed on the lateral bar of that video when it is saved and available. You can later edit the pinned moment to add a comment and more context if needed.
While watching a claap
Navigate to the claap to comment.
Add a comment with one of the following options:
Click on the
Commentbutton in the control bar below the videoOr press
Con your keyboardOr press
ALT/OPTIONkey on your keyboard and select a zone on the video with your mouse.
The comment is added to the Comment bar on the right-hand side.
Fill your comment and press
Sendor pressCMD + ENTER.
Adding a poll
Read this article dedicated to polls
Formatting comments
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 (⌘) + B
Italic: Command (⌘) + I
Link: Command (⌘) + K
Bullet list: Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + 8
Ordered list: Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + 7
Quote: Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + 9
Code: Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + C
💡 Use Shift (⇧) + 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 ••• button in the top right-hand side of the comment and select Edit or press E when hovering the comment.
Replying with video
Read this article to learn how to reply to comments with a claap video.
Adding images and files
This dedicated article explains all you need to know about adding images and files to your comments.
Search, sort, and filter comments
As you and your team work together in Claap, finding the right information becomes key to aligning faster with your teammates. To help you find exactly what you need, you can search, sort, and filter comments within a claap video. Watch the gif below for a short overview, then continue reading to learn more about this topic.
Start a search
Click the
searchfield at the top of the comment sidebar.Type what you’re looking for into the search field.
Select an option from the list of results.
Note: Search results also include subsequent comments in a thread
Sort comments
Click the
shortfield at the top of the comment sidebar.Select the desired sorting option: Timestamp, Latest comments, or Resolved comments
Filter comments
Click the
filterfield at the top of the comment sidebar.Select the desired filter by option: Active comments, Resolved comments, or All comments.
Resolving a comment
You can mark any comment thread as Resolved to hide it and focus your attention where it’s 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 ••• button in the top right-hand side of the comment and select Copy link.
Deleting a comment
To delete a comment, click on the ••• 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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