Step 1: Add an Annotate slide
Click New slide, open the Poll tab and pick Annotate.
Annotate: everyone marks the same picture
Ask a question on any image and watch every answer land on your screen, live.
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Set up in three steps
New and live for everyone, free on every plan. Set it up in a few clicks.
Step 2: Add a picture and a question
Upload a picture, crop it to fit, then write one clear instruction.
Step 3: Present and watch the marks arrive
People join with the code and draw on their phones. A live count shows the drawings.
Use it when the answer is a spot on a picture
Spot the mistake
Show a chart, form or screen from real work and ask adults to circle what is wrong.
Label a diagram
Students mark one part of a cell, a map or a circuit. Wrong answers stand out at once.
Warm up the room
Ask people to mark where they are joining from, and the room sees itself on the map.
Find where eyes land
Everyone circles what catches their eye first, so the team sees where attention goes.
Simple on every phone
No app and no login. People join with the code and start drawing.
Four pen colours
Taken from your presentation theme, so every mark matches your slides.
Undo and Clear
Take back the last stroke, or start again before sending.
Any picture
Upload a PNG, JPEG, GIF or SVG up to 15 MB, then crop it to fit.
Your pace
Add a time limit, or close submissions when you are ready to talk it through.
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Frequently asked questions
Annotate is an AhaSlides slide type that lets every participant draw on the same image from their own phone. You add a picture and a question, people mark their answer with four pen colours, and every drawing appears together on the presenter screen.
No app is needed. People join in the browser on their phone with the code on screen. They only sign in if you turn on audience authentication.
Pin on image collects one pin per person, so it suits a single point. Annotate collects free drawing, so it suits answers that are an area, an outline or several marks. See Pin on image.
Yes. Annotate is new and live for everyone, on every plan including Free. A few settings, such as Time limit, are not on every plan.
Up to 200 strokes per drawing. There is no eraser or brush size, but Undo removes the last stroke and Clear starts again.