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title: "Usage"
manual: "Opinion"
version: "1.0"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/vkemeter/opinion:usage@1.0"
source: "Usage/Index.rst"
rendered: "2026-10-23T14:21:10+00:00"
---

# Usage {#usage}

Feedback can be sent by every backend user who may send feedback, see
[Who may send feedback](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/vkemeter/opinion:configuration-access@1.0). A backend login is always required, also in the
frontend.

## Frontend: admin panel {#usage-frontend}

On a frontend page, click **Feedback** in the admin panel. The dialog
opens directly. The page, site, language and workspace as well as the details
of the admin panel tab **Info > General** are attached.

## Backend: toolbar {#usage-backend}

In the backend, click the speech-bubble button in the toolbar. The current
module, the module URL and the selected page are attached.

## The feedback dialog {#usage-dialog}

![The feedback dialog](../Images/FeedbackDialog.png)

-   **Description**

    What is wrong or what could be better, between 10 and 5000 characters.

-   **Category**

    *Bug*, *Content*, *Idea* or *Other*.

-   **Severity**

    *Low*, *Normal* or *High*.

-   **Screenshot**

    Optional, see below.

**Send** stores the feedback and delivers it by email. The dialog
confirms when it is stored; if the email could not be sent, it says so — the
feedback is stored nevertheless.

## Take a screenshot {#usage-screenshot}

1.  Click **Take screenshot**.
1.  The browser asks what to share. Choose the current tab.
1.  The dialog hides itself while the picture is taken and shows a preview
    afterwards.

**Retake** takes a new screenshot, **Remove** drops it.

Screenshots need a secure (HTTPS) connection and a current browser. If the
browser cannot take screenshots, or the permission is denied, the dialog
explains it and the feedback can still be sent without one.

## Mark up the screenshot {#usage-annotation}

Click **Mark up** below the preview to open the screenshot in a
full-screen editor.

![The editor with a rectangle, an arrow and a blacked-out area on the screenshot](../Images/AnnotationEditor.png)

-   ****Rectangle****

    Frames an area.

-   ****Arrow****

    Points at an element; drag from the start to the tip.

-   ****Black out****

    Covers an area with black, for example personal data that must not be
    sent.

-   **Colour**

    Red, yellow or blue for rectangle and arrow. Black out is always black.

-   ****Undo** (also `Ctrl` \+ `Z` or `Cmd` \+ `Z`)**

    Removes the last marking.

-   ****Clear all****

    Removes all markings.

-   ****Apply****

    Burns the markings into the screenshot and returns to the dialog.

-   ****Cancel** (also `Esc`)**

    Returns to the dialog without changes.

Draw with the mouse, a pen or a finger. Opening the editor again shows the
markings, they can still be undone. **Retake** starts without markings.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> Only the marked-up image is sent. Blacked-out areas are removed in the
> browser, the original screenshot never reaches the server.