Replying to comments is useful in shared reviews, when participants can read each other’s comments. They can also be used by review initiators to let reviewers know how their suggestions are being implemented. All replies appear in the pop-up note and are listed below the original comment. You can view the respective reply with the reply title and mark. See also About pop-up notes.
- To reply to original comments in the pop-up note, do any of the following:
- Using the Hand command, the Select Annotation command, or the corresponding comment tool, open the pop-up note for the comment and select Reply in the Options. And then type your reply in the textbox that appears in the pop-up window.
- Right-click the original comment and select Reply. And then type your reply in the textbox that appears in the pop-up window.
- Replying to Comments in the Comments List
- Choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Comments (or click the Comments icon
in the navigation pane) to open the Comments panel if it is hidden. - In the Comments panel, select the comment (or right-click the comment and choose Reply) to activate the Add Reply box.
- Input your reply in the box and click OK.
- To respond to the reply, please do as below:
- Using the Hand command, the Select Annotation command, or the corresponding comment tool, and open the pop-up note for the comment.
- Right-click the title bar of the reply window and select Reply to this Reply. And then type your reply in the textbox that appears in the pop-up window.
- To delete the reply message, do either of the following:
- In the note pop-up window, right-click the title bar of the reply window and click Delete this Reply.
- In the Comments panel, right-click the reply message, and click Delete.
To change the color of reply message window
In the note pop-up window, right-click the title bar of the reply window and choose Change Color.
To change the author name of the reply
Right-click the title bar of the reply window and select Change Author Name.
- To flag comments with a checkmark, do any of the following methods. You can sort the comments with checkmarks.
- Right-click the comment and select Mark with a Checkmark.
- Click the
icon beside the comment in the Comments panel, and choose Mark with Checkmark.
Note: To open/close all comments’ pop-up notes, please choose Comment > Manage Comments > Popup notes > Open All/ Close All.