Add a Document Comment

After reviewing a document, you can add a comment to it if:

To add a document comment:

  1. From All Groups, click the name of the group containing the document to which you want to add a comment. This takes you to the home page for that group.
  2. Below the breadcrumbs, click the Documents tab. This takes you to the group documents page for that group.
  3. Find the document to which you want to add a comment.
  4. In the Action column for that document, click Details (if you have Document Manage privileges, click Manage). This takes you to the Document Details page for that document.
  5. Below the Comments section heading, click Add Comment. This takes you to the Add Comments page for that document.

Note: If you have Document Manage privileges, you can also Delete a Comment.

  1. Review the Document Details section at the bottom of the page to further verify this is the correct document. This is the same information found on the Document Details page for this document.
  2. In Subject, enter a name (title) for your comment. For example, "Engineering review notes".
  3. In Comment, enter your comment about the document (all characters are allowed; maximum of 1000).
  4. In Email Notifications, choose whether to notify the members of the group, the document owner, or no one.
  5. When you finish, click Add Comment to add the comment or Cancel to return to the Group Documents page without adding the comment.

Note: Required fields are designated by an asterisk (*). If you click Add Comment and a required field is left blank, an error message appears in red next to the blank field heading. Enter the required information and click Add Comment again.

  1. If you click Add Comment, the new comment is added and you go to the Add Comments - Success page, which shows the Document Details about your document, including the new comment. The new comment appears in the Comments section as the last comment, and includes the name of the comment, your name, the date added (today's date) and the full text of the comment. From the Success page, you can select to add another comment, return to the Group Documents page or go to the Group's Home page.

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