Commenting on a Document

Comments can help users collaborate and share ideas and suggestions related to the document and contract. The comments feature keeps conversations about the document in a single location, making it easier to reference later.

To Add a Comment to a Document:

  • Highlight the text you'd like to add a comment to
  • Click on the Comment icon that appears to the right of the document

  • Add your comment in the comment box. The highlighted text will appear in grey.

  • Select viewing rights: 
    • Public: everyone on the document can see your comment)
    • Internal: only members of your organization can see your comment Note: Internal comments will be highlighted yellow
  • Once you've made your comments, click the blue Comment button to post your comment
  • Once a comment has been posted, you cannot change visibility.

Replying to and resolving comments

To reply to a comment:

  • Select the comment you'd like to respond to by clicking on the speech bubble icon in the text
  • Enter your response in the Reply field and click the blue Comment button. The visibility of replies will remain the same as the initial comment.
  • When ready to Resolve and Hide a comment,  select the comment you would like to resolve and click the blue Check Mark

  • All Comments will remain visible on the right-hand side of the document until they are resolved.

Viewing Comment History

  • All comments and replies made on the document can be viewed under the Audit tab i by clicking Audit and Comments.

Uploading Comments from Word

  • Enter Edit mode on a document and select the Import document button from the editor toolbar, OR drag-and-drop the Word document onto your screen. 
  • Select your Word file using the Browse button in the import modal dialog.
  • Click Import
  • All comments imported are only visible internally