Add a comment

To add comments to Microsoft Office files in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides, change the file to a Google Docs file.

  1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
  2. Highlight the text, images, cells, or slides you want to comment on.
  3. To add a comment, in the toolbar, click Add comment Add comment.
  4. Type your comment.
  5. Click Comment.

View all comments

  1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
  2. In the top right, click Open comment history Open comments.
  3. To close, click Open comment history Open comments again.

Tip: At the bottom of any comment window, you can also click Open all comments.

Edit or delete a comment

  1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
  2. On the comment you want to edit or delete, click More More.
  3. Click Edit or Delete.

Reply to a comment

Reply to comments in documents or presentations

  1. On your computer, open a document or presentation.
  2. Click the comment.
  3. Click Reply and type your reply.
  4. To save, click Reply.

Tip: In Google Docs, at the bottom of the text box, you can click on a Smart Reply.

Reply to comments in spreadsheets

  1. On your computer, open a spreadsheet.
  2. On the sheet tab, click Add comment Add comment.
  3. Click the comment you want to reply to.
  4. Click Reply and type your reply.
  5. To save, click Reply.

Tip: If someone has set their status to “Out of office” and you have permission to view their calendar, you get a notification in the comment as you reply to them.

Reply to comments in documents or presentations

  1. On your computer, open a document or presentation.
  2. Click the comment.
  3. Click Reply and type your reply.
  4. To save, click Reply.

Tip: In Google Docs, at the bottom of the text box, you can click on a Smart Reply.

Reply to comments in spreadsheets

  1. On your computer, open a spreadsheet.
  2. On the sheet tab, click Add comment Add comment.
  3. Click the comment you want to reply to.
  4. Click Reply and type your reply.
  5. To save, click Reply.

Tip: If someone has set their status to “Out of office” and you have permission to view their calendar, you get a notification in the comment as you reply to them.