When anything has to be changed or responded to or when you want to provide the text’s reader with more information, a note or comment in a Word document could be helpful.
Use the instructions and techniques shown below to insert, modify, and remove a comment from a Microsoft Word document.
- Put the text cursor where you wish to add the comment using the mouse.
Additionally, you may highlight a word or words to submit a comment only for that portion of the text. - Select the View tab from the Ribbon menu.
- Choose New Comment under the Overview tab.
- The document receives a fresh comment.
On the right side of the document, there is a comment.
For the required text to be entered, click on a comment.
Edit the comment
The procedure below can be used to update a comment in a Microsoft Word document.
- Locate the comment you wish to change in the Microsoft Word document.
- On the right side of the document, the comment should be readable.
You can change a comment’s wording by clicking on it.
Remove the comment
The procedure below can be used to remove a comment from a Microsoft Word document.
- Locate the comment you wish to remove in the Microsoft Word document.
- Put the text cursor over the comment on the right side of the document using the mouse.
- Click with your right mouse button, and then from the pop-up menu that appears, choose Delete Comment.