# Commenting on a project file

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**Required guided redaction permission:** Manage comments
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You can add and respond to comments on the redacted file.

For example, you might want to add a message to a future reviewer to explain why a value is redacted, or why you selected the reference codes that you did.

Or a reviewer might want to add a comment to indicate why they believe that a redaction is not correct.

Users can respond to comments, which starts a comment thread.

You can resolve or delete a comment thread. For example, a comment requests a change to a reference code assignment. After you make the change, you can resolve or delete the comment thread.

## **Viewing the comments list**

To view the list of comments, in the toolbar, click **Comment** or press **c**. This puts you into comment mode. To exit comment mode, click **Comment** or press **c** again.

In comment mode, the redactions list is replaced with the **Comments** panel, which contains a list of comment threads.

The dropdown at the top right controls which comment threads to include. You can display either:

* All comment threads, both open and resolved
* Only open comment threads. This is the default.
* Only resolved comment threads.

## **Starting a comment thread**

To start a new comment thread in a file:

1. To start a new comment thread, you must be in comment mode. To enter comment mode, click **Comment** or press **c**.
2. For a PDF, click the location where you want to place the comment.\
   \
   For other text files, select the text to attach the comment to.
3. In the comment field, type the text of the comment.
4. Click **Comment**.

The comment thread is represented by a comment icon. The comment icons are always visible, even when the comments list is not displayed.

To exit comment mode, click **Comment** or press **c** again.

## **Adding a response to a comment thread**

To add a response to a comment thread:

1. Click the comment icon for the thread. You do not need to change to comment mode.
2. In the text field, type the text of the response.
3. Click **Reply**.

## **Editing a comment in a thread**

To edit a comment from within a thread:

1. Click the comment icon for the thread. You do not need to change to comment mode.
2. Click the edit icon for the comment to edit.
3. In the text field, edit the text of the comment.
4. Click **Save**.

## **Resolving a comment thread**

To resolve a comment thread:

1. Click the comment icon for the thread. You do not need to change to comment mode.
2. Click the resolve icon.

## **Deleting a comment thread**

To delete a comment thread.

1. Click the comment icon for the thread. You do not need to change to comment mode.
2. Click the delete icon.


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