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

1. 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 Comment .
4. Type your comment.
5. Click Comment.

1. Open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
2. In the top right, click Comments.
3. To close, click Comments again.

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

To make sure someone sees a comment, you can add them to it. They will receive an email notification with your comment.

1. Open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
2. Insert and type a comment.
3. Somewhere in your comment, add the name (with the first letter capitalized). When the correct person is suggested click their name. You can also add the email address of the person you want to see the message.
4. Click Comment.

Note: If you add someone who doesn't have permission to see the file, you will be asked to share the file.

1. Open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
2. In the top right corner of the file, click Comments.
3. Click Notifications.
4. Choose when you want to receive notifications:

• All: Whenever any comments are made.
• Only yours: Whenever others reply to your comments or comments you are added to.
• None: Never receive emails about comments for that file.

Reply to comments in documents or presentations

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

Reply to comments in spreadsheets

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

1. Open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
2. Click the comment you want to close.
3. In the top corner of the comment, click Resolve.

To see a comment that you closed, click Comments at the top corner of the window. To reopen a closed comment, click Reopen in the top right corner of the comment.

1. Open a Google file.
2. Highlight the text, images, cells, or slides you want to comment on.
3. To add a comment, go to the toolbar and click Comment .
4. Type your comment.
5. Somewhere in your comment, add the email address, with @ or + in front of it, of the person you want to assign it to.
6. Click the box next to "Assign to [name]."
7. Click Assign. The person you assigned the action item to will get an email.

1. Open a Google file.
2. Click the comment.
3. Click Reply.
4. Type your comment.
5. Somewhere in your comment, add the email address, with @ or + in front of it, of the person you want to reassign it to.
6. Click the box next to "Reassign to [name]."
7. Click Reassign. The person you assigned the action item to will get an email.

Suggested action items appear when you use actionable words.

1. Open a document in Google Docs.
2. As you type, if Google Docs detects an action item (for example, “AI: Jen to send a follow-up email” or “Todo: Alex to finish the presentation”), a suggested action item will appear.
   • To accept the suggestion, click Assign.
   • To ignore the suggestion, click Dismiss.
   • To edit the suggestion, click More   Edit.
   • To turn off suggestions, click Tools  Preferences and uncheck "Suggest action items."

   For action items to be suggested, the text must:

   • Mention someone’s name or email.
   • Mention someone with access to the file.

1. Open a Google file.
2. In the top right corner of the comment, click Done .

1. Open the Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides home screen or Google Drive.
2. In the top right corner of a document, click the number. If you don’t see a number, you don’t have any follow-ups for that document.
3. You can see the number of open:
   • Action items
   • Suggestions
4. To go to the first action item or suggestion, click an option from the list.
5. To close the menu, click the number.