Manage comments

You can manage comments while editing an object in any editor.

Before you begin

To manage comments, you must be in an editor, such as Map Editor and Topic Editor. You must also work with a topic that already contains comments.
Note: When you manage comments, there are three different options available to you:
  • Use comment-related icons on the Oxygen Web Author toolbar
  • Access inline wherever there is a highlighted area
  • Use the Review panel

About this task

To manage comments:

Procedure

  1. Select the appropriate editor, based on your current work task.
  2. Take an available action, based on the action type and your area of selection:
    ActionSteps
    View a comment
    1. On the Oxygen Web Author toolbar, click or on the toolbar to scroll back or forward, respectively, through all comments.
    2. In the Main Editing area, hover over the comment and read the comment pop-up.
    3. Access the Review panel, then either scroll to view all comments, or use the filter to locate specific ones.
      Note: When you click on a comment in the Review panel, an arrow connects the comment with the highlighted selection in the Main Editing area.
    Edit, reply to a comment
    1. On the Oxygen Web Author toolbar, click Edit Comment icon to jump to and highlight the comment in the Main Editing area and the Review panel, then begin your edit.
    2. In the Main Editing area, double-click the comment and click Reply, then add your reply to it, which appears directly below the last comment in the thread.
      Note: If a phrase is part of more than one comment, each comment is in a slightly different shade of the same color as the first comment. If you click on a phrase with multiple comments, a dialog results where you can choose the comment thread to view.
    3. In the Review panel, click on the comment and choose to reply or edit the comment. You can also mark a comment as done, which dims it and prevents further edits to it.
    Delete a comment
    1. On the Oxygen Web Author toolbar, click Delete Comment icon to jump to and delete the comment in the Main Editing area and the Review panel.
    2. In the Main Editing area, double-click the comment and then delete it.
    3. In the Review panel, click
    Mark the comment as done In the Review panel, click on the comment and mark it as done, which grays it out and prevents further edits to it.
  3. (Optional) Tag another user in a comment to direct a question or comment to that the specified person by entering the @ symbol and then the user's name exactly as it appears for the user in CCMS Web, including spaces and capitalization, such as Walter Write.
    You can see when you have been mentioned or tagged, since you user's name is highlighted in orange and an @ symbol appears next to the Review icon (Review icon) in the Review panel.