To view comments in Google Docs, just open your document, click on “Open Comment History” at the top right, and voila! All comments will be visible. This guide will walk you through this and other methods.
The good news is that pulling up comments in Google Docs takes only a moment. The steps below break down exactly how to read the feedback other people have left.
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Step 1
Go to Google Docs and open the document that has comments.
Step 2
Click on “Open Comment History” from the top right of the Google Docs screen.
Step 3
That’s it; now, you will be able to see all the comments left on the document. In addition, you can reply to a comment by writing in the box under the comment.
There are two more ways to view comments in Google Docs.
Both options work whether you are reviewing a long document or just checking a single note, so pick whichever feels faster for you.
1. Take a look at the texts in Google Docs and find out the texts with slightly golden backgrounds. These are the texts that have been commented on. When you press on them, you will see a pop-up box appear with the comment.
2. You can open the “Open Comment History” window through a keyboard shortcut. Press “CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+A”. This is the quickest way to view all the comments in your document.
Conclusion
That’s all you need to know about viewing comments in Google Docs. Feedback from collaborators is often where a document really improves, so it is worth making full use of the comment tools. With the simple steps above, working through that feedback is easy.
