Applies ToWord 2019 for Mac

Use comments in your document to make suggestions to other people or to track issues for follow-up.

Insert a comment

  1. Select the text you want to comment on, or click at the end of the text.

  2. On the Review tab, click New Comment.

  3. Type your comment. Word shows your comment in a balloon in the document's margin.

    A comment in the margin is highlighted

Reply to a comment

  1. In the comment, click the Reply button.

    Reply to Comment icon is highlighted

    Or click the comment and on the Review tab, click New Comment.

  2. Type your reply.

    Comment with a response

Delete a comment

  1. On the Review tab, in the Comments section, click Next to select a comment.

    On the Review tab, in the Comments section, Next Comment is hightlighted

  2. On the Review tab, click Delete.

    On the Review tab, Delete Comment is highlighted

    To delete all comments at once, click the arrow by Delete, and then click Delete All Comments in Document.

    On the Review tab, Delete All Comments in Document is highlighted

See also

Track changes in Word for Mac

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