How to Add a Comment in Microsoft Word

September 2022 · 2 minute read

This wikiHow teaches you how to add a comment to a Microsoft Word document in a variety of ways. Double-click a Word document you wish to change. Doing so will open the document in Microsoft Word.

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    Double-click a Word document you wish to change. Doing so will open the document in Microsoft Word.

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    Click and drag your cursor across some text. This will highlight the text. You'll want to highlight everything on which you wish to leave a comment (e.g., an entire sentence or paragraph).

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    Right-click or two-finger click the selected text. Doing this will prompt a drop-down menu.

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    Click New Comment. It's at the bottom of the right-click menu.

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    Type your comment. It will appear on the right side of the Microsoft Word window.

  • Picture 6 of How to Add a Comment in Microsoft Word Click anywhere on the document. Doing so will cement your comment, allowing you to move on to the next section of text that needs commenting.
  • Be sure to save your document before closing, or your comments won't be saved.
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    Double-click an edited Word document. Doing so will open the document in Microsoft Word.

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    Hover the cursor over a comment. You'll see a couple of options appear below the comment.

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    Click Reply. It's the leftmost option below your selected comment.

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    Type in your reply. It will appear indented below the original comment.

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    Click anywhere on the document. Doing so will cement your reply to the comment.

  • Isabella Humphrey Isabella Humphrey

    Update 05 March 2020

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