Reviewing documents > Using comments > Displaying and printing comments

There are two ways of viewing comments:

▪In the comments pane (always visible)

When you insert a comment into a document for the first time, or when you open a document that already contains comments, the comments pane automatically appears in the right margin of the document. It displays all comments for the current page. A connector between the comment and the corresponding text indicates to which section of text the comment refers.

You can enable or disable this comments pane at any time:

To do this, click on Review | group Comments | Comments pane

Note: This command corresponds to the option Show in the comments pane in the dialog box. For more information, see Settings for comments.

▪In pop-up windows (made visible by pointing)

If the comments pane is disabled, comments will only become visible when you hover over a section of text that has a comment. A pop-up window will open and display the comment.

Print comments

Comments usually only appear on the screen; they are not printed. If you want comments to also appear on the printout, enable the option Print comments in the dialog box. For more information, see Settings for comments.

Note: Regular text will be reduced in size to make room for the comments. Thus, the proportions of the printout will not correspond to the actual dimensions of the document.