Comment on a document.
- On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, presentation, or video.
- Highlight the text, images, cells, slides, or scenes you want to comment on.
- To add a comment, in the toolbar, click Add comment.
- Type your comment.
- Click Comment.
Chat with collaborators in a document.
- On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
- In the top right, click Show chat. This feature won’t be available if you’re the only one in the file.
- Tip: If there are many collaborators in the file, in the top right, to the right of the avatars, there will be a blue circle showing the number of additional collaborators. Click the blue circle and then Join chat.
- Enter your message in the chat box.
- When you’re finished, in the top right of the chat window, click Close.
Note: All chats in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides include anyone viewing the file. Chats are not saved.
Make suggestions in a document.
- On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
- Select the text you want to change. A button will appear in the right margin. Click Suggest edits.
- If you don’t find Suggesting in the toolbar, choose an option:
- In the top right, click Editing.
- From the dropdown menu, select Suggesting.
- Click Request edit access.
- Ask the file owner to share the document with you as a Commenter or Editor.
- Edit the document.
- You’ll see your change in a new color. Anything you delete will appear struck through.
- To add more details, click on your suggestion and type a comment. Then click Reply.
- The file owner will receive an email about your suggestions and can decide whether to keep them.
