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• Steps
• Method 1 of 4: Using the Right Mouse Button
• Method 2 of 4: Using the Fixes feature
• Method 3 of 4: Handwriting a note
• Method 4 of 4: Reply to a note
• Tips

This article will show you how to add comments (notes) in Microsoft Word documents.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Using the Right Mouse Button

1. 1 Double-click the Word document in which you want to add a comment. The document will open in Microsoft Word.
2. 2 Drag the cursor over the text you want. This will select the text. Select all the text you want to comment on (for example, a sentence or a paragraph).
3. 3 Right-click (or with two fingers on the touchpad) on the selected text. A context menu will open.
4. 4 Click Create Note. It's near the bottom of the context menu.
5. 5 Enter your note text. It will appear on the right side of the Microsoft Word window.
6. 6 Click anywhere in the document. This closes commenting mode and you can annotate another section of text.
   • Be sure to save the document before closing it; otherwise, the notes will not be saved.

Method 2 of 4: Using the Fixes feature

1. 1 Double-click the Word document in which you want to add a comment. The document will open in Microsoft Word.
2. 2 Click the Review tab. Tabs are at the top of the Word window. A number of options will open that allow you to edit the document.
3. 3 Click Fixes. It's in the upper-middle section of the Word window. This will activate the "Fixes" function.
4. 4 Open the menu next to Fixes. In it you will find the following options:
   • Bug fixes - a vertical red line will appear to the left of the added or deleted text, but no other corrections will be displayed;
   • All fixes - on the left, all changes made to the document will be displayed in the form of red text and comment fields;
   • No fixes - the document will be displayed with the changes made to the original document, but without highlighting in color and without comments;
   • Original - the original document will open unchanged.
5. 5 Click All Fixes. With this option, you can add notes.
6. 6 Drag the cursor over the text you want. This will select the text. Select all the text you want to comment on (for example, a sentence or a paragraph).
7. 7 Click Create Note. It's in the middle of the Review tab at the top of the Word window.
8. 8 Enter your note text. It will appear on the right side of the Microsoft Word window.
9. 9 Click anywhere in the document. This closes commenting mode and allows you to annotate another section of text.
   • Be sure to save the document before closing it; otherwise, the notes will not be saved.

Method 3 of 4: Handwriting a note

1. 1 Double-click on the Word document in which you want to add a comment. The document will open in Microsoft Word.
2. 2 Click the Review tab. Tabs are at the top of the Word window. A number of options will open that allow you to edit the document.
3. 3 Click Fixes. It's in the upper-middle section of the Word window. This will activate the "Fixes" function.
4. 4 Open the menu next to Fixes. In it you will find the following options:
   • Bug fixes - a vertical red line will appear to the left of the added or deleted text, but no other corrections will be displayed;
   • All fixes - on the left, all changes made to the document will be displayed in the form of red text and comment fields;
   • No fixes - the document will be displayed with the changes made to the original document, but without highlighting in color and without comments;
   • Original - the original document will open unchanged.
5. 5 Click All Fixes. With this option, you can add notes.
6. 6 Click Handwriting. It's in the upper-right corner of the Notes section in the toolbar at the top of the page.
7. 7 Enter your comment. Do this in the panel on the right side of the page.
   • If your computer does not have a touchscreen, use your mouse to enter the note.
   • The horizontal lines in the panel will disappear when you close comment mode.
8. 8 Click anywhere in the document. This closes commenting mode and allows you to annotate another section of text.
   • Be sure to save the document before closing it; otherwise, the notes will not be saved.

Method 4 of 4: Reply to a note

1. 1 Double-click the Word document in which you want to add a comment. The document will open in Microsoft Word.
2. 2 Hover over the note. Two options will be displayed below it.
3. 3 Click Reply. This is the left-hand option that will appear below the note.
4. 4 Enter your answer. It appears below the original annotation (indented).
5. 5 Click anywhere in the document. This will close the commenting mode.

Tips

• Click "Delete" below a note to remove it.