Reply to a review change

As you work in the review editor, you can reply to another reviewer's comment or change. You can also see the email address of the reviewer who left that comment and use that to contact them if you don't want to record your conversation in the Review pane.

Tips and Tricks

  • Use the review panel. When you edit text and add comments, the changes are tracked in the Review panel on the right side of the editor. For each comment or change, you can see the name of the reviewer who made the change, their email address, and a reply button.

    If you are working with comments in the Collaboration panel instead of the Review panel, follow the steps in the following topics:

  • Use icons for quick identification. When working with the Review panel, use the icons to find comments and changes:
    • Comments are marked with a small comment bubble .
    • Deleted text changes can also appear in this list and are marked with a red minus sign.
    • New text changes can also appear in this list and are marked with a green plus sign.
  • Work with review discussions. If you have a comment to add about the review as a whole and not just a specific component, you can add a comment to the Discussions pane.
  • Save incomplete reviews. If you start on a review but need to stop before it's done and finish it later, you can Save your changes and select Save for Later.

To reply to a reviewer in the Review panel:

  1. In the email notification, to open a dashboard and manage your review assignment, click the review link.
  2. In the Review Components pane, to open the component in the review editor, click a component title. If you're participating in an interactive review, a component may be locked by another reviewer. To reply to a comment or change in a locked component, follow the steps in Request to check out a component for review. You must wait until the component is unlocked before continuing to step 3.
  3. In the Review panel, find the comment or change you want to reply to and click it.
    The comment or change box is highlighted in blue. A menu appears at the bottom.
  4. In the comment or change box, click the reply arrow.
  5. On the Add Reply dialog, enter your message and then click OK.
    Your reply appears in a new box under the comment or change you replied to. You can edit it or mark it as done. Other reviewers can reply to you. Only a review coordinator can delete a reply.