How to Add Comments

This topic describes how to add comments to your document at segment or document level or to selected text in the Editor view.

Before you start:

To add a comment:

  1. Select Edit > Add Comment from the menu bar in the Editor view. The Add Comment dialog box is displayed.

  2. Select a scope for your comment from the Scope drop-down list. This can be the currently selected text, the current segment or the whole file.

  3. Select a severity level for your comment from the Severity level drop-down list. You can select whether the comment is there for information, as an error or a warning.

  4. In the box below the Severity level drop-down list, enter the comment text.

  5. Click OK to save the comment and close the Add Comment dialog box.

The comment now appears in the Comments window and is also highlighted in the translation document target segment. The following highlighting is used:

 

NOTE

You can also add new versions to existing comments. You do this using the Edit Comments dialog box.

Related Topics

Displaying and Managing Windows

Overview: Working with Comments

Comments Window

How to Edit Comments

How to View Comments

How to Navigate Comments

How to Delete Comments