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How to delete comments

You may want to delete comments once the issue they were flagging up has been resolved, or the information they were providing is no longer relevant. You can only delete comments that are attached to target segments and not comments attached to source segments.

How to delete a comment

Procedure

  1. Select View tab > Information group > Comments in the Editor view to display the Comments window. If the window is already open, click the Comments tab to display it.
  2. Select the comment you want to delete, right-click and select Delete Comment from the shortcut menu. The comment is deleted immediately.

How to delete all target comments

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In the Comments window, click Delete All Target Comments in Active Document to delete all comments that are attached to target segments in the currently open document. This does not delete comments attached to source segments.

How to delete comment versions

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Before deleting a comment version:

  • If you want to delete a target comment version for a particular segment or section of text, place your cursor in that segment or text. This does not delete comments attached to source segments.
  • Alternatively, select the comment for which you want to delete a version in the Comments window.

To delete a comment version:

Procedure

  1. In the Editor view, click Review tab > Edit Comment.
    The Edit Target Comments dialog box for the currently selected comment is displayed.
  2. Select the version of the comment you want to delete and click Delete.
  3. Click OK to save your changes and close the Edit Comments dialog box.
    The comment version is deleted.