Add comments in a PowerPoint from the Web
Adding comments in a PowerPoint presentation from the Web is pretty much similar to how we add comments on the PowerPoint desktop application. Apart from adding comments, you can also perform the following actions. Let us look at all these action items in more detail.
1] Adding a comment to a slide, object, or text
To add comments in a PowerPoint from the Web, follow the next steps:
2] Tagging someone in a comment
Just like the PowerPoint desktop app, you can tag someone in your comment by using the @-sign with someone’s name. This way, the person you mention receives an email with a link to your comment. Read further to know how to tag someone in Microsoft 365 using @mention.
3] Showing or hiding comments in a PPT
The feature is nothing but opening the Comment pane or closing it. This way the comments are either visible or hidden to the other user. To hide the comments, click on the View tab, and then click Normal.
To view the comments, go to the Review tab, and then click on Show Comments. Even when the comments are hidden (which means the Comments pane is closed), you can opt to show the markup of the comments on slides.
4] Viewing and replying to the comments
Replying to the comments is the same as that of the PowerPoint desktop app. For this, follow the next steps:
5] Editing comments
Unlike the desktop app of Microsoft PowerPoint, anyone can edit any other user’s comments. Comments in an Office document are stored in the file, so anyone with edit access to your file can edit your comment. To edit the comments, follow the next steps:
6] Deleting a comment
To delete a comment or the comment thread, follow the next steps: Hopefully, this quick guide helps you to add comments or perform other actions related to the comments.
How can I enable comments in PowerPoint?
You can enable or see the comments in the margin or the Comments pane by clicking the Comments button towards the top right corner of the PowerPoint window. For your information, there is nothing to do in order to enable comments in PowerPoint Online. This feature is already enabled by default.
How do you add notes to PowerPoint browser?
To add a note or command in PowerPoint Online, you need to use the Comment option included in the Insert tab. The process to add a note using the Comments option is exactly the same as adding a note in the desktop version. You can select a part of the document and start adding notes immediately.
