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How do I add comments?

Add comments to conversations, email threads, and individual messages during review.

Comments let your team annotate conversations, email threads, and individual messages during review. You can add comments at the conversation level, on individual messages, or on email threads.

Add a comment to a conversation

You can add conversation-level comments that apply to an entire phone or social media conversation.

The Comments button in the toolbar

The Conversation Comments panel with the Conversation tab selected

  1. Open a phone or social media conversation and click "Comments" in the toolbar.

  2. In the Conversation Comments panel, select the "Conversation" tab.

  3. Type your comment in the "Add a comment..." field and click "Post".

    A posted comment showing the author name, date, and Reply link

Your comment appears in the panel with your name, the date, and a "Reply" link for other team members to respond.

Add a comment to a specific message

You can comment on an individual message within a phone or social media conversation.

A message selected in a conversation

  1. Click a message in the conversation to select it. The Evidence Panel opens on the right.

  2. Type your comment in the Comments section and click "Reply".

    A comment posted below the message preview

Your comment appears below the message preview with your name and timestamp.

Add a comment to an email thread

You can add comments to an email thread from the email review toolbar.

An email thread with the Comments button visible in the toolbar

Email Thread Comments panel open on an email thread

  1. Open a collected email by selecting the email source in the Data Sources sidebar.

  2. Click "Comments" in the toolbar above the email.

  3. In the Email Thread Comments panel, type your comment in the "Add a comment..." field and click "Post".

Your comment appears in the panel with your name, the date, and a "Reply" link.

Add a comment to a social media message

The commenting flow for social media messages works the same way as phone messages.

The Comments button in the social media toolbar

The Evidence Panel Comments section for a social media message

  1. Open a social media conversation by selecting the source in the Data Sources sidebar.

  2. To add a conversation-level comment, click "Comments" in the toolbar.

  3. To comment on a specific message, click the message to open the Evidence Panel and type your comment in the Comments section.

    A posted comment on a social media message

Your comment appears with your name and timestamp.

Jump to a commented message

You can view all comments on a conversation and jump to specific commented messages.

The Conversation tab in the Comments panel showing conversation-level comments

The Messages tab showing comment icons next to annotated messages

  1. Click "Comments" in the toolbar to view all comments on a conversation.

  2. Conversation-level comments appear under the "Conversation" tab.

  3. Click the "Messages" tab to view message-level comments. A comment icon appears next to messages that have comments.

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