Leave comments in a sheet, a specific row in a sheet, or a workspace.
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You can view or print the sheet’s comments if you can access the sheet. These are the permission levels needed for other actions:
Action | Permission level needed |
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Create or reply to a comment | Owner, Admin, Editor, Commenter |
Edit or delete any comment or thread | Owner and Admin only |
Edit or delete your own comment | Any level |
Rows with new comments are marked with a red dot . The easiest way to mark an unread comment as read is to open it, but you can also select the Mark as read icon
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Conversations in sheets
Select the Conversations icon to open the conversations panel. There, you can view comments for the row, the entire sheet, all comments, and all unread comments.
Conversation access varies slightly depending on your sheet's view. See the table below for details.
Grid View, Card View, Calendar View, and Gantt View | Table view, Board view, and Timeline view | |
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Conversations icon location | Right panel | Top panel |
Row-level comments | Select the row or the Row tab in the panel. This is the default display when opening the Conversations panel. | Select the row |
Sheet-level comments | Select the Sheet tab in the Conversations panel. | Select the dropdown in the Conversations panel and select:
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All comments (includes read and unread comments for all the sheet) | Select the All tab in the Conversations panel. | This is the default display when opening the Conversations panel. |
Unread comments | Select the Unread tab in the Conversations panel. | Select the filter icon. Select Unread. |
Conversations in reports
Select the Conversations icon at the right panel. In reports, you can only see comments for the selected row or card.
For alternative access to the Conversations panel in sheets and reports, try these steps:
- In grid view: In the far left column, select Add a comment.
In card view: Right-click on a card, select Comments.
Comments in a workspace
Select Add a comment or view a summary list of comments to only see comments about the workspace. You can open another sheet to view comments for a specific sheet in the workspace.

Comment display settings
In the comments dialog or conversations pane, you can display comments chronologically, based on the date they were created or replied to:
- The most recent comment appears at the bottom of the conversations pane or comments form.
- When you reply to a comment, the comment and its reply thread move to the top of the pane or form.
- Replies within a thread are displayed, starting with the oldest reply and ending with the most recent. That is, the most recent reply appears at the end of the thread.
- Rows with new comments show a new comment notification.