Applies to
- Pro
- Business
- Enterprise
Targeted conversations using comments
Leave comments in a sheet, a specific row in a sheet, or a workspace.
Who can use this?
Plans:
- Smartsheet
- Pro
- Business
- Enterprise
If you have access to the sheet, you can view or print comments. These are the permission levels needed for other actions:
| Action | Permission level needed |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Conversations panel
To view comments in a sheet or report, select the Conversations icon in the right panel. In a sheet, you can view comments for the row, the entire sheet, all comments, and all unread comments. In a report, you can only view comments for the specific row.
You can also access sheet-level or row-level comments in a sheet or report:
- In grid view: In the far left column, select Add a comment.
- In card view: Right-click on a card, select Comments. If there are already comments on that card, a clickable comment icon will appear at the bottom of the card.
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.