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Viewing comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Create proofs directly from your Microsoft Office apps, view and reply to comments – and more – with the PageProof add-in.

Written by Gemma

It is quick and easy to create proofs directly within Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and send them out to a PageProof workflow using the PageProof add-in for Microsoft Office. Then, when a to-do list has been returned, view the comments in add-in task pane allowing you to quickly address feedback.

The PageProof add-in for Microsoft Office lets you:

  • Create proofs and new versions from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

  • View comments in the add-in task pane within your Microsoft app

  • Reply to comments

  • Insert comment text, in a click

  • Download comment attachments.

And more.

To view and action comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Step 1

With your Microsoft Office file open, in the ribbon click PageProof.

PageProof plugin icon in the ribbon

If prompted, log into your PageProof account.

Step 2

Search for the proof in your inbox. Select the proof. The comments will display in the comment area of the add-in task pane.

Dashboard showing proofs in the inbox

Step 3

The comment list will default to to-dos. Select a comment.

Example of a comment in the PageProof add-in task pane

  • If the comment has an attachment, click the attachment icon to download the attachment file.

    Attachment icon
  • Place your cursor in your file, then click the insert icon to insert the comment text.

    Insert text icon
  • To view the comment on the proof in the browser, click the open in browser icon.

    Open in browser icon
  • Click the reply icon to reply to the comment. You can add an attachment to your reply, and make your reply private (if the private comments feature has been enabled).
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    You can reply to a comment

Step 4

When the change has been made to the artwork, mark the comment as done.

Mark a comment as done after it has been actioned

The comment will now appear in the done list of the comments. Use the drop-down to move between all comments (all), comments marked for action (to-do), comments marked as done (done), and comments to be ignored (unmarked).

Filter comments by status

To upload a new version

Step 1

When all the changes have been made, hover over the proof and click the 3 dots icon. Select create new version icon to create a new version of the proof.

Proof 3 dot menu showing proof info, open in browser, and upload new version options.

Tips

  • If the proof has multiple pages, click the collapse icon to condense pages.

  • Control the filtering and ordering of comments by clicking the filter icon.

  • Click the refresh icon to refresh the list of comments.
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    Collapse, filter, and refresh icons

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