Comment settings

Configure comment settings to control access, thread behavior, and notifications

Plan has several settings for comment access control, including private and public commentary access, the ability to lock/unlock threads, the option to enable/disable notifications, and more.

Click the Settings option in the Comments dropdown.

Settings - comments

The Comments Settings side pane has 2 tabs: General and Permissions. Let's take a detailed look at these tabs.

Comments settings - side pane

1. General Settings

​1.1. Enable comments

By default, comments are enabled. To disable commenting for a sheet, uncheck the highlighted checkbox and click Save.

Enable comments

If this checkbox is unchecked for a planning sheet, the comments feature is disabled for the sheet.

Comments disabled

​1.2. Show comments panel

To open the comment panel by default when opening the sheet, select the highlighted checkbox.

Show comments panel

1.3. Show starred comments on load

You can highlight starred comments on the report by checking the Show starred comments on load option.

When this option is unchecked, starred comments will look like regular comments. You will need to open the specific comment to see if it is starred or not.

1.4. Indicator display

Using this option, you can:

• Change the indicator type to letters, numbers, arrows, or priority symbols.

Indicator display - options

• Customize the size of markers.

• Change the marker's position in a cell to left or right.

• Customize the options according to your requirements and click Save.

Comments indicator

1.5. Notification

Uncheck the highlighted checkbox to turn off email notifications for new replies or mentions.

Enable/Disable E-mail Notifications

1.6. Delete all comments

To delete all comments in the sheet, click on Delete all comments.

Delete all comments

2. Permissions

By default, all users within the domain can add comments, lock/unlock threads, and create starred comments.

To limit access to specific users within the domain, select the Specific users option under each action. A new field is enabled where you can add users and click Save after adding them.

• Commentary Access: Specify which users can add comments to the sheet.

• Lock/Unlock Access: Specify which users can lock and unlock comment threads.

• Starred Comments: Specify which users can create starred comments.

Commentary permissions

In the next section, we'll look at Approval workflows.