View and reply to comments

Dina Bennett
Dina Bennett
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View and reply to comments in the Proof Viewer to provide feedback and ask for clarification during the review. Unread comments or replies are highlighted when you open the Proof Viewer. 

Available on: Free Standard Pro Enterprise

View comments

  1. To open the Comments area, select the Comments icon in the Proof Viewer.

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  2. Select any comment in the list to highlight the markup on the page. Or select any of the numbered pins on the proof to highlight the comment.



  3. Click through the comments, Ziflow will automatically display the markup at a convenient zoom ratio.

Set comment view preferences

To customize your comment view, open the Comments area and select the options menu (three dots).

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Field Description
Show avatars Toggle to show or hide user avatars
Show comments as

Pins - Show markups as numbered pins over the proof

Markups - Show markups as created with tools

None - Hides hides all markups from a proof. To view a markup, you'll need to open a comment connected to it.
Comment layout

Compact - Show all comments but condense the replies

Expanded - Show all the comments and replies

 

View unread comments

Unread comments or replies are highlighted with a yellow number next to the comment icon in the Proof Viewer. When you open the Comments area, unread comments are marked with a yellow dot. A yellow banner displays the number of unread comments.

Select the Show link to move all unread comments to the beginning of the list.

 

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A comment is marked as read after you open and view the comment and all its replies.

Mark a comment as unread

To mark a comment thread or specific replies as unread, open the comment or reply, select the options menu (three dots) in the comment, and choose Mark as an unread.

 

Filter unread comments

To filter the comments list to show only unread comments, select the comment filter icon and select Unread only under Other filters.

Unread comments filter inside the Ziflow Viewer comment settings

 

Reply to comments

Reply to comments and start a discussion thread.

Any user or guest reviewer with Comment permissions can reply to comment.  Reviewer comment permission in Ziflow
  1. In the Proof Viewer, select the comment icon to open the comment area and select a comment.
  2. Select Reply in the comment and enter your comment.
  3. Select Post.

    Reply to a comment in Ziflow Viewer

To edit or remove your reply, hover over your reply, select the options menu (three dots) at the lower right, and choose a task.

 

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