--- title: Add Comments via Email description: Learn how to comment on meetings, discussions, tasks, and polls using a personal email program --- [Skip to content](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#main-content) ![boardable-logo-dark-1.png\]](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/boardable-logo-dark-1.png?height=38&name=boardable-logo-dark-1.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Go to Boardable](https://app.boardable.com/login) [Go to Boardable](https://app.boardable.com/login) Advice and answers from the Boardable Team - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Discussions](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/discussions?hsLang=en) # Add Comments via Email ## Learn how to comment on meetings, discussions, tasks, and polls using a personal email program --- ### TABLE OF CONTENTS #### I. [Introduction to Email Comments](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#introduction) #### II. [Create Meeting Comments via Email](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#create) #### III. [Create Discussion Comments via Email](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#create-discussion) #### IV. [Create Poll Comments via Email](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#create-poll) #### V. [Create Task Comments via Email](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#create-task) --- ### I. Introduction to Email Comments Email comments make it possible to participate in organizational content without logging in to the platform. Comments can be added to the following content this way: - Meetings - Discussions - Polls - Tasks This can be done by admins, members, and observers, for content they have access to and receive notifications for. Comments can only be edited or deleted on the platform. While comments can be added to existing content via email, new meetings, discussions, polls, and tasks cannot be created this way. Comments can only be added by replying directly to a system message, from an address ending in @emailer.boardable.com, @emailer.eu.boardable.com, or @emailer.ca.boardable.com. Replies to email addresses at any other domain are not stored on the platform ### II. Create Meeting Comments via Email ***Note****: Meeting comments can only be posted over email for meetings the commenter is invited to; to learn how to invite people to a meeting, please see [Related Articles](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#related)* To add a comment to a meeting page via email: 1. Open a meeting invite email 2. Click **Reply** 3. Type the desired comment text in the reply field supplied by the email provider 4. Click **Send** The text added during step 3 is then posted as a comment on the meeting page. To learn how to view, edit, or delete this comment, please see [Related Articles](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#related). ### III. Create Discussion Comments via Email ***Notes****:* - *In order to participate in discussions over email, it is necessary to enable immediate email notifications; to learn how to do this, please see [Related Articles](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#related)* - *Anyone who already has this discussion open on the web app when an email comment is sent will need to refresh their browser in order to view it.* - *New discussions can only be started on the platform* *In order to participate in discussions over email, it is necessary to enable immediate email notifications; to learn how to do this, please see [Related Articles](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#related)* *Anyone who already has this discussion open on the web app when an email comment is sent will need to refresh their browser in order to view it.* *New discussions can only be started on the platform* To add a comment to a discussion over email: 1. Open an email notification for either of the below: 1. New discussion 2. New comments on existing discussions by other users 2. Click **Reply** 3. Type the desired comment text in the reply field supplied by the email provider 4. Click **Send** The text added during step 3 is posted as a new comment to the discussion. To learn how to view, edit, or delete this comment, please see [Related Articles](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#related). ### IV. Create Poll Comments via Email ***Notes****:* - *In order to post poll comments over email, it is necessary to enable immediate email notifications; to learn how to do this, please see [Related Articles](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#related)* - *Poll comments can only be posted over email for polls the commenter is assigned to; to learn how to add assignees to a poll, please see [Related Articles](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#related)* To add a comment to a poll over email: 1. Open an email notification for a poll assignment 2. Click **Reply** 3. Type the desired comment text in the reply field supplied by the email provider 4. Click **Send** The text added during step 3 is posted as a new comment to the poll. To learn how to view, edit, or delete this comment, please see [Related Articles](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#related). ### V. Create Task Comments via Email ***Note****: In order to post task comments over email, it is necessary to enable immediate email notifications; to learn how to do this, please see [Related Articles](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/add-comments-via-email#related)* To add a comment to a poll over email: 1. Open an email notification for a task assignment 2. Click **Reply** 3. Type the desired comment text in the reply field supplied by the email provider 4. Click **Send** The text added during step 3 is posted as a new comment to the task. 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