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title: Edit or Delete Document Comments
description: Learn how to delete and edit comments as well as status of comments.
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# Edit or Delete Document Comments

## Learn how to delete and edit comments as well as status of comments.

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### TABLE OF CONTENTS

#### I. [Edit Comments](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/annotations-edit-delete-comments#Related)

#### II. [Edit Comment Status](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/annotations-edit-delete-comments#edit-comment-status)

#### **III. [Delete Comments](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/annotations-edit-delete-comments#delete-comments)**

#### **IV. [Delete Comment Status](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/annotations-edit-delete-comments#delete-status)**

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### **I. Edit Comments**

*Note: any user can edit their own comments; only Organization Admins can edit comments of other users.*

To edit comments:

1. Click on comment icon in document
   
   
   
     1. Comment sidebar displays to the right of document
        
        
        
        ![sidebar with comment displays](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/sidebar%20with%20comment%20displays.png?width=300&height=175&name=sidebar%20with%20comment%20displays.png)
2. Click **...** to view the drop-down menu
3. Click **Edit**
   
   
   
   ![edit annotations](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/edit%20annotations.png?width=200&height=108&name=edit%20annotations.png)
4. Click into comment text box to type or delete desired changes
   
   
   
     1. *Unposted comment* warning (shown in image below with red arrow) appears
5. Click **Save**
   
   
   
   ![save annotations](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/save%20annotations.png?width=200&height=95&name=save%20annotations.png)
   
    

  
**II. Edit Comment Status**

***Important notes regarding comment status edits:***

- *Only Organization Admins can delete comment status of other users*
- *Any user can delete the status of their own comments.*

To change Comment Status:

1. Click current status icon (shown in image below with red arrow)
   
   
   
     1. The following options drop down:
        
        
        
            1. Accepted
            2. Rejected
            3. Canceled
            4. Completed
            5. None
            6. Marked
            7. Unmarked
               
               
               
               ![unmarked annotations](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/unmarked%20annotations.png?width=300&height=238&name=unmarked%20annotations.png)
2. Click desired status
   
   
   
     1. Status icon changes
     2. Status is noted in comment replies

### **III. Delete Comments**

*Note: any user can delete their own comments; only Organization Admins can delete comments of other users.*

To delete a comment:

1. Click on comment icon in document
   
   
   
     1. Comment sidebar displays to the right of document
2. Click **...** to view the drop-down menu
3. Click **Delete**
   
   **![delete-annotations](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/delete-annotations.png?width=200&height=158&name=delete-annotations.png)**

### **IV. Delete Comment Status**

*Note: any user can delete their own comment status;* *only Organization Admins can delete comment status of other users.*

To delete *comment status*:

1. Click on comment icon in document
   
   
   
     1. Sidebar with comment displays
        
        
        
        ![comment icon in document](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/sidebar%20with%20comment%20displays.png?width=300&height=175&name=sidebar%20with%20comment%20displays.png)
2. Click three dots next to the name of the person that set the status
   
   
   
     1. The image below shows that Sonja Hall set a status of "Accepted"
     2. Options drop down
     3. Click **Delete**
        
        
        
        ![delete-annotations](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/delete-annotations.png?width=200&height=158&name=delete-annotations.png)
3. Comment status notation is deleted and the *Status* reverts to previous state (or *none* if there are no other statuses in history)

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