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Read and answer viewer comments

Where a reader's comments on a shared script arrive, how to jump to the line each one is about, and how to resolve them when the note is dealt with.

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When a share link allows comments, a reader can select any line and leave a note on it. Their notes come to you in the Feedback tab, pinned to the line they chose, without the reader needing an account.

The Feedback tab before any notes arrive: the status filter (1) — open, addressed, resolved — and the list (2) where each reader's note lands, pinned to its line.
The Feedback tab before any notes arrive: the status filter (1) — open, addressed, resolved — and the list (2) where each reader's note lands, pinned to its line.

  1. Open the Feedback tab

    In the right sidebar, choose Feedback. Comments are grouped by the link they came through and ordered by position in the script.

  2. Jump to the line

    Select a comment and the page scrolls to the line it was left on, with the passage highlighted. The reader's name — or the label you gave the link — sits with the note.

  3. Reply if the link allows it

    Choose Reply to answer. The reader sees your reply the next time they open the link, on the same line.

  4. Resolve it

    When you have made the change — or decided not to — mark the comment Resolved. It moves to the resolved view, where it stays readable, and the highlight leaves the page.

What next

  • Share a script with a link

    Create a read-only link to a specific version, decide what readers may do with it, and watch what they read — then revoke it when the draft moves on.

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  • Pin a sticky note to a scene

    Leave yourself a note on any scene, color it, find it again from the Notes tab, and resolve it when the thought is used up.

    How-to · 1 min read

  • The notes dashboard

    One view of every note on the script — yours, your collaborators', and your readers' — filtered by who, by scene, and by what is still open.

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