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Commenting on diagrams

Slickplan makes it easy to add floating comments directly to your diagram canvas, ensuring feedback and change requests are positioned above the relevant areas. This approach simplifies collaboration with your team, making comments clear and easy to follow.

How to add a comment:

  1. Click the Comments icon on the toolbar.

    diagram comment icon

  2. Your cursor will change to a comment icon, letting you place comments on the diagram.

    diagram comment bubble 1

  3. Click on the diagram to add your comment.

    diagram comment field

  4. Type your comment, and feel free to tag a user or add emojis for engagement.

    diagram entering comment

  5. Click the Send button to finish.

    comment send button

How to reply to a comment:

  1. Click on a user’s avatar bubble to see comments.

    clicking comment avatar

  2. To reply, type your message and press Enter (or Return on Mac), or click the thumbs-up icon to agree with a comment.

    diagram comment reply

Managing Comments

Deleting Comments:

  • To delete a comment thread, click the trashcan icon in the top right corner of the pop-up.

    diagram comment trash

  • To delete a specific comment, hover over the dotted icon next to the text and click the trashcan icon.

    deleting selected comment

Editing Comments:

  1. To edit a comment, hover over the dotted icon next to the text and click the pencil icon.

    diagram pencil icon 1

  2. Make your changes and click the Update button.

    diagram comment body

Resolving Comments:

Select Marked as resolved in the top left corner of the pop-up.

diagram comment resolving

Note: To find resolved comments, change the Show filter to Resolved in the comments panel.

diagram resolved filter

Comments Panel

The comments panel is located on the right side of the diagram canvas in comment mode. Here, you can see all the messages from your team.

  • Use the Search option to find comments by keyword or phrase.

    diagram comment searchbox

  • Use the Show filter to toggle between active and resolved comments.

    comment show filter

  • Use the Sort by filter to arrange comments by Latest, Oldest, or User.

    diagram sort filter