You can collaborate with others on Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Vids to:
- Add, edit, reply, filter, or delete comments
- Assign tasks and action items
- Add emoji reactions
Important: On your Android phone or tablet, when you use a web browser to access Google Vids:
- You can watch processed videos.
- You can’t edit or add comments to videos.
Comment options
View all commentsAfter you tap a specific comment, you can:
- Edit a comment: Tap More
Edit
. Make your changes, then tap Save.
- Reply to a comment: At the bottom, tap Add a reply.
- Resolve a comment: Above the comment, tap Resolve.
- Move between comments: Swipe left or right.
- Delete comment: Tap More
- Return to editing view: Tap Close
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To make your comment visible to someone, you can add them to the comment. They will receive an email notification with your comment.
Tip: If someone has set their status to “Out of office” and you have permission to view their calendar, you will get a notification in the comment as you add them.
If someone suggests an edit to a document you own, you can accept or reject it. This is only available in Google Docs.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open a document in the Google Docs app.
- To see the suggestion, tap Suggestion.
- Tap Accept or Reject.
Tip: If you decide later you don't like a suggestion you accepted, tap Undo.
To add comments to Microsoft Office files in the Google Docs app, change the file to a Google Docs file.
Use & follow up on action items
Use comments to assign tasks or action items with your work or school account.
Assign an action item in a comment- On your Android phone or tablet, open a file in the Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides app.
- Highlight the text, images, cells, or slides you want to comment on.
- To add a comment, tap More
- Type your comment.
- To the left of your comment, tap @ and enter in the person’s name or email address.
- Tap the box next to "Assign to [name]"
Tip: If someone has set their status to “Out of office” and you have permission to view their calendar, you get a notification in the comment as you assign it to them.
Tip: If someone has set their status to “Out of office” and you have permission to view their calendar, you get a notification in the comment as you assign it to them.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides app.
- At the top-right, tap the number.
- If you don’t see a number, you don’t have any follow ups for that document.
- You can see the number of open:
- Action items
- Suggestions
- To go to the first action item or suggestion, tap an option from the list.
- To close the menu, tap the number.
Use emoji reactions in Google Docs
If you have comment or edit access to a Google Doc, you can add emoji reactions to content you highlight.
Add emoji reactions- On your Android phone or tablet, open a file in the Google Docs app.
- Select the text you want to react to.
- Tap More
- Choose which emoji you want to add.
Tip: On an Android phone or tablet, emoji reactions appear with other comments. You can also add multiple emoji to the same text.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open a file in the Google Docs app.
- In the top-right corner of the comment, tap Mark done.
Learn about Google Vids availability.