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Click the File tab. Click Info to view the document properties. To add or change properties, hover your pointer over the property you want to update and enter the information. Note that for some metadata, such as Author, you'll have to right-click on the property and choose Remove or Edit.

If you're already editing the document (Edit Document > Edit in Word Web App), click Review > Show comments. Click a comment in the Comments pane. Check the box below the comment to mark it as done.

Method 2: Modify ?Comment Text? Style At first, click ?Home? tab. Then click ?Styles? button to open the same name window. Next click the ?Options? on the bottom of the window to open the ?Style Pane Options? dialog box. Choose ?All styles? to show and click ?OK? there. Next all styles shall show in the ?Styles? window.

Click the comment you want to close. In the top corner of the comment, click Resolve.

To resolve a comment, chose the comment you want to resolve. Select the Review tab on the ribbon. Select the Resolve button. Comments can also be resolved by right-clicking them and selecting Resolve Comment from the contextual menu.

Resolving comments will fade them out, but they're still immediately visible. Deleting comments will remove them entirely.

When you resolve comments, they'll be moved out of your way to the Comments pane, where you can always find them later. To switch between the default, focused view of comments to the right of the page and the Comments pane, simply click the Comments button in the upper right corner of your Word window.

Deleting a comment removes it from the document forever. Resolving a comment marks it as finished but leaves a record of the comment.

The Resolve feature is grayed out under the following conditions: The document was created in or last saved in Word 2010 or an earlier version. The document is in compatibility mode.

Resolving a comment keeps the comment but shows it as ?Resolved? so those collaborating on the piece can see the issue has been fixed. Deleting the comment removes it completely. If you want other teammates to know an issue was dealt with, use ?Resolve?.