Comment on a Document

You use the Library window as a forum for discussion of items and issues within the project, so when you read a Document on a particular point (or a response to that Document) you might want to respond with your own Comment.

You can create a Comment directly from the Document you are responding to, from material that you want to use as your response, or from a predefined document template.

Access

Ribbon	Start > Collaborate > Model Library
Keyboard Shortcuts	Ctrl+Alt+U

Create a Comment in the Library

Step	Action	See also
1	Either: Right-click on the required Document (or Comment) in the Library window and select the 'New Comment' option Click on the Document name and on the 'New Comment' icon in the Library window toolbar, or Click on the Document name and press the Ctrl+N keys A Re:<Documentname> entry displays underneath the Document you are replying to, and the cursor becomes active in the 'Library' tab so that you can create and edit your response.	Work on Team Library Items
2	Type in, format and save the contents of the Comment.	Edit an Item

Step

Action

Create a Comment from external material

Step	Action	See also
1	Open a file browser (such as Windows Explorer) and locate a file containing the material you want to use in your response.
2	Click on the file name and drag it into the Library window, over the Document to which you are replying. A prompt displays for you to specify whether to: Create a new Comment containing the text of the file (the file name displays as the Comment name) or Add the file to the original Document as a Model Link	Add Object Links
3	If necessary, edit, format and save the contents of the reply.	Edit an Item

Step

Action

Create a Comment based on a predefined template

Step	Action	See also
1	Right-click on the appropriate Document name in the Library window and select the 'New Comment from template' option. A new 'Comment' icon displays in the hierarchy, and the 'New Document from Template' dialog displays.	Work on Team Library Items
2	Click on the drop-down arrow in the 'Template' field, and select a predefined template for the 'Comment' contents.
3	Click on the OK button. The template structure is displayed in the 'Library' tab.
4	Type in or paste the text of the Document.	Edit an Item

When you have created the Comment

You can	Detail	See also
Create links from the Comment	To elements and diagrams from the: Browser window Model Search 'Views' tab of the Focus window, or Package Browser	Add Object Links The Browser Window Model Search Model Views Portal Package Browser
Create links from the Comment to Library objects	These links can be to related Libraries: Categories Topics and Documents	Add Object Links
Create links from the Comment to external files	These links can be either in the text of the Comment or on the parent Category, Topic or Document in the Library window (the link is added to the Model Links folder for the Library item).	Add Object Links
Add resources to the Comment	It is simple and convenient to link to the resources that are the subject of discussion or that illustrate points in the discussion.	Team Library Resources
Receive replies to the Comment from other users	The purpose of the Library window is to discuss aspects of development, so you can expect to receive replies to the Comments that you have posted, and to create Comments on the material posted by your colleagues.

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