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Google Docs Editors Help: Use comments, action items, and emoji reactions

Documents comments on selected document content, replying to comments, resolving and reopening closed comments, assigning action items from comments with @ or + addresses, reassignment, done state, follow-up counts, comment limits, and emoji reactions.

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Pattern Decisions This Source Supports

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Assignment Choose assignment when the primary action is setting or changing who is accountable for a specific work item. Opening assignment shows the current assignee, candidate eligibility, and whether the item supports one assignee, multiple assignees, teams, bots, or automatic assignment. Google Docs documents assigning action items from comments, reassignment, and done state.
Comments Choose comments when the core object needs attached discussion, review feedback, annotation, or follow-up notes that remain separate from the object's primary editable content. Submitting a comment creates a durable item with stable ID, author, timestamp, body, anchor, visibility scope, and notification behavior. Google Docs supports content-attached comments, replies, resolve and reopen, action-item assignment, reassignment, done state, follow-up counts, and reactions.

Evidence Role

This source is treated as product-example evidence. Use it to validate the decision rules above, not as a visual style reference.

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