How to Remove Comments in Google Docs from Comment History

Step 1: Open Google Docs and open the document in which the comment is to be deleted

Visit Google Docs in any web browser in your desktop or laptop device. Open the document which has the comment in it to be deleted.

Document with comments appearing on the right side of page

Step 2: Click on the “Open comment history” icon

Click on the “right-most icon which is at the top right-most corner of Google Docs.

Click on the ‘Open Comment History’ icon at top rightmost corner

Step 3: Move the cursor on the comment to delete

A panel containing the list of all comments made to the documents is opened.

Panel of comments in the document opened

Move the cursor to the comment box you want to delete. The three dots become visible in that comment box.

Place your cursor on the comment box you want to delete

Step 4: Click on the three vertical dots on the comment box you want to delete

Click on the three vertical dots “More options” in the comment box you want to delete.

Click on three vertical dots in the comment box

Step 5: Click on “Delete” in the dropdown

A dropdown of options appears. Click on “Delete” to delete that comment from the document.

Click on ‘Delete’

Step 6: Click “Delete” in the alert box to confirm deleting the comment

An alert box pops up asking “Delete this comment thread?”. Click on “Delete” in the alert box to confirm deleting that comment from the document in Google Docs.

Click on ‘Delete’ in the alert box to confirm deleting

Step 7: Preview the Deleted Comment

That comment gets deleted from the document in Google Docs. Comment removed successfully in a document in Google Docs. Now on clicking the ‘comment history’ icon, all the other comments in the document except the deleted comment are present.

The deleted comment is not present in comment history now

How To Remove Comments In Google Docs

Google Docs is widely used for its collaboration capabilities, enabling multiple users to comment on documents in real-time. Removing comments in Google Docs is an essential task for streamlining document reviews and maintaining a clean, final draft.

This interactive feature is invaluable for team projects, peer reviews, and document editing across various sectors, from education to business. Comments can provide crucial feedback during the drafting phase, but once changes are made or feedback is noted, clearing these comments is necessary for presenting a polished document. Here, we will be looking at How To Remove Comments In Google Docs.

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