Adding Comments

In collaborative translation projects, you can split jobs among multiple translators, share translation memories and glossaries that are updated in real time, and conduct both translation and revision simultaneously.

To facilitate collaboration, Matecat allows users to add comments on segments.

In order to leave a comment, click the bubble icon beside the segment or press Ctrl + Shift + C on Windows or Cmd + Shift + C.

A text box will appear for comment entry. After completing your comment, click the "Comment" button or press Enter to submit it. To insert a line break within your comment, press Shift + Enter.

Notifications of new comments are sent via email to the project's owner.

If one or more comments have been left on a segment, a bubble icon with a number will appear beside the segment.

The number of segments with comment threads is shown in the top bar, over the bubble icon.
The green number represents closed threads, while the blue number represents open threads.

If the project has been created inside a team with multiple members, you can tag individual team members in the comment or tag the entire team using the @team tag.

You can also comment anonymously by checking the relevant box before clicking Comment.

If your comment is the last one in a thread, you can remove it by clicking the trash can icon.

By clicking Resolve, the entire thread will be marked as closed, the comment box will change color, and the action will be recorded beneath the last comment.

Resolving a thread triggers an email to the job's owner and to the people who have participated in the thread, and the