Form Comments

The Forms Tool lets you leave comments on any forms. Comments provide your team a centralized place to communicate and flag information.

You can comment on any form that you can view. You can add comments regardless of the status of the form.

Note: You can't edit or delete comments.

In this article, you'll learn how to:

You can also find Frequently Asked Questions about Form Comments.

Make Comments on Smart PDF Forms

  1. Open a PDF form.

  2. Click the More menu More menu icon

  3. Click Comments. The drawer that appears shows a list of comments made previously on this form. Each comment states who made it and when.

    Comments dropdown menu

  4. To add a comment, type into the field and click Submit.

    Add comment interface

Note: After you add a comment, this event appears in the general and form-specific activity log.

Make Comments on Forms Built in Autodesk Build

For forms created using the template builder in Autodesk Build, you can leave comments on any individual section or question.

  1. To add a comment on a section, hover over the section title and click the chat icon.

    Comment section interface

  2. To add a comment on an individual question, hover over the question and click the chat icon.

    Comment question interface

    The drawer that appears shows a list of comments made previously on the selected section or question. Each comment states who made it and when.

  3. Type into the field and click Submit.

    Add comment to native form

Note: After you add a comment, this event appears in the general and form-specific activity log.

View All Comments on Forms Built in Autodesk Build

To view all comments at one time, click the three dots in the header and click Comments.

Comments dropdown menu

The comments appear under each section or question they apply to.

To add a comment, click Add a comment under the respective section or question. Type in your comment and click Submit.

Add comment to section or question

Use Mentions in Comments

You can use @ to mention a project member, role, or company in a comment. The mentioned member or members receive a notification.

  1. In your comment, type the @ symbol.
  2. Enter the name of a project member, role, or company or select from the list.
  3. Complete your comment and click Submit.

Frequently Asked Questions about Form Comments

Form Comments Notifications

Email notifications for Forms comments are sent according to the frequency in your notification settings.

Unread Comments on Sections and Questions

For forms created using the template builder in Autodesk Build, the number of comments, up to nine, appears on the chat icon next to a section or question.

If there are unread comments, the chat icon has a red circle. When you open a comment thread on web or on mobile, the red notification disappears.

Unread comments indicator

Note: If you haven't marked a comment as read, it automatically gets marked as read in 90 days.

Form Comments Limitations

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