Turning off comments in Microsoft Lists

Back in July, Microsoft added the ability to include comments on Microsoft list items. While I like the idea of being able to comment on list content, it may be something that doesn’t work well for certain styles of work or list content. To remove that distraction or avoid overlooking comments, you can turn off comments in a list. Here’s how you do that…

Using @mentions in Microsoft List comments

he addition of commenting in a list item was a great addition to Microsoft Lists, but it wasn’t easy to know when a particular comment might need your attention. That’s been addressed with the ability to use @mentions in a comment so that the person mentioned will get notified. This is how that works…

Adding Comments to non-Microsoft files in SharePoint Online and OneDrive

One of the many benefits of storing files in SharePoint Online or OneDrive as opposed to file shares is the ability to add comments to the file for additional context and collaboration. However, until recently that was only allowed for Microsoft files (such as Word, Excel, etc.) Now the ability to add comments has been extended to non-Microsoft files, such as PDF files. Here’s how that works…