Click on the ellipsis to view the rest of the comment which will appear in a new column.
If you are using Word 2008, you should be able to see the comments column whether the document opens in Print Layout or Web Layout:
If you are using Word 2007, you should be able to see the comments column whether the document opens in Print Layout or Web Layout:
If you are using Word 2004, you won't see comments if the document is in the Normal view. The document must be in the Print or Online layouts (these are chosen under the View menu):
If you are using Word 2003 or Word XP, you won't see comments if the document is in the Normal view. The document must be in the Print Layout or the Web Layout (these are chosen under the View menu):
If you are using Word v. X or Word 2000, text that is commented on will appear highlighted in yellow:
To view the text of each comment, move your pointer over any of the highlighted areas; the yellow will get darker and a box will pop up with the comment inside. To see this in action, you can view this video. If the comments don't appear for you, you can view them in a separate frame in the document by clicking on Comments under the View menu:
If you are using WordPerfect (X3) to view a Word or a WordPerfect document into which comments have been inserted, you will see WordPerfect's standard Comment balloon icons (with quotation marks) in the left margin:
Click on a comment icon to view the comment, which will appear in a yellow dialog balloon over the document whose tip will point to the position in the text which marks the end of the passage highlighted and commented on. That is, you won't be able to tell exactly where the beginning of the text is that this comment is meant to apply to:
