# Comments

Commenting can be a great way to remove ambiguity at an early stage of your project. Annotators can ask questions about edge cases or reviewers can clarify what changes are needed.

## Comment within an image

### Enter the comment mode

You can view existing comments in the image or leave a new comment in the comment mode.

To enter the comment mode, click on the **Comment** icon <img src="https://776641706-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MEzwb1apIVYCtVsgB9Y%2F-MG6gDcwtZ189jwLU2Bb%2F-MG6gmntkfiVN1dIrYdm%2Fcomment-dots.svg?alt=media&#x26;token=8e48b9d5-4099-4d6b-8b16-054e9d15c42c" alt="" data-size="line"> in the toolbar.&#x20;

### Leave a comment

1. While you are in the comment mode, click anywhere in the image where you want to leave a comment
2. Enter texts and choose **Send**.

#### Comment status

The comment can be either **Unresolved** or **Resolved**.&#x20;

* A new comment is added as a **Unresolved** comment.&#x20;
* In the Project view, you can see a total number of Unresolved comments for eacn image.&#x20;

If you select **Resolved**, the comment becomes **Resolved**.

### Exit from the comment mode

You can **exit** from the comment mode using two methods:

* Click on the **Comment** icon again OR
* Select any of [annotation tools](https://docs.annostation.orni.co.jp/mastering-annostation/annotating/annotation-tools) or navigate to a different image

## Reply to a comment

You can reply to a comment and continue the discussion.

{% hint style="info" %}
Once the original issue is closed, for instance, an annotator fixed the issue with annotation, it is a good practice to resolve the comment.

In this way, you can always track only Unresolved comments.
{% endhint %}