# Comment in an Office document

Who can comment in a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file in Drime's Office editor, who can change or delete a comment, and how they differ from file comments.

Updated: 2026-10-21  
Source: https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/comments-in-office-documents

In the Office editor, people can leave comments in a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file, for example to ask a question about a paragraph or a cell.

## Who can comment

|  | Add a comment | Change or delete a comment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Person with edit rights | Yes | Their own comments only |
| Person who can only view, including through a share link | Yes | Their own comments only |

Anyone who can open the document can comment, even without edit rights. Only the author of a comment can change or delete it.

Comments are part of the document: they are saved with it, like the rest of your changes. See [How Office documents are saved, and their versions](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/office-saving-and-versions).

## Comments in the editor and comments on the file

Drime has two kinds of comments:

- comments **inside** the document, in the Office editor, described here;
- comments **on the file** in your Drive, shown next to the file and not in the document. See [Comment on files and mention people](https://drime.cloud/support/sharing-and-collaboration/comments-and-mentions).

## If it doesn't work

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| You cannot change someone else's comment | That is expected: only its author can change or delete it. Reply to it instead. |
| Your comment is missing when you reopen the file | Changes reach Drime once everyone has closed the document. If someone still has it open, wait until they close it. |

## Next steps

- [Track changes in an Office document](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/track-changes-in-office-documents)
- [Edit a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file with others](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/co-edit-office-documents)
- [Comment on files and mention people](https://drime.cloud/support/sharing-and-collaboration/comments-and-mentions)