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# Comment on Views

Comments let you share a conversation about data discoveries with other Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud users.

**Tip:** To keep comments when you republish a workbook, be sure to use the same workbook and view names.

## Add comments

1. In the toolbar above a view, click the comments button.
    
    ![Toolbar with cursor hovering over the add or view comments icon.](/tableau/current/en-us/pro/desktop/en-us/Img/comment_toolbar_highlight.png)
2. In the Comments pane at right, enter your remarks.
3. If you'd like to notify others about the comment, include an @mention. The @mention search shows a maximum of ten users, in alphabetical order. If you have trouble locating someone, try searching for a username instead of a display name, such as, jjohnson instead of Jane Johnson.
    
    ![Field for adding the name of an individual to mention in a comment.](/tableau/current/en-us/pro/desktop/en-us/Img/comment_mention.png)
4. If you've filtered the view, click the snapshot icon ![Comment snapshot icon depicted by a bar chart with a paperclip in the corner.](/tableau/current/en-us/pro/desktop/en-us/Img/comment_snapshot_icon.png) to share an interactive image that highlights the data you're describing.
    
    **Note:** The snapshot icon doesn't appear if a view is [user-filtered](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/publish_userfilters.htm), protecting secure data.
5. Click Post.
    
    ![Pane view of a comment thread between two users about data points in a bar chart.](/tableau/current/en-us/pro/desktop/en-us/Img/comments_pane.png)
6. To filter a view and see a data snapshot in detail, hover over the thumbnail image, and click View.
    
    ![Pane view of a comment snapshot about a bar chart.](/tableau/current/en-us/pro/desktop/en-us/Img/comments_pane_view_snapshot.png)
    
    The person you've mentioned will receive a notification about your comment. Notifications can come by email, in Tableau's in-app notifications center, or in the Tableau for Slack app if the site is connected to a Slack workspace. For more information, see [Manage Your Account Settings](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/useracct.htm "#change-notification-settings") and [Receive Notifications, Search, and Share Using the Tableau App for Slack](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/slack_tableau.htm).

## Delete comments

If a comment is unnecessary or inaccurate, you can quickly delete it. Just click the X in the upper-right corner.

![Comment with the X icon to delete the comment highlighted.](/tableau/current/en-us/pro/desktop/en-us/Img/comment_delete.png)

You can delete a comment if you created it, are the content owner, are a project leader with an appropriate site role, or are an administrator. To learn which site roles are required for full project leader access, see [Project-level administration](https://help.tableau.com/current/online/en-us/projects.htm#project-admin "Link opens article in a new browser tab.") in the Tableau Cloud Help.