Comments are a great way to add interactivity and feedback to documents. You can use them to ask questions, provide feedback, or just chat with your colleagues. Here are some tips on how to use comments in Word 2007 documents:

  1. To start a comment, click the down arrow next to the text you want to comment on and select “Add a Comment.”
  2. Type your comment and press Enter.
  3. If you want to include a hyperlink, type it in the “Link” field and press Enter.
  4. To close the comment, click the X in the upper-right corner of the comment box. ..

Open your Word Document.  On the Ribbon click the Review tab, and click on the New Comment Icon.

 

Highlight the area where you want to create a note and Word adds a balloon linking to that text where you can add your notes.

 

After organizing my thoughts on this rough draft I choose the “Show all Revisions Inline” option.

This makes it easier to maintain the clean interface on the document.  Just hover your mouse over the noted text to see the comment.