====== Comments ======

Comments enable you to communicate with your whole team, mark individual studies for review, and "@" specific team members to send them alerts.

The Nest Comments system allows all users of the nest to communicate within the nest instead of countless e-mails back and forth.

=====   Navigate to "Nest Home"   =====

Once at the Nest Home, you will see the Comments section on the right side.

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===== Nest-level Comments =====

Nest-level Comments refer to comments made about the nest in general. They are available in the Nest Home.

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===== Study-level Comments =====

Study-level Comments are attached to specific studies in a nest. This provides two advantages in terms of specific tracking:
  * The comment will 'follow' that study and be visible to anyone viewing that study in the future;
  * If you @ a Collaborator (see below), they can access that study and see the comment in context in one click!

To make a Study-level comment, navigate to the study of interest (in any mode, including Inspector), and add your comment under the Comments panel in the bottom left.

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===== Comment @ a Collaborator =====

==== How to @ a Collaborator ====

Click the blue @ button above the comment section.

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Click on the person or people you want to mention:

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==== Why @ a Collaborator? ====

If you @ a Collaborator, it will send them an email and also mark the nest with a red icon on AutoLit Home so they know to view the Comment.

Additionally, if you do not @ the Collaborator, they will not be able to see Nest-level comments that may be relevant to them or access Study-level comments except by accidentally happening upon your earlier comments.