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Reply to task comments

Organize and efficiently reply to your task, image, and Doc comments.

Nest your replies with the Threaded Comments ClickApp. Quickly quote a specific part of a previous comment or reply to task comments using ClickUp Brain AI.

Screenshot highlighting the Reply button in the lower-right corner of a comment

Activate the Threaded Comments ClickApp

To activate the Threaded Comments ClickApp:

  1. Open the App Center.
  2. From the App Center's left sidebar, click the Collaboration category, or All ClickApps.
  3. Browse or search for the Threaded Comments ClickApp.
  4. Click the toggle to activate the Threaded Comments ClickApp.

Turning off threaded comments will hide any previously threaded replies until the ClickApp is turned back on.

Add a threaded comment

To add a threaded comment:

  1. Locate a comment in a task's activity.
  2. Click Reply.

The number of unread thread replies is displayed next to the Reply button.

  1. Type your comment or use Talk to Text to transcribe your voice.
  2. You can schedule your reply to send it at a later date and time.
    • You'll only be notified about activity on threads you are part of. When you're mentioned in or assigned a comment, you're part of that thread.
    • Unread threads appear in the threaded comments icon in the task.
  3. Press the send icon.

Add a follower to a comment thread

You can also add followers to task comment threads to be notified of any new comments or reactions.

To add a follower to a comment thread:

  1. Open the Activity tab on any task.
  2. Click Reply on any comment to open its thread.
  3. Click the Follower button in the upper right.
  4. Click an avatar to select yourself, another person, or a Team.
  5. The thread follower's avatar is highlighted.
  6. The thread follower will be sent thread updates in their notifications.

Quote a comment

Highlight text to address specific parts of a comment! This is especially useful if someone asks you multiple questions in a comment, or if there's lots of activity in your task.

  1. Open a task.
  2. Highlight the text you want to reply to.
  3. Click Quote.
  4. Add your comment or use Talk to Text to transcribe your voice.
    • The text you are replying to will be included as a quote in your comment.
    • The person you are replying to will be tagged.
  5. Press the send icon.

Reply to a task comment with a Clip

You can reply to a task comment with an audio or video clip.

To use Clip:

  1. From an open task comment, click the camera or microphone icon.
  2. Record your Clip.
  3. Add any additional context and press the send icon.