A review uses colored highlights without explanations and you need readable actionable comments.
The useful bits
- Reviewed version
- Specific highlighted items
- The response should identify the intended action for each important highlighted item.
Before you write
Use this example when a review uses colored highlights without explanations and you need readable actionable comments. Gather the details below so the recipient can act without asking you to reconstruct the situation.
- Reviewed version
- Specific highlighted items
- Reviewer’s intended labels
An email you can adapt
The subject “Text labels for feedback on [document]” identifies the request. Replace each bracketed field with a checked detail and remove any sentence that does not describe your situation.
Subject: Text labels for feedback on [document] Hi [name], Could you add short text labels to the highlighted comments in [version]? I cannot reliably tell whether [example] means required change, question or optional suggestion from color alone. A brief explanation next to each important item would help me respond accurately and make the review usable in different viewing formats. I will preserve the existing comments while waiting rather than guess their priority or remove them. Best, [sender]
Check the boundary
Color can support a review but should not be its only way of communicating meaning or priority.
What a useful reply should settle
The response should identify the intended action for each important highlighted item.
Work from the clarified labels and check any still-ambiguous change before implementing it.
About this guide
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