Topic · Autessa Drive
Document Comments and Real-Time Co-Editing
Autessa Drive lets people comment on exactly the sentence, page, cell or slide they mean, and edit text, Markdown and CSV files together in real time.
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What is in comments and co-editing?
Threaded comments anchored to text, pages, cells and slides, and live co-editing with named cursors for text, Markdown and CSV files. Each feature has its own page with how it works, every option, who can do what and FAQs.
/collaboration/commentsAnchored comments
Autessa Drive comments point at exactly what they mean, a sentence, a PDF page, a cell range or a slide, and move with that text when a new version is saved.
/collaboration/live-co-editingReal-time co-editing
Autessa Drive lets several people edit the same text, Markdown or CSV file at once, with named cursors, merged changes and automatic saves to version history.
at-a-glance
How Autessa Drive handles comments and co-editing
Anchored comments →
- Press C or click Comments to open the panel; select text, a PDF page range, a cell range, a slide, or nothing to comment on the whole file.
- Threads support replies, resolve, and showing resolved threads again any time.
- Each comment shows an excerpt of exactly what was selected, highlighted in the document.
Real-time co-editing →
- Text, Markdown and CSV files up to 2 MB open as live documents.
- Everyone sees each other’s changes and named, colored cursors as they type.
- Changes merge automatically, so nobody’s edits are lost.
faq.md
Questions about comments and co-editing
Can I comment on a specific part of a PDF?
Yes. Select a page range in a PDF, text in a document, cells in a spreadsheet or a slide, and the comment anchors there with the selection highlighted.
Does Autessa Drive support real-time co-editing?
Yes, for text, Markdown and CSV files up to 2 MB. People see each other’s changes and named cursors as they type, and changes merge automatically.
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Autessa Drive lets people comment on exactly the sentence, page, cell or slide they mean, and edit text, Markdown and CSV files together in real time.
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