{"id":7129,"date":"2022-03-23T12:42:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T12:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/?post_type=article&#038;p=7129"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T05:40:09","slug":"collaboration","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Comments &#038; Attachments Segments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Start with the video first to get a better grasp of the topic!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/775728935?h=2c2409612a&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table style=\"line-height: 10px; height: 26px; width: 99.8764%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f7f7f7;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 108px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 26px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Skip Ahead to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 10px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Overview\">Overview<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/marketing-templates-and-related-menus\/#MarketingStrategy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Navigation\">Navigation<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#AddComments\">Steps to Add Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#ShareComments\">Share Comments to Slack<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#AddAttachments\">Steps to Add Attachments<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#DisplayCardImages\">Display Card Images<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/collaboration\/#DisplayCardImages\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#BYOS\">Adding Attachments to Your Own Storage Account<\/a><a href=\"#VideoReference\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>For every card, the Comments &amp; Attachments segment displays two different sections.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"297\"><strong data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"144\">Left Section (Comments):<\/strong> Add and manage comments. In the Comments section, you can add, edit, reply to, and delete comments, enabling seamless collaboration with team members.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"297\"><strong data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"317\">Right Section (Attachment):<\/strong> Add, view, and download attachments. The Attachments section allows you to share files with your team and access them for download whenever needed.<a id=\"Overview\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Navigation<\/h2>\n<p>Once you add and save any card then beside the Details, Linked Cards, Activity Log, etc., there is a Comments &amp; Attachments segment.<a id=\"AddComments\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Steps to Add Comments<\/h2>\n<p>In the Comments &amp; Attachments segment, you can add comments in the Comments section for every card.<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong>If you don\u2019t see the comments section for a card, it may have been hidden for the module. You can unhide it if you have appropriate rights.<\/p>\n<p>In this section, you can view all comments entered by various team members for an item. Every comment has a user&#8217;s name, profile picture, time, and date stamp for it.<\/p>\n<p>To add a comment to a card:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"p-ListNumber2\">Open the card &gt; go to <strong data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"48\">Comments &amp; Attachments<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p-ListNumber2\">Enter your comment, use <strong data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"182\">\u2018@\u2019<\/strong> to mention teammates, and add emojis if needed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p-ListNumber2\">Click on the <strong>Comment<\/strong> button and save the comments.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p-ListNumber2\">You can add replies to the comments made by other team members or by yourself too. The replies are displayed below the parent comment box.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p-ListNumber2\">To edit a comment on a card, click on <strong>Edit<\/strong> below the comment. Edit your comment in the Comment box and click <strong>SAVE<\/strong>. \u00a0The comments can be tracked based on the details displayed for each, such as the date and time, comment type, and team member who commented, also identified by the profile image displayed.<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> You can edit the comments made by you, but not made by others.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With that, you can view your comments and the comments in which your team members tag you with the &#8216;<strong>@<\/strong>&#8216; symbol.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Comment-Attachment.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22875 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Comment-Attachment.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Comment-Attachment.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Comment-Attachment-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Comment-Attachment-1024x445.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Comment-Attachment-768x334.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Receive Email if Mentioned in Comments<\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it works:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A teammate mentions you using &#8220;@&#8221; in a workitem&#8217;s comment section. Example: @MarkRobison<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll receive an email notification containing the following details:\n<ul>\n<li>Project name<\/li>\n<li>Workitem ID (clickable link to the workitem)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Workitem name with contextual information:\n<ul>\n<li>Previous comment<\/li>\n<li>New comment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Blocking comment (if the new comment unblocks the workitem)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The full comment with your mention is highlighted. Clicking the workitem link opens<br \/>\nit is in a new browser tab with the comments section already displayed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;ll only receive one notification per comment, even if you&#8217;re mentioned multiple<br \/>\ntimes.<\/li>\n<li>Notifications are sent regardless of whether the comment is added via web or mobile<br \/>\napp.<\/li>\n<li>Modifying a comment with an &#8220;@&#8221; mention will resend the notification to all mentioned<br \/>\nusers.<a id=\"ShareComments\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18261 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mailscreenshot.png\" alt=\"Nimble Notifications\" width=\"961\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mailscreenshot.png 961w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mailscreenshot-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mailscreenshot-768x523.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Share Comments to Slack<\/h2>\n<p>Sharing comments from Nimble cards to Slack allows you to keep your team up-to-date on important updates and discussions. To share comments to Slack, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Navigate to the card and go to the <strong>Comments &amp; Attachments<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Share<\/strong> icon in the top right corner.<\/li>\n<li>If you haven&#8217;t integrated the Slack plugin, learn more about it <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/slack-integration\/#IntegrateSlack\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Slack<\/strong> button and select the desired Slack channel or users.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"AddAttachments\"><\/a>Click the <strong>Share<\/strong> button to send the comments from the Nimble to the selected Slack channels or users.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Steps to Add Attachments<\/h2>\n<p>In the Comments &amp; Attachments segment, you can share attachments with your team members. In case you don\u2019t see the attachments section for a card, it may have been hidden for the module. You can unhide it if you have appropriate rights. To upload an attachment in a card, there are two options: From Computer and From Dropbox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Attachment-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Attachment-1.png\" alt=\"Add Attachments\" width=\"316\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Attachment-1.png 316w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Attachment-1-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>From Computer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To add attachments to a card from the Computer:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"p-ListNumber2\">Open the card &gt; go to <strong data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"62\">Comments &amp; Attachments<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On the right, click the <strong data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"97\">Add<\/strong> icon &gt; select <strong data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"129\">From Computer<\/strong> &gt; select any\u00a0<strong> jpeg, mp3, mp4, gif<\/strong>, etc. file to upload from computer.<\/li>\n<li>Your file will be successfully added to the card&#8217;s Attachment section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The attachments can be downloaded by the other members as well by clicking on the <strong>Download<\/strong> option. Once the attachment is uploaded, click on <strong>More Options<\/strong>. Now, you can <strong>View<\/strong>, <strong>Download<\/strong>, <strong>Set as a Cover page<\/strong>, or <strong>Delete<\/strong> the respective attachment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Attachments.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Attachments.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Attachments.jpg 349w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Attachments-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/a><a id=\"dropbox\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Attachments.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\":uf\" class=\"Ar Au Ao\">\n<p><strong>From Dropbox<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Follow these steps to upload a file from Dropbox to a card:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Open the card &gt; go to <strong data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"81\">Comments &amp; Attachments<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Click the <strong data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"100\">+<\/strong> icon in the <strong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"128\">Attachments<\/strong> section &gt; select <strong data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"162\">From Dropbox<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">A Dropbox login window will appear. Enter your email and password, and then sign in to Dropbox.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Select the file you wish to upload to your card and click <b>Choose<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Your file will be successfully added to the card&#8217;s Attachment section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22226 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Comment-Gif.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1278\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also delete an attachment from the More Options and select the <strong>Delete<\/strong> icon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/From-Dropbox.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/From-Dropbox.png\" alt=\"From Dropbox\" width=\"357\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/From-Dropbox.png 357w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/From-Dropbox-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To add an attachment in a comment, use the &#8216;<strong>^<\/strong>&#8216; icon. Select the required attachment file and add the comment.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the file size is less than 25 MB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"DisplayCardImages\"><\/a>Using the attachments section, you can add multiple attachments for every workitem.<\/p>\n<h2>Display Media on Card<\/h2>\n<p>Setting an attachment as a cover image makes it visible on the Work Hub. Open the toolbar, click the <strong data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"185\">More Options<\/strong> icon, enable the <strong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"228\">Display Media on Card<\/strong> toggle, and the attachment will appear as the card\u2019s visible media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Display-card-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8811 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Display-card-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1347\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Display-card-image.jpg 1347w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Display-card-image-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Display-card-image-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Display-card-image-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1347px) 100vw, 1347px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"BYOS\"><\/a>Adding Attachments to Your Own Storage Account<\/h2>\n<p>You can save your attachments on the cards in your cloud storage account.\u00a0 Nimble Allows you to link your cloud storage such as Google Cloud Storage, Amazon S3, and Microsoft Azure to your Nimble account to save your enterprise data within your secured environment. Once linked, all your enterprise data (attachments on the cards) will be stored in the linked storage account afterward.<\/p>\n<p>To link your storage account to Nimble, perform the following steps &#8211;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the left menu, click the organization name.<\/li>\n<li>Under the <strong>Administration<\/strong> menu, select the <strong>Link Your Own Storage<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<li>Select the storage account that you want to link with Nimble.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Connect<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the required credentials and access keys.<\/li>\n<li>Once your storage account is connected, a confirmation message is shown on the screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18627 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Link.png\" alt=\"Link\" width=\"1850\" height=\"1457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Link.png 1850w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Link-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Link-1024x806.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Link-768x605.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Link-1536x1210.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1850px) 100vw, 1850px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content wth-theme-thumbs\" data-title=\"\" >\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wth-title\">Was this helpful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a data-post=\"7129\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/collaboration\/\" data-post-title=\"Understanding Comments &#038; Attachments Segments\" data-response=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-green-btn icon-thumbsup\">Yes<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a data-response=\"0\" data-post=\"7129\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/collaboration\/\" data-post-title=\"Understanding Comments &#038; Attachments Segments\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-red-btn icon-thumbsdown\">No<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","multi-rating":{"mr_rating_results":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/7129"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7129"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/7129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22877,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/7129\/revisions\/22877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}