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How to Leave a Review
Who is this article for?Review Authors leaving a review.
Please Review Administrators can define user types for document reviewing.
Exiting a review in Please Review can be done by saving your changes and closing the review interface, allowing you to step out of the collaborative environment and entering 'watch status' while ensuring your contributions and feedback are preserved for further review and discussion.
Leaving a Review
- When you have finished commenting on a review, you can exit the review by clicking the ‘leave review’ icon on the toolbar.
- You will be prompted to update your status in the review, make any summary comments and set your review 'watch' status:
- Summary comments entered appear on the Review Control Panel and in the comment reconciliation report.
- If ‘Capacity’ is enabled, you will be prompted to enter your capacity in the review using the drop-down list options.
- If ‘Opinion’ is enabled, you will be prompted to enter your opinion of the review using the drop-down list options.
- If ‘Time in the Review’ is enabled, you will be prompted to enter a value (in minutes) for the time spent in the review.
Review Status
The table below gives a description of each type of review status:
| Review Status | Description |
|---|---|
| In progress |
The Reviewer has started reviewing the document(s). This status is set automatically by Please Review once you enter the review for the first time. On leaving the review you have the option to leave your status as ‘In progress’. Note: If you leave the review by closing the browser window, your status will be shown as ‘In progress’. |
| Completed |
The Reviewer has indicated that they have completed their review of the document(s). Note: this is purely a status flag, and it is possible for the Reviewer to go back into the review to comment at any time (regardless of this setting) until the Owner has 'Closed' the review. |
| Offline | The Reviewer is reviewing the document(s) 'Offline'. This status is set automatically by Please Review once you download the review into one of the offline review tools. |
Watch Setting
Each Reviewer can also set a review 'watch' status:
Only one 'watch' email is sent until either the Reviewer re-enters the review or views the reconciliation report.
| Watch Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Any paragraph | An email is sent if there is any activity on the review (i.e. another Reviewer comments anywhere on the document(s) or responds to another Reviewer's comment, or an Author accepts/closes an item). |
| Paragraphs where I have commented | An email is sent only if there is activity on the paragraphs upon which the Reviewer has commented. |
| Don’t send emails | The Reviewer receives no ‘watch’ emails. |
Only one 'watch' email is sent until either the Reviewer re-enters the review or views the reconciliation report.