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Review Workflow—Receiving from Others

Using Flare, you can review documents sent to you by others.

Closedhow to review documents

  1. Open You can open the review package file from your email, from SharePoint, or from an external resource folder. In the dialog that opens, select Open the package in Flare for review, and click OK. Flare launches and the files in the review package are listed in the Review Packages window pane. Double-click a row to review and edit a particular file.

    If the review package contains topics as well as snippet files, you can open the snippets too. You can open snippets by double-clicking them in the Review Packages window pane. Another approach is to right-click the snippet where it is inserted in a topic (or in another snippet) and from the context menu select Open Link.

  2. Edit You can edit the content in Flare, and your changes are tracked automatically. Also, if the file you received already had tracked changes in it, you can accept or reject those changes. After you return the review package, the other author can see your changes and accept or reject them.

  3. (Optional) Insert Comments You can insert annotations (comments) that are associated with specific areas of text in the document. These annotations do not become part of the content within the document, but rather are intended for internal use between you and others. (Do not select more than one paragraph or click at the very end of paragraphs; otherwise, the "Insert Annotation" option will not be enabled.) See Inserting Annotations.
  4. Return You can return the review package to the author via email, or by using SharePoint Integration or the external resources feature. See Returning Documents to Authors.

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Note: As an alternative to using the review package process, it is recommended that you use MadCap Central for your review process instead. See About the Central Review Process.