1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab.
2. Click E-mail Options, and then click the Personal Stationery tab.
3. Do one of the following:
   • To turn on marking comments, select the Mark my comments with check box. In the box, type the text (such as your name or initials) that you want to display along with your comments.

     Note  Only text you type next to the previously written text in a message will have your name next to it.

   • To turn off marking comments, clear the Mark my comments with check box.

If your computer has a sound card and a microphone, you can record voice comments (voice comments: Recordings that are attached to your document.). Voice comments are added as sound objects inside comment balloons.

1. On the Reviewing toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.), click Insert Voice .

   If the Insert Voice button is not visible on the Reviewing toolbar, click Toolbar Options on the Reviewing toolbar, point to Add or Remove Buttons, point to Reviewing, and then click Insert Voice.

2. Record the voice comment.
3. If Microsoft Word displays a message asking whether you want to update the sound object, click Yes.

For information about recording and editing a sound object, see the documentation for your sound card and microphone.

If your computer is a Tablet PC (Tablet PC: A computer that runs Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. With a Tablet PC, you can write directly on the screen by using a tablet pen and use the pen to perform mouse functions. Also known as a tablet computer.), you can make handwritten comments in your document. The ink is added and displayed inside comment balloons.

1. On the Reviewing toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.), click Ink Comment .

2. Write the comment in the comment bubble.