Ampler inserts your own pre-formatted review comments and helps you work through them — jump to the next comment and clear them all when the review is done.
Quick answer: Click Insert comment (Ctrl+Shift+R) on the Ampler ribbon to place your saved comment format; use Go to next comment to review, and delete all comments when finished.
How to use it
Insert your own pre-formatted comments
Insert, format, and save your personal comment style.
- Click Insert comment (Ctrl+Shift+R) on the Ampler ribbon.
- Format and position your personal comment.
- Click Save selected shape to save that comment formatting for reuse.
Navigate and clear comments
Step through comments, then delete them all when done.
- Click Go to next comment to step through the comments in the deck.
- Delete all comments when the review is complete.
Because the comments are shapes on the slide, they carry your own formatting rather than PowerPoint’s review notes.
Keyboard shortcut
Insert comment is Ctrl+Shift+R by default; you can reassign it in the Ampler Settings → Shortcuts.
Why use it
Marking up a deck for review with plain text boxes is inconsistent, and PowerPoint’s own comments sit off to the side. Ampler’s comments are pre-formatted shapes you place on the slide, step through, and clear in bulk — a tidy review workflow that leaves nothing behind.
How consultants use it
Decks go through structured internal review before they reach a client, and reviewers need to mark up slides clearly and then have those marks removed cleanly. Consistent, managed comments support that cycle. Three habits apply:
- Consistent review marks: a saved comment format keeps everyone’s mark-up looking the same.
- Work through them in order: Go to next comment steps through the review efficiently.
- Clear them cleanly: deleting all comments leaves no review notes on the final deck.
Managed comments make the internal review cycle tidy from mark-up to clean deck.
Tips & best practices
- Save a standard comment format so review mark-up is consistent across the team.
- Use Go to next comment to make sure none are missed.
- Delete all comments — and run Clean — before the deck goes out.
Availability
Included in Ampler for PowerPoint and the Ampler Suite, on Windows desktop PowerPoint.
Frequently asked questions
How do you add review comments to a PowerPoint slide?
Click Insert comment (Ctrl+Shift+R) on the Ampler ribbon to place a pre-formatted comment on the slide, then format and position it.
How do you remove all comments from a deck?
Use Ampler’s delete-all-comments function to clear them in bulk once the review is done, leaving no notes on the final deck.
How do you save a reusable comment format?
Format a comment, then click Save selected shape so the format is reused whenever you insert a comment.