Review prototypes

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Use the following tools to get the best viewing experience:

• Hotspot hints: Hotspot hints are available for anyone viewing a shared prototype. These hints indicate the elements that are interactive that the reviewers need to click. The hints appear when you click a space in the artboard where there is no interactive element.
  Note: These hints do not appear if the designer has disabled them while sharing the prototype.
• Full-screen mode: View prototypes in full-screen in the browser and in Preview mode. Click the Full-screen icon on the upper right corner of the screen while viewing the shared prototype. The prototype then expands to fill the entire screen, allowing you to see all the design details clearly. To exit full-screen mode, press Esc.

Type in comments at the top of the comment panel. To add a new line to the comment, press Shift + Enter.

You can also switch from a regular comment to a pinned comment. A commenting notification email provides a direct link to the artboard where a comment is made, and not just the home artboard.

XD assigns a number to every pinned comment. The comments in the comments panel also reflect these numbers allowing designers to easily identify the context of the comment.

If you type a comment in the edit field and add a pin, and then navigate to another artboard, the comment field is empty for the other artboards. When you return back to the original artboard, the comment and pin are preserved. You can also use Cancel to cancel an added comment in the comment field.

 To move a pin after you place it, drag it to another place on the canvas. You can only move pins that you have placed.

The author can view the comments and mark them as resolved when done. You can check your resolved comments by clicking the Filter icon, and selecting Resolved. If you think your comment has been wrongly marked as resolved, you can click Move to Unresolved to keep the comment open.

The author, and reviewers can reply to comments added by other reviewers. When you reply to a reviewer's comment, the reviewer receives a notification through mail, and from the Creative Cloud desktop app. When the notification is clicked, it directs them to the referenced artboard.

The author can delete comments from reviewers, or replies on the comments. The author can also use @mention to display users invited to access a private invite design. In the case of public prototypes and design specs, only users who have commented at least once, appear in the reviewer list. When you use @mention the reviewer receives a notification through mail, and from the Creative Cloud desktop app. When the notification is clicked, it directs the reviewer to the referenced artboard.

@mention hint dialog box provides the following options:

• Public link: Lists the reviewers who have commented in the prototype or design specs at least once.
• Private link: Lists the stakeholders who have been invited to prototype or design specs link.

After creating a private link, click the link to open it in browser and get the web view of the prototype.

Click Files in the upper left corner of the screen to open the Files > Published section of the Creative Cloud website. You see all the prototypes and design specs that you published.

Press the browser back button to navigate to the web view of the prototype.

Click the link received in the review workflow mail to access the prototype for commenting.

 You have to sign in to your Adobe account (don't require a paid account). Ensure that the Adobe ID that you sign in with is same as the email address from the review workflow mail.

Click Files in the upper-left corner of the screen to direct you to the Files section of the Creative Cloud website. If your Creative Cloud account is mapped to the email address, or if you are already signed into your Creative Cloud account, you are automatically directed to the Published tab in Files.

As a reviewer, you can view all the prototypes and design specs shared with you in Files > Shared with you. You can also click the ellipses next to the shared prototype name and opt to remove the prototype or design specs and leave the review cycle.