Medium Private Notes
How to write a private note on a Medium story
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3 min readNov 22, 2019
Private notes are an often underutilized article feature. If you want to leave feedback on an article, in a private way, leaving a note is the best way to do so. If you want to leave public feedback or comments, simply write a response.
How to Leave Private Notes
On a draft or a published post, select the text you want to comment on. Click the lock icon from the pop-up toolbar. Write your note. If you do not see this option in the toolbar, it is because the author has turned off private notes.
Additional Notes About Medium Private Notes:
- When you leave a note, it will be visible to you, the author of the post, and if the post is in a publication, the editors of the publication will also be able to see the note.
- If you leave a note, the author will receive a notification, on Medium, letting them know that you left a note on their post.
- If you reply to a private note, the user that left the private note will also receive an email notification.
