Google Docs – How to Reassign a Comment

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Is it possible to reassign a comment to another person? For example, to assign the comment to a person who commented on the comment thread as well.

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Best Answer

You can achieve reassigning a task from an existing comment thread by adding a new comment starting with +[email address] of who you want to assign/reassign the item to.

As you fill in the email address of the designee, Google Docs will show a checkbox prompting you to "reassign" the comment/task.

Below is an example screenshot of Google Docs prompting you to assign/reassign a task. Google Doc task assignment example