Tag others on updates
You can tag users when making an update to an object if you want to draw their attention to an object they might otherwise not follow.
Rather than include those users on the object by assigning them to it or making them subscribe to it, you can tag them on the update to share it with them. Tagged users receive a Workfront notification about the update you enter. Depending on their notification settings, they also receive an email about the update you enter.
Considerations about tagging users in updates
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Users tagged in updates must enable a personal notification in their profile in order for them to receive the email notification. For more information, see Modify your own email notifications.
For information about adding updates to Workfront objects, see Update work.
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When an issue is converted to a project or task, the updates are copied to the new project or task, but the tagged users are not. To continue the conversation, you must tag the participants again.
Access requirements
You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:
*To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator. For more information, see Access requirements for Workfront documentation.
Tag others on updates
You can tag others on updates in the following ways:
- Automatically: When a user starts a thread, adds a comment, or adds a reply, they are automatically tagged and added to the Tag people or teams area of the commenting box.
- Manually: When you manually add a user to the Tag people area of the commenting box.
You can also remove users who are tagged by mistake when you edit or reply to a comment.
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Begin updating a work item, as described in Update work. As the comment owner, you are automatically tagged and added to the Tag people or teams area of the commenting box.
note tip TIP The comment owner cannot see their own name in the Tag people or teams area of the commenting box. -
In the Tag people or teams field, begin typing the name of the user or team you want to include, then click the name when it appears in the drop-down list.
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Type the @ symbol in the Write a comment area, begin typing the name of the user or team you want to include on the update, then click the name when it appears in the drop-down list.
note tip TIP To identify the correct user when there are users with similar or identical names, notice the avatar, the user’s Primary Role, or their email address. Users must be associated with at least one job role to view it as you tag them in an update. You must have the View Contact Info setting enabled in your access level for Users to view users’ emails. For information, see Grant access to users. 
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(Optional) To make the update private, enable Private to my company in the lower-right corner of the update box. This makes the update visible just to users in your company. The Private to my company option is available only when a Company is specified in your Workfront profile.
note note NOTE - This option displays only when the user is associated with a Company.
- Tagged users outside the company could still receive an in-app notification or email, even though they will not see the private comments on the Updates tab. We recommend not to tag external users on an update if you do not want to share the information with them.
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(Optional) To add multiple users and teams, repeat step 2.
note note NOTE All users and team members listed in the “Tag people or teams” field receive an in-app notification for the update and might receive an email, depending on the configuration of their email notification settings. Users who tag themselves in a comment or reply receive a notification for that comment or reply and can see their name in listed as a member of the thread for the remainder of the thread, but they do not receive another notification unless they tag themselves again. For more information, see Modify your own email notifications and Configure event notifications for everyone in the system. -
Click Submit.
Users included in the update are automatically granted View permission to the object and can view and respond to updates made to the object.The names of the tagged entities display next to their avatars, up to two entities. If more than two entities are tagged the name of the first one displays, in addition to a number of how many additional entities are tagged.
When you are tagged in the comment text, your name is highlighted in those comments.
For information about the additional functionality that is available when updating a work item, see Update work.
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(Optional) Click the More menu
note important IMPORTANT You can edit a comment only within 15 minutes after you have entered it. You can only edit the comments you added. For information about the additional functionality that is available when updating a work item, see Update work.