# Comments

Source: [https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/kanban-board-on-premises/kanban-board-settings/cards-setup/comments/](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/kanban-board-on-premises/kanban-board-settings/cards-setup/comments/)
Product: Kanban Board On-Premises
Updated: 2026-08-12


You can add comments to your tasks. When you create a quick board, its source list contains the “**KanbanComments**” field by default. In other cases, you must manually add this comments column to your list.

![KanbanComments field included by default in the source list of a quick Virto Kanban Board](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/comments_1-1024x503.png)

To view comments, click on a task and switch from the “**Description**” tab to the “**Comments**” tab.

![Comments tab opened on a Kanban task next to the Description tab](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/comments_2-1024x992.png)

*Comments tab*


You can mention a user in the comments by typing **@username**. The default comment notification should be enabled in the Kanban Board settings.

![Mentioning a user in a Kanban task comment by typing the @username](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/comments_3.png)

*Mentioning a user*


Users will receive a notification when they are mentioned in a comment on a task. To enable this feature, you need to activate the relevant notifications in the board settings (“**Advanced Setup –> Notifications –> Suggested Notifications**”).

![Enabling the comment mention notification under Advanced Setup, Notifications, Suggested Notifications](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/comments_4-1024x436.png)

If you're using a custom SharePoint list as a source for your board, you may not have a field for comments. In this case, create a custom “**Multiple lines of text**” type column and add it to the selected content type of your kanban list. Also enable the “**Append Changes to Existing Text**” option by selecting “**Yes**”.

![Creating a Multiple lines of text column with Append Changes to Existing Text set to Yes for comments](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/comments_5-1024x984.png)

Please also check that the list versioning settings are enabled by choosing “**Yes**” for “**Create a version each time you edit an item in this list**.”

![SharePoint list versioning set to create a version each time an item is edited, required for comments](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/comments_6-1024x462.png)

Now, the comments are available.

![Comments now available on a Kanban task after enabling list versioning](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/comments_7-1024x992.png)

*Comments*


The Item Version History option must be enabled in the list versioning settings.

This way, you can track the task history and see all its changes.

![History icon on a Kanban task used to view the item version history](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/comments_8-1024x308.png)

*History icon*


![Task history panel listing all tracked changes made to a Kanban task](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/comments_9-794x1024.png)

*Task history*


*Neither task nor board history will display changes in attachments and pictures.*