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Adding "comments" to a documents is a excellent way to share feedback on a document electronically, without modifying its substance. A comment can be inserted into a document at any point, or attached to a specific portion of the text. Here's how to insert a comment in Microsoft Word 2000 (OpenOffice.org calls this a 'note', but the process is essentially the same):

1. Put the cursor at the point in the document at which you want to insert the comment, or select the specific text to which you want to refer.
2. Click Insert, then Comment.
   
3. A comment 'marker' will appear in the text, and a space for you to edit the comment will appear (in Word 2000, this is at the bottom of the screen).
   
4. Type your comment in the space provided.
5. When you're done, click back into the body of the document.
6. Your comment marker will appear in the document; hold the mouse cursor over it to view the comment.
   

Your comments will be stored as part of the document.