# How to use the Review Panel

> The Review Panel in Xenmark lists all comments in one place. Use it to check replies and statuses, and confirm completeness before exporting deliverables.

Source: https://www.xenmark.app/docs/review-panel/
Section: reviewing
Updated: 2026-09-04

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The Review Panel gives you a complete overview of all comments without having to navigate back to individual drawings. It is the primary place to assess the state of a review before exporting.

## What the Review Panel shows

Each entry in the Review Panel corresponds to a comment on the drawing. The entry includes:

- The item number (matches the number on the drawing and in exports)
- The comment title and description
- The current status
- Replies from any project member
- The drawing and revision the comment belongs to

[Measurements and symbols](/docs/measurements-and-symbols/) placed on a drawing also appear in the Review Panel, alongside the comments for the project.

## Using the Review Panel before export

Before generating an Excel or PDF export, use the Review Panel to:

- Check that every comment has been reviewed and is in the correct status.
- Read any replies that may need a response before the export goes out.
- Confirm item numbers are sequential and complete — a gap means an item was deleted, and the numbers around it never shift to fill it.
- Look for open items that the engineering firm has not yet acknowledged.

Exporting with items still open is sometimes intentional — for example, to send a progress snapshot mid-review. In that case, note in the cover email that the comment list includes open items.

## Navigating from the Review Panel to the drawing

Selecting a comment in the Review Panel takes you to the corresponding annotation on the drawing. This is useful for verifying the exact position of a comment when reviewing replies from the engineering firm.

Keeping the drawing, its comments, replies and revision history in one place is the whole reason the Review Panel exists — see [why we built Xenmark](/blog/why-we-built-xenmark/).