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How to Comment on Google+ Posts in Gmail

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A commenter's job fills every day and night.

If you also want to follow others' comments on your posts and the posts you've read, every fraction saved off a second is worth the while. In Gmail, saving time with Google+ is without effort, though, and handsomely convenient.

Not only will you get the Google+ notifications you've enabled (for new posts mentioning you, comments on your posts, photos in which you've been tagged, etc.), you can interact with them: adding a further comment is as easy as replying to an email, and you can +1 a comment or posts you particularly like, of course, or flag inappropriate comments.

Comment on Google+ Posts in Gmail

To add a comment to a Google+ post shared with you right from inside Gmail:

Make sure you receive an email notification at your Gmail address when somebody posts to you directly, mentions you in a post, tags you in a photo or comments on one of your Google+ postings.
Open the email notification in Gmail.
- The poster or commenter will have "(Google+)" appended to their name, and a Google+ icon will appear next to the message subject and preview.
Type your comment under Add a comment….
To find out who can see your comment:
- Click Limited beneath the commenting area.
- If the original post was public and your comment will be visible to all as well, Visible to anyone (public on the web). will appear instead of Limited.
Click Post comment.

If you try to comment on a post that has been deleted in the meantime, your comment will not be accepted or posted.

See Google+ Comment Updates in Gmail

To make new comments appear in a Google+ post you are viewing in Gmail:

Make sure you are receiving Google+ notification emails at your Gmail address.
Open a notification.
Click Show under New Message from ___ at your Gmail's lower right corner.
- This also works, of course, if you have opened the notification in a new window or tab for watching it.