diff --git a/apps/common/main/lib/component/Layout.js b/apps/common/main/lib/component/Layout.js
index 3a58b30fa7..6500a47508 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/lib/component/Layout.js
+++ b/apps/common/main/lib/component/Layout.js
@@ -179,6 +179,50 @@ define([
         doLayout: function() {
         },
 
+        changeLayout: function(items) {
+            var panel, resizer, stretch = false;
+            this.panels = [];
+            items.forEach(function(item) {
+                item.el instanceof HTMLElement && (item.el = $(item.el));
+                panel = _.extend(new LayoutPanel(), item);
+                if ( panel.stretch ) {
+                    stretch         = true;
+                    panel.rely      = false;
+                    panel.resize    = false;
+                }
+
+                this.panels.push(panel);
+
+                if (panel.resize) {
+                    resizer = {
+                        isresizer   : true,
+                        minpos      : panel.resize.min||0,
+                        maxpos      : panel.resize.max||0,
+                        fmin        : panel.resize.fmin,
+                        fmax        : panel.resize.fmax,
+                        behaviour   : panel.behaviour,
+                        index       : this.splitters.length,
+                        offset      : panel.resize.offset || 0
+                    };
+
+                    if (!stretch) {
+                        panel.resize.el =
+                            resizer.el = panel.el.after('<div class="layout-resizer after"></div>').next();
+                        this.panels.push(resizer);
+                    } else {
+                        panel.resize.el =
+                            resizer.el = panel.el.before('<div class="layout-resizer before"></div>').prev();
+                        this.panels.splice(this.panels.length - 1, 0, resizer);
+                    }
+
+                    this.splitters.push({resizer:resizer});
+
+                    panel.resize.hidden && resizer.el.hide();
+                    Common.Gateway.on('processmouse', this.resize.eventStop);
+                }
+            }, this);
+        },
+
         getElementHeight: function(el) {
             return parseInt(el.css('height'));
         },
diff --git a/apps/common/main/lib/controller/Comments.js b/apps/common/main/lib/controller/Comments.js
index b09d60148a..40644084a9 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/lib/controller/Comments.js
+++ b/apps/common/main/lib/controller/Comments.js
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ define([
         setMode: function(mode) {
             this.mode = mode;
             this.isModeChanged = true; // change show-comment mode from/to hint mode using canComments flag
+            if (!this.mode.canComments) {
+                this.view.changeLayout(mode);
+            }
+
             return this;
         },
         //
@@ -1188,6 +1192,7 @@ define([
                 hideAddReply        : !_.isUndefined(this.hidereply) ? this.hidereply : (this.showPopover ? true : false),
                 scope               : this.view,
                 editable            : this.mode.canEditComments || (data.asc_getUserId() == this.currentUserId),
+                hint                : !this.mode.canComments,
                 groupName           : (groupname && groupname.length>1) ? groupname[1] : null
             });
             if (comment) {
@@ -1403,12 +1408,12 @@ define([
                     if ('none' !== panel.css('display')) {
                         this.view.txtComment.focus();
                     }
-                    if (this.view.needRender)
-                        this.updateComments(true);
-                    else if (this.view.needUpdateFilter)
-                        this.onUpdateFilter(this.view.needUpdateFilter);
-                    this.view.update();
                 }
+                if (this.view.needRender)
+                    this.updateComments(true);
+                else if (this.view.needUpdateFilter)
+                    this.onUpdateFilter(this.view.needUpdateFilter);
+                this.view.update();
             }
         },
 
diff --git a/apps/common/main/lib/template/Comments.template b/apps/common/main/lib/template/Comments.template
index 3899e288c9..bd2986c3f8 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/lib/template/Comments.template
+++ b/apps/common/main/lib/template/Comments.template
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <% if (quote!==null && quote!=='') { %>
         <div class="user-quote"><%=scope.getFixedQuote(quote)%></div>
         <% } %>
-        <% if (!editText) { %>
+        <% if (!editText || hint) { %>
             <div class="user-message" data-can-copy="true"><%=scope.pickLink(comment)%></div>
         <% } else { %>
             <div class="inner-edit-ct">
@@ -24,20 +24,22 @@
 
         <% if (replys.length) { %>
             <div class="reply-arrow img-commonctrl"></div>
-            <% _.each(replys, function (item) { %>
-                <div class="reply-item-ct">
+            <% _.each(replys, function (item, index) { %>
+                <div class="reply-item-ct" <% if (hint && index==replys.length-1) { %>style="padding-bottom: 0;" <% } %>;>
                     <div class="user-name">
                         <div class="color" style="display: inline-block; background-color: <% if (item.get("usercolor")!==null) { %><%=item.get("usercolor")%><% } else { %> #cfcfcf <% } %>; " ></div><%= scope.getUserName(item.get("username")) %>
                     </div>
                     <div class="user-date"><%=item.get("date")%></div>
                     <% if (!item.get("editText")) { %>
                         <div class="user-message" data-can-copy="true"><%=scope.pickLink(item.get("reply"))%></div>
+                        <% if (!hint) { %>
                             <div class="btns-reply-ct">
                             <% if (item.get("editable")) { %>
                                 <div class="btn-edit img-commonctrl" data-value="<%=item.get("id")%>"></div>
                             <% } %>
                             <div class="btn-delete img-commonctrl" data-value="<%=item.get("id")%>"></div>
-                        </div>
+                            </div>
+                        <%}%>
                     <% } else { %>
                         <div class="inner-edit-ct">
                             <textarea class="msg-reply textarea-fix user-select" maxlength="maxCommLength"><%=item.get("reply")%></textarea>
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@
 
         <!-- add reply button -->
 
-        <% if (!showReply) { %>
+        <% if (!showReply && !hint) { %>
             <% if (replys.length) { %>
                 <label class="user-reply" style="margin-left: 20px; margin-top: 5px;" role="presentation" tabindex="-1">textAddReply</label>
             <% } else { %>
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@
 
         <!-- edit buttons -->
 
-        <% if (!editText && !lock) { %>
+        <% if (!editText && !lock && !hint) { %>
             <div class="edit-ct">
                 <% if (editable) { %>
                     <div class="btn-edit img-commonctrl"></div>
diff --git a/apps/common/main/lib/view/Comments.js b/apps/common/main/lib/view/Comments.js
index b6888f4358..df32ed3f08 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/lib/view/Comments.js
+++ b/apps/common/main/lib/view/Comments.js
@@ -549,6 +549,17 @@ define([
             this.autoHeightTextBox();
         },
 
+        changeLayout: function(mode) {
+            if (!mode.canComments) {
+                var add = $('.new-comment-ct', this.el),
+                    to = $('.add-link-ct', this.el),
+                    msgs = $('.messages-ct', this.el);
+                add.hide(); to.hide();
+                msgs.addClass('stretch');
+                this.layout.changeLayout([{el: msgs[0], rely: false, stretch: true}]);
+            }
+        },
+
         updateLayout: function () {
             var container = $('#comments-box', this.el), add = $('.new-comment-ct', this.el);
             if (add.css('display') !== 'none') {
@@ -561,6 +572,7 @@ define([
         autoHeightTextBox: function () {
             var me = this, domTextBox = null, lineHeight = 0, minHeight = 44;
             var textBox = $('#comment-msg-new', this.el);
+            if (textBox.length<1) return;
 
             function updateTextBoxHeight() {
 
diff --git a/apps/common/main/resources/less/comments.less b/apps/common/main/resources/less/comments.less
index c69d64f405..7ca42c406f 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/resources/less/comments.less
+++ b/apps/common/main/resources/less/comments.less
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
         height: 300px;
         border-bottom: 1px solid @gray-dark;
 
+        &.stretch {
+            border-bottom: none;
+        }
+
         .ps-scrollbar-y-rail {
             margin-top: 5px;
             margin-bottom: 5px;
diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
index e6b0a30184..07dd0f3f8d 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ define([
         createDelayedElements: function() {
             /** coauthoring begin **/
             if ( this.mode.canCoAuthoring ) {
-                this.leftMenu.btnComments[(this.mode.canComments && !this.mode.isLightVersion) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
-                if (this.mode.canComments)
+                this.leftMenu.btnComments[(this.mode.canViewComments && !this.mode.isLightVersion) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
+                if (this.mode.canViewComments)
                     this.leftMenu.setOptionsPanel('comment', this.getApplication().getController('Common.Controllers.Comments').getView());
 
                 this.leftMenu.btnChat[(this.mode.canChat && !this.mode.isLightVersion) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ define([
             Common.Utils.InternalSettings.set("de-settings-livecomment", value);
             var resolved = Common.localStorage.getBool("de-settings-resolvedcomment");
             Common.Utils.InternalSettings.set("de-settings-resolvedcomment", resolved);
-            if (this.mode.canComments && this.leftMenu.panelComments.isVisible())
+            if (this.mode.canViewComments && this.leftMenu.panelComments.isVisible())
                 value = resolved = true;
             (value) ? this.api.asc_showComments(resolved) : this.api.asc_hideComments();
             /** coauthoring end **/
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ define([
             if (value && this.leftMenu._state.pluginIsRunning) {
                 this.leftMenu.panelPlugins.show();
                 if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring) {
-                    this.mode.canComments && this.leftMenu.panelComments['hide']();
+                    this.mode.canViewComments && this.leftMenu.panelComments['hide']();
                     this.mode.canChat && this.leftMenu.panelChat['hide']();
                 }
             }
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ define([
                     }
                     return false;
                 case 'comments':
-                    if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring && this.mode.canComments && !this.mode.isLightVersion) {
+                    if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring && this.mode.canViewComments && !this.mode.isLightVersion) {
                         Common.UI.Menu.Manager.hideAll();
                         this.leftMenu.showMenu('comments');
                         this.getApplication().getController('Common.Controllers.Comments').onAfterShow();
diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Main.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
index e5f8ba57c2..97bff0187a 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
@@ -1112,6 +1112,7 @@ define([
                 this.appOptions.canSendEmailAddresses  = this.appOptions.canLicense && this.editorConfig.canSendEmailAddresses && this.appOptions.canEdit && this.appOptions.canCoAuthoring;
                 this.appOptions.canComments    = this.appOptions.canLicense && (this.permissions.comment===undefined ? this.appOptions.isEdit : this.permissions.comment) && (this.editorConfig.mode !== 'view');
                 this.appOptions.canComments    = this.appOptions.canComments && !((typeof (this.editorConfig.customization) == 'object') && this.editorConfig.customization.comments===false);
+                this.appOptions.canViewComments = this.appOptions.canComments || !((typeof (this.editorConfig.customization) == 'object') && this.editorConfig.customization.comments===false);
                 this.appOptions.canChat        = this.appOptions.canLicense && !this.appOptions.isOffline && !((typeof (this.editorConfig.customization) == 'object') && this.editorConfig.customization.chat===false);
                 this.appOptions.canEditStyles  = this.appOptions.canLicense && this.appOptions.canEdit;
                 this.appOptions.canPrint       = (this.permissions.print !== false);
@@ -1204,12 +1205,11 @@ define([
             },
 
             applyModeEditorElements: function() {
-                if (this.appOptions.canComments || this.appOptions.isEdit) {
-                    /** coauthoring begin **/
-                    this.contComments.setMode(this.appOptions);
-                    this.contComments.setConfig({config: this.editorConfig}, this.api);
-                    /** coauthoring end **/
-                }
+                /** coauthoring begin **/
+                this.contComments.setMode(this.appOptions);
+                this.contComments.setConfig({config: this.editorConfig}, this.api);
+                /** coauthoring end **/
+
                 if (this.appOptions.isEdit) {
                     var me = this,
                         application         = this.getApplication(),
diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js
index 9fd2cdb090..a6d4296452 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ define([
             /** coauthoring begin **/
             $('tr.coauth', this.el)[mode.isEdit && mode.canCoAuthoring ? 'show' : 'hide']();
             $('tr.coauth.changes', this.el)[mode.isEdit && !mode.isOffline && mode.canCoAuthoring ? 'show' : 'hide']();
-            $('tr.comments', this.el)[mode.canCoAuthoring && (mode.isEdit || mode.canComments) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
+            $('tr.comments', this.el)[mode.canCoAuthoring ? 'show' : 'hide']();
             /** coauthoring end **/
         },
 
diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
index 5e53e9ab5d..1e810dfee1 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ define([
         onCoauthOptions: function(e) {
             /** coauthoring begin **/
             if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring) {
-                if (this.mode.canComments) {
+                if (this.mode.canViewComments) {
                     if (this.btnComments.pressed && this.btnComments.$el.hasClass('notify'))
                         this.btnComments.$el.removeClass('notify');
                     this.panelComments[this.btnComments.pressed?'show':'hide']();
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ define([
                     this.$el.width(SCALE_MIN);
                 /** coauthoring begin **/
                 if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring) {
-                    if (this.mode.canComments) {
+                    if (this.mode.canViewComments) {
                         this.panelComments['hide']();
                         if (this.btnComments.pressed)
                             this.fireEvent('comments:hide', this);
diff --git a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
index fad0ff918d..e21d19dd1c 100644
--- a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ define([
         createDelayedElements: function() {
             /** coauthoring begin **/
             if ( this.mode.canCoAuthoring ) {
-                this.leftMenu.btnComments[(this.mode.canComments && !this.mode.isLightVersion) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
-                if (this.mode.canComments)
+                this.leftMenu.btnComments[(this.mode.canViewComments && !this.mode.isLightVersion) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
+                if (this.mode.canViewComments)
                     this.leftMenu.setOptionsPanel('comment', this.getApplication().getController('Common.Controllers.Comments').getView('Common.Views.Comments'));
 
                 this.leftMenu.btnChat[(this.mode.canChat && !this.mode.isLightVersion) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ define([
                     }
                     return false;
                 case 'comments':
-                    if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring && this.mode.canComments && !this.mode.isLightVersion && (!previewPanel || !previewPanel.isVisible()) && !this._state.no_slides) {
+                    if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring && this.mode.canViewComments && !this.mode.isLightVersion && (!previewPanel || !previewPanel.isVisible()) && !this._state.no_slides) {
                         Common.UI.Menu.Manager.hideAll();
                         this.leftMenu.showMenu('comments');
                         this.getApplication().getController('Common.Controllers.Comments').onAfterShow();
diff --git a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
index b0ac25ed6d..e16ee8f012 100644
--- a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
+++ b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ define([
                 this.appOptions.canAnalytics   = params.asc_getIsAnalyticsEnable();
                 this.appOptions.canComments    = this.appOptions.canLicense && (this.permissions.comment===undefined ? this.appOptions.isEdit : this.permissions.comment) && (this.editorConfig.mode !== 'view');
                 this.appOptions.canComments    = this.appOptions.canComments && !((typeof (this.editorConfig.customization) == 'object') && this.editorConfig.customization.comments===false);
+                this.appOptions.canViewComments = this.appOptions.canComments || !((typeof (this.editorConfig.customization) == 'object') && this.editorConfig.customization.comments===false);
                 this.appOptions.canChat        = this.appOptions.canLicense && !this.appOptions.isOffline && !((typeof (this.editorConfig.customization) == 'object') && this.editorConfig.customization.chat===false);
                 this.appOptions.canPrint       = (this.permissions.print !== false);
                 this.appOptions.canRename      = this.editorConfig.canRename && !!this.permissions.rename;
@@ -940,15 +941,13 @@ define([
             },
 
             applyModeEditorElements: function(prevmode) {
-                if (this.appOptions.canComments || this.appOptions.isEdit) {
-                    /** coauthoring begin **/
-                    var commentsController  = this.getApplication().getController('Common.Controllers.Comments');
-                    if (commentsController) {
-                        commentsController.setMode(this.appOptions);
-                        commentsController.setConfig({config: this.editorConfig, sdkviewname: '#id_main_parent'}, this.api);
-                    }
-                    /** coauthoring end **/
+                /** coauthoring begin **/
+                var commentsController  = this.getApplication().getController('Common.Controllers.Comments');
+                if (commentsController) {
+                    commentsController.setMode(this.appOptions);
+                    commentsController.setConfig({config: this.editorConfig, sdkviewname: '#id_main_parent'}, this.api);
                 }
+                /** coauthoring end **/
                 if (this.appOptions.isEdit) {
                     var me = this,
                         application         = this.getApplication(),
diff --git a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
index c85945d254..e7b1eaca2a 100644
--- a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ define([
         onCoauthOptions: function(e) {
             /** coauthoring begin **/
             if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring) {
-                if (this.mode.canComments) {
+                if (this.mode.canViewComments) {
                     if (this.btnComments.pressed && this.btnComments.$el.hasClass('notify'))
                         this.btnComments.$el.removeClass('notify');
                     this.panelComments[this.btnComments.pressed?'show':'hide']();
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ define([
             this.$el.width(SCALE_MIN);
             /** coauthoring begin **/
             if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring) {
-                if (this.mode.canComments) {
+                if (this.mode.canViewComments) {
                     this.panelComments['hide']();
                     if (this.btnComments.pressed)
                         this.fireEvent('comments:hide', this);
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/DocumentHolder.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/DocumentHolder.js
index 99b81167f2..373bdc9900 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/DocumentHolder.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/DocumentHolder.js
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ define([
                     }
                 }
 
-                if (me.permissions.isEdit || me.permissions.canComments) {
+                if (me.permissions.isEdit || me.permissions.canViewComments) {
                     if (index_comments && !this.popupmenu) {
                         data = dataarray[index_comments - 1];
                         if (!commentTip.editCommentId && commentTip.moveCommentId != data.asc_getCommentIndexes()[0]) {
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ define([
 
                             var commentsController = this.getApplication().getController('Common.Controllers.Comments');
                             if (commentsController) {
-                                if (this.permissions.canCoAuthoring && this.permissions.canComments)
+                                if (this.permissions.canCoAuthoring && this.permissions.canViewComments)
                                     setTimeout(function() {commentsController.onApiHideComment(true);}, 200);
                                 else
                                     commentsController.onApiHideComment(true);
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
index fc6fa33022..58e8ebb4b8 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ define([
         createDelayedElements: function() {
             /** coauthoring begin **/
             if ( this.mode.canCoAuthoring ) {
-                this.leftMenu.btnComments[(this.mode.canComments && !this.mode.isLightVersion) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
-                if (this.mode.canComments)
+                this.leftMenu.btnComments[(this.mode.canViewComments && !this.mode.isLightVersion) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
+                if (this.mode.canViewComments)
                     this.leftMenu.setOptionsPanel('comment', this.getApplication().getController('Common.Controllers.Comments').getView('Common.Views.Comments'));
 
                 this.leftMenu.btnChat[(this.mode.canChat && !this.mode.isLightVersion) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ define([
             var resolved = Common.localStorage.getBool("sse-settings-resolvedcomment");
             Common.Utils.InternalSettings.set("sse-settings-resolvedcomment", resolved);
 
-            if (this.mode.canComments && this.leftMenu.panelComments.isVisible())
+            if (this.mode.canViewComments && this.leftMenu.panelComments.isVisible())
                 value = resolved = true;
             (value) ? this.api.asc_showComments(resolved) : this.api.asc_hideComments();
 
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ define([
                 if (!state && this.leftMenu._state.pluginIsRunning) {
                     this.leftMenu.panelPlugins.show();
                     if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring) {
-                        this.mode.canComments && this.leftMenu.panelComments['hide']();
+                        this.mode.canViewComments && this.leftMenu.panelComments['hide']();
                         this.mode.canChat && this.leftMenu.panelChat['hide']();
                     }
                 }
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ define([
                     }
                     return false;
                 case 'comments':
-                    if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring && this.mode.canComments && !this.mode.isLightVersion) {
+                    if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring && this.mode.canViewComments && !this.mode.isLightVersion) {
                         Common.UI.Menu.Manager.hideAll();
                         this.leftMenu.showMenu('comments');
                         this.getApplication().getController('Common.Controllers.Comments').onAfterShow();
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Main.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
index 6970308aab..df955255c2 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ define([
                     /** coauthoring end **/
                     this.appOptions.canComments    = this.appOptions.canLicense && (this.permissions.comment===undefined ? (this.permissions.edit !== false) : this.permissions.comment) && (this.editorConfig.mode !== 'view');
                     this.appOptions.canComments    = this.appOptions.canComments && !((typeof (this.editorConfig.customization) == 'object') && this.editorConfig.customization.comments===false);
+                    this.appOptions.canViewComments = this.appOptions.canComments || !((typeof (this.editorConfig.customization) == 'object') && this.editorConfig.customization.comments===false);
                     this.appOptions.canChat        = this.appOptions.canLicense && !this.appOptions.isOffline && !((typeof (this.editorConfig.customization) == 'object') && this.editorConfig.customization.chat===false);
                     this.appOptions.canRename      = this.editorConfig.canRename && !!this.permissions.rename;
                     this.appOptions.trialMode      = params.asc_getLicenseMode();
@@ -1001,19 +1002,17 @@ define([
             },
 
             applyModeEditorElements: function(prevmode) {
-                if (this.appOptions.canComments || this.appOptions.isEdit) {
-                    /** coauthoring begin **/
-                    var commentsController  = this.getApplication().getController('Common.Controllers.Comments');
-                    if (commentsController) {
-                        commentsController.setMode(this.appOptions);
-                        commentsController.setConfig({
-                                config      : this.editorConfig,
-                                sdkviewname : '#ws-canvas-outer',
-                                hintmode    : true},
-                            this.api);
-                    }
-                    /** coauthoring end **/
+                /** coauthoring begin **/
+                var commentsController  = this.getApplication().getController('Common.Controllers.Comments');
+                if (commentsController) {
+                    commentsController.setMode(this.appOptions);
+                    commentsController.setConfig({
+                            config      : this.editorConfig,
+                            sdkviewname : '#ws-canvas-outer',
+                            hintmode    : true},
+                        this.api);
                 }
+                /** coauthoring end **/
 
                 if (this.appOptions.isEdit) {
                     var me = this,
@@ -1623,7 +1622,7 @@ define([
                 if (!this.appOptions.isEditMailMerge && !this.appOptions.isEditDiagram && window.editor_elements_prepared) {
                     this.application.getController('Statusbar').selectTab(index);
 
-                    if (this.appOptions.canComments && !this.dontCloseDummyComment) {
+                    if (this.appOptions.canViewComments && !this.dontCloseDummyComment) {
                         Common.NotificationCenter.trigger('comments:updatefilter', ['doc', 'sheet' + this.api.asc_getWorksheetId(index)], false ); //  hide popover
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Viewport.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Viewport.js
index cb75775765..c11882be1c 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Viewport.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Viewport.js
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ define([
                     me.header.mnuitemFreezePanes.hide();
                     menu.items[5].hide();
                     menu.items[7].hide();
-                    if (!config.canComments) { // show advanced settings for editing and commenting mode
-                        mnuitemAdvSettings.hide();
-                        menu.items[9].hide();
+                    if (!config.canViewComments) { // show advanced settings for editing and commenting mode
+                        // mnuitemAdvSettings.hide();
+                        // menu.items[9].hide();
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/FileMenu.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/FileMenu.js
index 4008bf2c68..135a2f2d34 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/FileMenu.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/FileMenu.js
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ define([
             this.miAccess[(!this.mode.isOffline && this.document&&this.document.info&&(this.document.info.sharingSettings&&this.document.info.sharingSettings.length>0 ||
                                                                                        this.mode.sharingSettingsUrl&&this.mode.sharingSettingsUrl.length))?'show':'hide']();
 
-            this.miSettings[(this.mode.isEdit || this.mode.canComments)?'show':'hide']();
-            this.miSettings.$el.prev()[(this.mode.isEdit || this.mode.canComments)?'show':'hide']();
+            // this.miSettings[(this.mode.isEdit || this.mode.canViewComments)?'show':'hide']();
+            // this.miSettings.$el.prev()[(this.mode.isEdit || this.mode.canViewComments)?'show':'hide']();
 
             this.mode.canBack ? this.$el.find('#fm-btn-back').show().prev().show() :
                                     this.$el.find('#fm-btn-back').hide().prev().hide();
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js
index af8809b028..3bdbc51311 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ define([
                 this.lblAutosave.text(this.textAutoRecover);
             }
             $('tr.forcesave', this.el)[mode.canForcesave ? 'show' : 'hide']();
-            $('tr.comments', this.el)[mode.canCoAuthoring && (mode.isEdit || mode.canComments) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
+            $('tr.comments', this.el)[mode.canCoAuthoring ? 'show' : 'hide']();
             $('tr.coauth.changes', this.el)[mode.isEdit && !mode.isOffline && mode.canCoAuthoring? 'show' : 'hide']();
         },
 
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
index 46ee90b8b4..fa2fff5b5e 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ define([
         /** coauthoring begin **/
         onCoauthOptions: function(e) {
             if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring) {
-                if (this.mode.canComments) {
+                if (this.mode.canViewComments) {
                     if (this.btnComments.pressed && this.btnComments.$el.hasClass('notify'))
                         this.btnComments.$el.removeClass('notify');
                     this.panelComments[this.btnComments.pressed?'show':'hide']();
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ define([
                 this.$el.width(SCALE_MIN);
             /** coauthoring begin **/
             if (this.mode.canCoAuthoring) {
-                if (this.mode.canComments) {
+                if (this.mode.canViewComments) {
                     this.panelComments['hide']();
                     if (this.btnComments.pressed)
                         this.fireEvent('comments:hide', this);