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Approvals
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We’re starting off the new year with a brand new feature release and a few feature updates!
We at Pastel know getting approvals on your work from clients, stakeholders, and teammates is crucial when collaborating digitally. We've shipped a brand new feature to make getting that go-ahead quicker and easier, all within one canvas!
Presenting Approvals for Pastel canvases
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The approvals feature is available on all Pastel plans (including the Free plan), for all types of canvases, and works independently from other available features (commenting on a canvas, or pausing comments). You can approve a canvas or request changes without needing to have left any comments, and can even do so while the canvas is paused.
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You always have the option to leave another review, even if you have submitted one before, and you can leave multiple reviews over multiple versions of a canvas. Approvals are tied to specific versions, however, so once a new version is created, approvals are reset for all users that previously submitted one.
Check out this help article to learn more about how Approvals work in a canvas!
Now, Some Feature Updates!
The Export button in the canvas has a new home! It’s now located in the menu on the far right of the footer. To access it, click on the circle icon.
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On your dashboard
You can now see how many people have approved or requested changes on your canvas through your dashboard! Just hover over the circle icon to see a quick view.
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This quick view reflects the status of approvals or requested changes on the most current canvas revision.
New Comment Status: In Review
We’ve added a fourth new comment status! In Review is for any comments that have been worked on and now need to be resolved by someone (e.g. a client, stakeholder, or PM). Learn more about comment statuses here.
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That's it for now! Navigate to your dashboard here to test out our new approvals feature in one of your canvases!