Most of the context for your photos and report findings will be addressed by the Property, Activity, Area and Detail tags, as well as any associated Action items.  To provide additional specific and detailed information, be sure to add comments to Quick Pictures and Inspect activities whenever appropriate.

Comments

Comments can range from a description of damage done to an object (“Cracked banister”), to the location of an item in a room (“Dehumidifier in closet”), or any other detail that you may want to add. Providing specific contextual, practical and timely information in the comments will allow anyone viewing the photo later to have access to this information.

Comments in Quick Pictures mode

On the Quick Pictures screen, tap Comments… to bring up the keyboard and enter a free-text comment.  When done, tap elsewhere on the screen to close the keyboard.

Comments in Inspect mode

In Inspect mode, for any Area (such as “Front Yard/Exterior”) tap on any Detail name (such as “Building Exterior”) to bring up the keyboard and the Type comments… field.

When done adding a comment, tap the checkmark at far right to confirm it.

 

Visual learner? This video shows how to add comments during an inspection.

Need to correct comments on a submitted inspection? No problem. See this video.

Smart Comments

Predefined Smart Comments are set by your zInspector Admin user(s). They are useful for phrases used a lot in your inspections,  such as “Light: Fixture needs replacement” or “Door: needs re-key.” Smart Comments are easy to search and then insert with a single tap.

Smart Comments in Quick Pictures mode

On the Quick Pictures screen, tap the Smart Comments (dialogue balloon) icon to bring up the Smart Comments list.

Smart Comments in Inspect mode

In Inspect mode, for any Area (such as “Front Yard/Exterior”) tap on any Detail name (such as “Building Exterior”) to open the comments field.

Tap the Smart Comments (dialogue balloon) icon to bring up the Smart Comments list.

Selecting Smart Comments

Scroll as needed to search the list of Smart comments. Then tap to select a comment from the list.

Or tap Filter… and start typing to narrow the results. In the example here we have filtered for “Door”:

 

Helpful Tip: You can add a combination of free-text and Smart Comments, multiple Smart Comments, and even tap to edit a Smart Comment once you’ve selected it.

Note: A zInspector Admin user can change the list of available Smart Comments.