Chapter 4. PDF Document Review

IN THIS CHAPTER:

13 About the Review Process

14 Email-Based Review

15 Browser-Based Review

16 About Review Tracker

17 Add Note Comments

18 Apply Document Status and Other Graphical Stamps

19 Add Text Editing Comments

20 Add Drawing Markups to a PDF

21 Import Comments to a PDF

22 Export Comments from a PDF

23 Export Comments to Word

24 About the Comments Pane

25 Summarize Comments in a PDF

Adobe Acrobat can play an integral part in the document review process. In fact, document review is one of the major selling points of Adobe Acrobat in the corporate market. Because the PDF file format maintains the formatting integrity of the source document, using Acrobat in the document review process has the added benefit that the reviewer can give design and layout feedback with a high assurance that he is seeing a true representation of what the source document looks like.

As the initiator of a PDF document review, you can send PDF documents for review and manage reviewers' comments with the review Tracker . You can also send email reminders to reviewers and invite others to review your document.

As a participant of a PDF document review, you can receive either an email-based or browser-based review, add your comments to a PDF document, view other reviewers' comments if the initiator has uploaded them for viewing, and even comment on the PDF document offline if you choose to work in Acrobat and not in a web browser. Acrobat's commenting tools allow you to place digital sticky notes on a PDF document to add your comments, highlight specific text that needs to be edited, indicate other edits with a pencil tool, and use the Stamp tool in the same way you would use a real rubber stamp on a document.