Next you have an option of how you want your comments sorted (Figures 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16).įigure 12: Sort comments by author, date, page and type.įigure 16: Sort comments by type. So if you have set up a custom page size, it will not appear in this list likewise, if your document is a custom page size, your document will be resized to fit on one of the standard page sizes. It's important to note that this list contains only standard page sizes. Choose a page sizeĪlso included in this dialog box is your choice of page size (Figure 11). This is the most similar to the "Create Comment Summary" result from the Print dialog box.įigure 10: Document and comments with sequence numbers on separate pages. I personally find the fourth layout (Figure 10) to be the most useful.
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The third layout displays comments only (Figure 9) and will not include the original PDF document. The first two layouts include connector lines (Figures 7 and 8), and you can choose the connector line color and opacity.įigure 7: Document and comments with connector lines on separate pages.įigure 8: Document and comments with connector lines on single pages. Notice how the icons to the left of the bullet points change to illustrate each layout. You can choose between four different layouts of how you want your comments displayed. The Create Content Summary dialog box gives you a variety of options to suit your needs. And oh boy, was I right!įigure 6: Create comment summary button. But there were these two different Comment Summary buttons sitting right next to each other. What puzzled me is that all this time I thought I had already been creating a Comment Summary. Create comment summaryįast forward a few months and I discovered a little gem hidden inside the Comments Pane Option button (Figure 6). Lucky me! That's teach me for being secretly cynical. Maybe this would teach my clients how important it is to use PDF commenting on the actual computer! So I sent along the instructions to my client, along with an apology for the text being so small.Ī week or so later, I got in return a 200 page scanned document with handwritten comments. Only they were on a different printed page, and they were ridiculously small! But at least they were printed. I would actually be able to see my comments on the printed page. Now click Print! I was so hopeful the first time I did this. Here is the same image zoomed in closer (Figure 5).įigure 5: Teeny tiny rectangle representing a comment. That rectangle is so small, it's easy to miss. There is a very tiny little rectangle at the top of the page.įigure 4: Acrobat Summarize Comments Print dialog Box.
In my technical publishing workflow, I have done my very best to convince my clients of the beauty and efficiency of PDF commenting.