Re: Has anyone reviewed or edited using PDF marked up by Acrobat tools?

[Chris <cud -at- telecable -dot- es>]

I really like getting comments in PDF.  I guess that has to do with my 
trans-Atlantic telecommute.  And I also use PDF to review other peoples' 
work.  I actually think it works out to be superior to marking up pieces 
of paper.  Personally, I prefer to get and send highlighted markup. 
That makes it clear exactly what the comment refers to.  Drag to 
highlight, then double-click.  That gives you a comment window. 
Highlight and window colors are configurable.  Highlights are expecially 
clear for things like misplaced commas, typos, etc.

No, it isn't faster than making the marks with a pen, but consider this:

You get a running list of where the comments are.  The paper equivalent 
would be post-it notes all over the draft, or those colored pieces of 
tape.  (I have gotten both).  So when you're checking over your 
comments, you can go straight to them, and so can the author.

If you need to make a wordy comment, it always fits - no snaking around 
the margins.  Again, for paper you need to add yet another piece of 
paper (post-it note, blank page, etc.)

Delivery is instantaneous (theoretically).  You can send just the 
comments, and not the entire PDF.

When lots of people review, you save trees.  Also, the author can import 
all the comment files into a single instance of the draft, and deal with 
them all at once (assuming the reviewers deliver on time).

My 0.02EUR
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Chris Despopoulos, maker of CudSpan Freeware...
Plugins to Enhance FrameMaker & FrameMaker+SGML
http://www.telecable.es/personales/cud/
cud -at- telecable -dot- es


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