Collaborating on PDF documents

• Double-click the annotation to which you want to add a comment, or
• Right-click the annotation and select the Add Comment command on the shortcut menu.

If the COMMENTS pane is hidden, a comment box where you can type the comment will appear. If the COMMENTS pane is visible, the comment box associated with the annotation will be highlighted.

• Select the annotation that contains the comment you want to see.

If the COMMENTS pane is hidden, a comment box where you can type the comment will appear. If the COMMENTS pane is visible, the comment box associated with the annotation will be highlighted.

If you want a comment to always be visible, double-click its annotation. To hide a comment, click the button in the upper-right corner of the comment box.

1. Select the annotation that contains the comment to which you want to reply.
2. Click Reply in the comment box or press Ctrl+Enter and type your reply.

To delete an annotation:

• Select the annotation you want to delete and press Delete on the keyboard or right-click the annotation and click Delete on the shortcut menu.
  The comment associated with the annotation will also be deleted.
• Select a comment box in the COMMENTS pane and press Delete on the keyboard or right-click the comment box and click Delete.
  The annotation associated with the comment will also be deleted.

To delete a comment in the COMMENTS pane:

• Right-click anywhere inside the comment box and select Delete on the shortcut menu.
  All replies associated with the comment will also be deleted.

To delete all comments and annotations:

• Click Edit > Delete Comments and Markup...

To delete a reply:

• Right-click the reply and select Delete Reply on the shortcut menu.
  In the same manner, you can delete a reply on the COMMENTS pane.

You can assign statuses to comments you have read or flag those comments which you want to revisit later.

To flag a comment:

• Click the box next to the comment in the COMMENTS pane or right-click the comment and click Add Checkmark on the shortcut menu.

To change the status of a comment:

• Right-click a comment or its annotation, click Status on its shortcut menu, and select the desired status.
• Click the button in the comments box and select the desired status.

In the Properties... dialog box of an annotation or comment, you can change the author or the subject and see how the status of the annotation or comment changed over time. If you have changed the name of the author, you can click the Set Default button to use the new name for any annotations and comments you make in the future.

To open the Properties dialog box of an annotation or comment:

• Right-click the annotation, stamp or comment and click Properties... on the shortcut menu.

The COMMENTS pane displays all annotations added to the document, with or without comments, and all text blocks, stamps, and editorial marks.

• To navigate the comments, use the buttons.
• You can search for a specific comment, reply or author using the search box at the top of the COMMENTS pane.

To sort the comments:

• On the COMMENTS pane, click and then select the desired sorting option from the menu.

You can filter the comments by type, author, flag status, or comment status.

To filter the comments:

• On the COMMENTS pane, click to open the filter menu and then click Show All Comments, Hide Current Comments, or select the criteria you want to use to filter the comments.

You can filter the comments by:

1. Type
2. Author
3. Page
4. Date
5. Flag Status
6. Status

To reset the filter, click Reset.

If you just want to see the authors and dates of the comments, click to hide the text of the comments. To display the text again, click .