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The Simplest Way to Share PDF Sticky Notes

Pos ted on July 27, 2010 by Duff Johns on in T alking PDF

T h e ot h er da y w e g ot t h is qu est ion : I ju st discov er ed t h e St ick y Not es fea t u r e, a n d I lov e it ! How do I sh a r e m y n ot es w it h ot h er s w it h ou t sen din g t h em t h e w h ole file? It s a com m on en ou g h qu est ion , a n d it s w or t h a n sw er in g , beca u se t h e a n sw er isn t obv iou s a n d t h er e a r e a few w r in k les. St ick y n ot es a r e ju st on e of a ca t eg or y of fea t u r es in PDF ca lled a n n ot a t ion s . Besides st ick y n ot es t h er e a r e a v a r iet y of w a y s t o a n n ot a t e PDF files, in clu din g a r r ow s, box es, squ ig g ly lin es, t ex t -box es, y ou n a m e it . Y ou ca n ev en r ecor d a n a u dio clip a s a n a n n ot a t ion t o a PDF pa g e! V er y h a n dy for deliv er in g feedba ck ! If y ou ca n Sk y pe, y ou ca n r ecor d a u dio com m en t s in a PDF. Most desk t op PDF soft w a r e (w it h im por t a n t ex cept ion s, see below ) ca n a dd m ost t y pes of a n n ot a t ion s t o a n y PDF, a lt h ou g h n ot a ll soft w a r e su ppor t s a ll a n n ot a t ion t y pes, a n d som e soft w a r e doesn t su ppor t a n n ot a t ion s a t a ll. Ok t o a n sw er t h e qu est ion : t h e sim plest , h a ssle-fr ee w a y t o sh a r e com m en t s is sim ply t o: 1 . Ex por t t h e com m en t s, t h en 2 . Em a il t h em ov er T h is w or k s bea u t ifu lly in A dobe A cr oba t a n d Rea der (a lt h ou g h y ou ca n n ot a dd Not es in A dobe Rea der w it h ou t Rea der Ex t en sion s). In A cr oba t 9 , y ou ll fin d Ex por t Com m en t s t o Da t a File u n der t h e Com m en t s m en u . Sa v e y ou r FDF file som epla ce, t h en em a il t h a t file. T h e r ecipien t ca n sim ply dr a g a n d dr op t h e FDF on t o t h eir copy of t h e PDF, a n d pr est o! T h ey r e look in g a t y ou r com m en t s. <h 3 T h er e a r e Ex cept ion s Most fr ee PDF v iew in g soft w a r e w ill displa y m ost t y pes of a n n ot a t ion s, bu t n ot a ll PDF edit in g soft w a r e ca n h a n dle a ll a n n ot a t ion t y pes (in clu din g m y belov ed sou n d clip a n n ot a t ion !). Her es a t est file u sefu l in com pa r in g a n n ot a t ion s h a n dlin g . Com pa r e y ou r fa v or it e soft w a r e t o A dobe Rea der , be su r e y ou g et t h e a n n ot a t ion ca pa bilit ies y ou n eed. A s discu ssed in a pr ev iou s post , A dobe Liv eCy cle Desig n er Dy n a m ic X FA PDF for m s a r e n ot lik e
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ot h er PDFs. A s a r esu lt , t h er es n o w a y t o a n n ot a t e a so-ca lled dy n a m ic X FA PDF docu m en t ot h er t h a n t o con v er t it t o a r eg u la r PDF fir st . W h ich sor t of n eg a t es t h e poin t of X FA -PDF in t h e fir st pla ce. By Duff Johns on PDF A n n ot a t ion

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