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Merging or Importing Comments

modelbaseguy
Registered: Apr 30 2007
Posts: 2

I work with pdfs that must go through a review cycle of sorts. I received pdfs from clients then make my own comments to these pdfs. I converse with my clients about the subject of the pdf and they update the pdf, sometimes removing or even adding to the page count. Like I said is a bit of a reverse or bizzaro review cycle but it is what it is and it is the best option I can see for now. My clients do not need to see my comments nor do I want them to as these are notes just for me to remind me of an aspect of the subject. These pdfs originate from filemaker 7 and a Xerox copier using Paperport to convert hard copies into pdfs. PDF Split/Merge software is used to combine the pdfs into a single file that is then passed on to me.

I want to take my comments from the previous pdf and put them on the revised pdf but the comments are in the wrong place. This only happens when the pdf has fewer or more pages. I am using ver. 8 Acrobat standard. What am I doing wrong?

One other thing while I am posting, I would like to auto create bookmarks in these pdfs but none of my clients know how. Any clue? Is there any tags that I can use to create the bookmarks once I get the file? These pdfs can go into the 200 page count range and it would be nice to move through them quickly with bookmarks if they are not too much trouble to create.

Thanx all.

lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
When you import Comments into a PDF and the X, Y coordinate has changed then the Comments will become orphaned and thus end up in the wrong place. So, you're not doing anything wrong.

To automatically create bookmarks in an existing PDF, I would recommend investigating some of the bookmark tools list in Duff Johnson article at:
http://www.acrobatusers.com/articles/2007/02/bookmark_options/index.php

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

dlawrence
Registered: Aug 4 2010
Posts: 2
I am using Acrobat Shared Reviews to manage reviews of technical manuals by a globally distributed product team. Some of my reviewers are in Japan, and I sent a duplicate of the server review PDF to this team for their review. They commented in this PDF file and sent it back to me.

I used Import Comments to import their 100+ comments from the PDF they provided to the primary PDF stored on the server. However, I have now realized that my Japanese reviewers' comments now stored in the review PDF stored on the server are all shifted by about 2 pages. There are hundreds of very precise highlights that are useless now.

Is this related to lkassuba's post reply from 2008-04-10 17:54:25 below?

How would I prevent the comments from shifting? At the very least, Acrobat should provide a warning message upon import that comments are 'orphaned', if that is the case.


lkassuba wrote:
When you import Comments into a PDF and the X, Y coordinate has changed then the Comments will become orphaned and thus end up in the wrong place. So, you're not doing anything wrong.To automatically create bookmarks in an existing PDF, I would recommend investigating some of the bookmark tools list in Duff Johnson article at:
http://www.acrobatusers.com/articles/2007/02/bookmark_options/index.php

D. Lawrence
Technical Writer/Illustrator