Comment tab
Use the Comment tab to set preferences for annotations, markup, processing and attachments related to comments in your documents.
Annotate group
Note: Insert a note box on the page at a defined location and type a comment. A shortcut menu offers
many controls. When the note is closed, the Note icon appears at the insertion point.
Details: When the cursor hovers over this default Note icon, the author and note text appear. Other icons are
available to manage the appearance of the note icon.
Text Box or
Callout: Add a
text box or
callout above other content on the PDF page. A callout is a
text box that includes a line with an arrow that you can move to a specific position in the document:
Check Spelling: Select and do one of the following:
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Click Check Spelling and then Start to run a spell check on all text included in comments.
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Click Edit Dictionary to add or remove words in all dictionaries or in a specific language dictionary.
You can select
to set global preferences that apply to all spell check operations:-
Select the check box to spell check as text is being typed.
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Select a color for underlining items detected during the spell check process.
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Select one or more language dictionaries to use for spell checking.
Markup group
Highlight: Select
Highlight to apply a highlight to a text selection, with an associated note that contains the
selected text; change the text or delete the note as desired. Select
Highlight Area to apply a highlight to a page area, such as a diagram or portion of a table; and to
add a note that contains all text detected within the defined area. Text placement works only with pages that include a text layer.
Cross-out and
Underline: Cross out or underline the selected text and include an associated note.
Draw Tools: Select a drawing tool from the list and use it to
draw the desired object. Right-click with the
Hand tool on an object to modify its properties.
Search and Markup: Calls the
Search dialog box; when the search is completed, you receive a list of occurrences; click an entry
to view its location on the page. Select which item to mark and which marking to use:
Highlight,
Cross-out or
Underline. See
Markup Tools.
Active Markup: Enable a set of
markup tools that mark text insertions and deletions,
include notes for modified areas, or apply highlighting, cross-out or underlining to selected text.
Comment Processing group
Import / Export Comments: Import comments from an XFDF / FDF, XML or TXT file into the current
document, or export comments to such a file. XFDF is an Adobe file type for storing form data in a structured table, which can be
used to store comments and their properties. A third option is to migrate comments from one PDF document to another.
Create Comment Summary: Create a summary of all comments included in the current document. Select to
print or save just the summary, or print it
together with the document pages with a choice of layouts, to display the comments with their context in the document. These
options are also available when using the Kofax PDF printer.
Search Comments: Open a
search dialog box to search only the
comments within a document. All occurrences are listed, and you can click any item to view the applicable comment.
Attachments group
Attach a File: Attach a document or a sound file as a comment to a specific location in the current
document.
Use the comments panel to view and process comments in the current document.
Stamps can function as comments. Use the Stamps panel to view and place stamps on document pages.