Hi, I'm wondering if something has changed in the program. In the past i was able to click and drag over pdf text (after it was converted) to neatly highlight blocks of text. Now, the highlight tool is operating freehand and it's making my documents messy. Is there a setting or way to change it back?
Thanks for any assistance!
it is terribly annoying and useless
Why does it take many attempts to double click and edit text in a text box now? I have never had this issue when working in Acrobat. Now I can't edit the text my first try and I'm seeing a black image of a trash can when I'm clicking on the text box. What is causing this? Did this change with an upgrade?
When reviewing texts in pdf-form in Adobe Acrobat DC (latest CC version), I normally use the "Add note to text" tool of the Comment tool. What's a bit frustrating is that there doesn't seem to be a shortcut for that tool, so I can't select the string I want to attach a note to → *press shortcut* → write my comment quickly. Instead, I have to highlight the text, then click the icon with the mouse, then go back to the keyboard to write my comment. Is there a shortcut for that that I somehow overlooked? Or is there a faster way to do it? (No, I don't want to use sticky notes, thank you)
There doesn't seem to be a way to edit shortcuts in Acrobat DC at all, which is a bit ... stupid? Annoying at best ...
Thanks in advance!
You know, I thought that Adobe would be above this kind of elementary error but this bug is one that seems to persist through all the versions. And don't give me that crap about "It's not a bug" B*&&$#!T!! Our company just bought a new copy of Acrobat Standard 2017 and it still has the error! My God, aren't there any engineers out there any more or is the whole company a bunch of worthless salesmen running around? This problem needs to be addressed by the company called Adobe immediately!
I have never had this happen before and can't figure it out.
I get edited documents from people every month who put their edits in notes on the documents. I then print the documents and comments using "summarize comments." The document prints, the comments print the following page for their respective comments. Easy peasy, and usually works like a charm.
When I got my edited docs back this month something isn't working right.
The comments pages are showing as the correct size on the page as usual, but the document itself is all skewed off the page and oversized.
It doesn't matter what settings I try, nothing works. I even tried opening another document and putting a note in it, then using the "summarize comments" button (which worked fine). Then I tried moving the pages I want to print to the "good" document. (thinking maybe the original was corrupt).
No go, something about this doc has gotten messed up, and I can't find or fix it.
I really don't want to have to print this document twice just to get one good copy. But if I can't find an answer, I guess that's my only option as a workaround. I'm hoping someone else has run across this.
And I can't post a printscreen, the docs are confidential (siiiiiiiiggggggh, of course they are.)
I have a users who would like to highlight the spaces between words. Is this possible? If so, how do we accomplish it?
Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017 Release (Classic) | Version 2017.011.30142
I cannot type in the stick note, it is showing a lock sign, can someone guide me to unlock this?
We are looking for help from somebody or some company (ideally Adobe) to add an icon on the top Adobe Acrobat tool bar, near to the existing envelop icon, to share the PDF file to a particular internal-to-the-company web site. The idea is to make it easy for the users to send the PDF file to an internal application.
Im trying to highlight words on a realtor form and the highlight comes out on the bottom of the form vs the word in the pararagh? Any thoughts. ? It used to work fine. Not sure if this is just in the last update or not.
Dear Team,
Annotated pdf has some discrepancy in formatting with PC and Mac machines. Originally this PDF created with annotations text in Bold format. If we open the pdf in Mac, some words showing in original format like Bold but if we open the same PDF in PC all text showingin Regular characters (Not in BOLD). We have checked with higher version Acrobat XI in both Mac and PC’s. Please refer below screenshotfor example.
Thanks
Santhosh
This just recently started happening.
When marking a colleagues review comment as "Resolved", Adobe Acrobat DC (2019.012.20034) sends an error message: "We weren't able to sync your comment. Please try adding a different comment."
Other comments and markup work as expected.
We have a need to mark up several hundred CADD drawings by pointing to a location, noting what kind of test was performed at that location, and noting which test number contains the results. I've solved half the problem by creating a custom set of dynamic stamps, one for each kind of test. When the user places the stamp, it prompts the user to enter the test number that correlates with that location, and that number gets embedded in the stamp. I used this tutorial as the basis: https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/print/dynamic_stamp_secrets
I need to be able to draw a leader from the stamp to the test location. Because there are so many test locations, I can't use a static arrow built into the custom stamp because there won't be enough room to place each stamp right next to its correlating test location. The "text callout" tool has the functionality I'm looking for where you can click once at the test location, move the mouse away and click again to set the text box location, then enter text. But instead of the basic text box, I'd like to use my custom dynamic stamp.
Is there any way to combine the two tools? Either add a custom stamp to the Text Callout tool, or be able to add a dynamic leader to a custom dynamic stamp?
Each time I add a text field in forms, the field automatically becomes active in all actions of the other fields. My PDF has over 200 fields, changing each field each time is complicated and takes too long. Is there a way to set by default that new fields are not automatically added?
Thank you in advance
I need to backcheck some pdf drawings and to do so, i highlight my original markup if its been picked up. While doing this, ive noticed there are two forms of the highlight tool. Both come from the same tool button the "highlight tool". One form is a circular cursor that does freehand highlighting. The other is a vertical bar like a capitol letter "I" that only highlights text. I cant determine why, but the version of the tool that i get to use varies between pdf's. Is there a way to set the freehand tool as default?
Thank you for the help!
Is it possible to send a fill and sign PDF from a different email address (not my adobe ID)? I tried changing my email on my account, but it would not change for Adobe Acrobat. I am using Acrobat on my desktop, not online (because that didn't work either).
A week ago I was able to use my stylus pen for writing on the pdf with the pencil tool while the hand button was selected. This allowed me to write with my stylus and pan the pdf with my finger. However, now my stylus simply resorts to performing whatever command is selected, resulting in the need to constantly switch back and forth between the hand and pencil tool. Very irritating and a waste of my time. I vaguely recall there being a check box in properties menu to toggle this but I can't seem to find it. Am I missing it or has the function been removed. If it has been removed then Acrobat will no longer be useful to me and I will immediately cancel my subscription.
On a related note to Acrobat forum moderators, I am sick and tired of "updates" changing the default preferences and functionality of software I pay for. Pass the word along to your engineering team. This is the last straw for me, I won't be spending anymore of my time trying to relearn aspects of the program just to do what I could already do the week before.
I am unable to send shared reviews using Adobe Acrobat 2017, SharePoint Online, and Windows 10. I can send them from a network drive, but from SharePoint Adobe
hangs on Creating shared folder after completing the steps to send the review as a link in the email.
Hello,
While the article "What's New in Acrobat X, Version 10.1" (http://blogs.adobe.com/pdfitmatters/2011/06/whats-new-in-acrobat-x-version-10-1.html) claims as a new feature the ability to disable the SharePoint check-in/check-out prompt, I cannot find any options for this in the Acrobat X 10.1 application, and furthermore, in response to a user question on this topic, instructions are given to edit a registry key to disable the SharePoint integration features, as below:
"Create a new key “cSharePoint” at “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\(product name)\(version)\FeatureLockDown”
In this key, create a new DWORD Value “bDisableSharePointFeatures”
Set its value to 1"
My question is: Is it possible to disable the SharePoint check-in/check-out prompt only, as suggested by the above article, without disabling all of the SharePoint integration features (as the registry edit would do)?
Many Thanks
When using a comment tool in Acrobat Pro DC (such as the arrow tool) a black icon now appears with a trash can and sticky note symbol. How can I remove these? My job requires me to use many of these functions on a given page and the black boxes are getting in the way.
When checking for new comments on a PDF that I was successfully able to upload to SharePoint Online, I receive the error message, "Could not get new comments. Adobe Acrobat did not get a response from the server. Try again later or contact your system administrator." I am able to successfully ping the server (13.107.136.9). I am also unable to see new comments for all other previously uploaded PDFs that were uploaded to SharePoint Online. Other users in my company are able to access and comment on the PDFs.
My app crashes (spinning beach ball) each time I try to email or share a pdf. The app is up to date. My Mac OS is 10.3. anyone else having the same problem? (I'm writing this as I sit listening to endless on-hold music with the Adobe crack tech support call line.)
Hi,
I am not able to view and add new comments on Shared Review. The comment icon is visible but comment notes are not visible in the comments section.
Everytime I add a comment (for example a sticky note), the Adobe Acrobat crashes too.
My temporary solution is to open the Shared Review in Adobe Acrobat Reader, but I'd like to ask how to fix the issue in Adobe Acrobat Pro.
I just want to know how to change my login name when I add Comment "balloons."
Hello,
I have a problem with Shared Commenting feature in Acrobat Pro DC used with web browser plugin (Adobe PDF plugin for FireFox and Netscape 19.12.20036). When a reviewer creates a comment (drawing, stumps...) via the browser plugin the comment is visible in right panel and in document correctly but for all other reviewers is visible only in right bar but not in the document. It seems that the comment is there because when the reviewer moves mouse cursor over the area of the missing comment the small popup with comment info appears. The problem doesn't happen when the comment is created in full Acrobat DC Pro so it must be connected just with the plugin.
Check attached screenshots for imaginig the issue. Environment: Windows 10 64b Pro, FireFox 51, Adobe pdf plugin for Firefox and Netscape 19.12.20036
Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be. I've also tried Internet Explorer 10 with same result.
Screenshot of Acrobat DC Pro in browser plugin of reviewer 1 (author of comment):
Screenshot of full Acrobat DC Pro of reviewer 2:
Using Adobe Acrobat DC Pro, intending simply to highlight a single line of text, the selection frame is HUGE and I'm unable to select a single line of anything.
When accessing selection properties (right-click>properties), the only (Appearance) options available are for color and opacity - not sizing.
What little I find in tutorials, self-help support, and community forums indicates I should be able to "grab handles", but no handles ever show up or become available.
Suggestions? Solutions?
Thanks!
I am a property manager and i would like to set up a fillable workorder pdf that tenants could fill out on their phone and send to my phone so i can assign the work out to my subcontractors can this be done with adobe standard
Comment icons showing in document, only in sidebar. And when I view the PDF in another PDF reader (Bluebeam Revu), the icon actually shows up on a different page than what is referenced in the comment app. And the sticky note is not clickable. I can edit the contents and delete the sticky note, but I cannot select or move the sticky note.
When I double click on the sticky note in the sidebar of Acrobat, it actually jumps to two pages back from the page listed in the comment app.
This doesn't happen every time, but it does happen nearly every time today.
I am using InDesign 2017 and Acrobat 2019.012.20036
I do want to add one more bit of information: I use Kerntiff's PDF stickies to convert InDesign notes to PDF sticky notes. When the notes are inside of tables, that's when they have weird behavior in the resulting PDF.
Hi,
i'd like to known because in some PDF file the Creation Date is later than the Modification Date.
For example:
Create Date 07/07/2016 06:22:41 PM
Modify Date 07/07/2016 05:22:50 PM
What do it mean? The file was modified and after save, such as a "new file", on 07/07/2016 06:22:41 PM ? The "original file" is that created on 07/07/2016 05:22:50 PM?
Thanks
Francesco
Hello,
I am running Acrobat Standard 10.1.16 and no longer able to send a file via Microsoft Outlook. This is my scenario and error:
Tried 2 ways:
1) Click 'Share' and select 'Attach to Email' while having an open PDF file, very basic PDF.
Immediately get error pop up window with 'Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please run Microsoft Outlook and set it as the default mail client."
2) Also tried 'Comment' and 'Send for Shared Review' which we use a lot in our company but I get the exact same error.
I installed Acrobat Standard 10 and run the auto-update to get to 10.1.16. Tried this on 2 brand new Lenovo computers running Windows 10 Pro and Office 365.
The default email client is set to Microsoft Outlook in Settings - Apps - Default Apps in Windows 10.
I have reinstalled Acrobat and Office 365 multiple times on first computer without resolving issue. I also ran the Repair Acrobat Installation under Acrobat Help menu.
I am not able to find a solution or workaround for this. Has anyone ran into this and able to help or point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
Hi Everyone
I'm using Adobe Reader and making comments on a PDF file. Recently, I did a search and find for all comments that contained two key words so I could ensure that they were both capitalised. However, in some of those edited sticky notes, the font size now seems unduly large. When I copy and paste the text into Word, and 'keep source formatting' suddenly about 130 pages appear. I have no idea what's happened but I'd like to correct it as I don't like the inconsistency.
Can anyone help?
Thanks
Hi, so basically I'm experiencing trouble when using either Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. I basically want to add comments to my PDF. I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC version 2019.012.20036
The comments I wanna add are in a different format in a MS word document and when I copy paste the words, the bold and italicized words in the original word document are originally there in the word document style, but suddenly change when I click post in the sticky note box. I then have to rebold and reitalicize the words in the sticky note which is tedious.
Why is this happening and is there a way I can preserve the font style when transferring words from a MS word document to the comments box in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC? It is very time consuming italicizing and making words bold again.
I'm using Windows 10 Home x64.
A video displaying my problem is below:
Hi, so basically I'm experiencing trouble when using either Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. I basically want to add comments to my PDF. I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC version 2019.012.20036
The comments I wanna add are in a different format in a MS word document and when I copy paste them, the bold and italicized words in the original word document are originally there in the word document style, but suddenly change when I click post some of the time. Other times, the word styles remain even after I click post on the comments box.
Why is this happening and is there a way I can preserve the font style when transferring content from a MS word document to the comments box in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC? It is very time consuming italicizing and making words bold again.
In the current version of Acrobat Pro I'm not able to copy and paste comments between documents, or even page to page within the same document, as I can with the older version I have at work. The text within the comment symbol can be copied and pasted, but not the whole thing.
Is there a preference setting I need to change or a way to work around this?
I've found that in the new update of Acrobat that formatting in comments changes after I click out of a comment. That is, if I superscript text it would then change to subscript once I exit the comment in the list (e.g. T0 would become T0).
Hi Team,
i'm still struggling with pencil issue.
I have a pdf document with sign box field and when you click it the pencil tool lasts for 6 seconds, after that handtool shows again.
Unfortunatelly it works only in normal view, when i put it in full screen mode via JS, drawing tool doesn't work anymore.
I need to mention that it worked for one day in full screen mode, but suddenly stopped (i did not change anything with JS)
There is code for pencil function in sign box:
this.getField("Sign_box").setFocus();
this.zoom = 220;
app.execMenuItem("Annots:Tool:InkMenuItem");
function exit() {
app.execMenuItem("HandMenuItem");
}
app.setTimeOut("exit()", 6000);
there is a code for opening in fullscreen mode:
if (app.fs.isFullScreen){
app.fs.isFullScreen = false;
}
else {
app.fs.isFullScreen = true;
}
Do you have any ideas what is going on and how can be this fixed?
pencil tool (comment tool) is very useful for touch devices, so please add the function
Often when I am inserting a text callout into a pdf document, instead of filling in the callout box, Acrobat opens another box over on the right in the list of comments and suggests "Add a comment." When you type at that point, it doesn't fill in the callout box; it creates something different. This started when the hideous floating trash can first appeared. The trash can is now history, but this problem isn't. I don't even know what this "comment on a comment" option is supposed to be for. When I open a text callout box, with the next keystrokes I enter, I want to fill in the box. Why is the program doing something different? And what's the point of it, anyway? If I wanted to add something to what's in the callout, I'd use a sticky note. I know there are people whose job it is to monkey with the program, but these changes are not for the better. How do I disable this one?
Upon trying to save an extensively annotated PDF in Acrobat Reader DC (latest release), I received the above error message. I tried to save as, both to replace the existing file, then in another location, to receive the same message. By now, the text had vanished from the visible document and only the underlining and comments were visible. I've basically had to re-type all the comments separately in Word, and will now have to correlate the PDF page numbers to the documents page numbers etc etc, an extremely frustrating end to hours of work.
My question is: why has this happened and, given that this has happened on several occasions in the past (but on less important PDFs), how do I prevent it from happening again? I've since reopened the PDF, commented and saved, and it works fine, so this is clearly a sporadic and random bug. Several others seem to have had this happen on the forum but I haven't found a satisfactory fix (or it seems even a proper understanding of the problem) from Adobe. There are no security controls on my PDF. I am running OS X 10.13.3.
Thanks.
My Box account has been added as an account to Acrobat.
I need to find a step-by-step procedure I can follow to set Acrobat up to allow me to click Share for a PDF file that is stored on Box, send it to selected people (who have access to Box but not, I think, Document Cloud) and have their comments saved BACK to Box and available to anyone else who has been invited to the review.
I've looked, I've googled, I am apparently clueless on what search terms to use or maybe it's just that Box is too short or generic a word for the search to be effective.
According to the announcement made in February 2018, it should be possible to use Box as the host/repository for shared review information. I've tried to do a shared review, but
(1) I either wind up with the doc in the Document Cloud, where I don't want it. (This is with the doc open and using Share from the top right.)
(2) or I get a message from Acrobat telling me to save the file to another location on my system, which I don't understand and also can't find any information on interpreting (this is with Box selected under Files on the Home tab, selecting the document in the list of files, and clicking Share from the right panel)
Pertinents: Windows 10; Acrobat DC subscription, so latest version
Hi
I want to ask user to enter email via app.response() but I dont'know how to validate the format of that entry.
I will use this value later in a mailto, so I want to be sure that te format of this email is correct (exemple@123.com)
Can someone help me please?
Thanks
var cResponse = app.response({cQuestion: "Entrer email", cTitle: "email"});
Hi,
I am getting below error message when i opened the PDF in Adobe Reader DC version in PC.
After clicked OK button, i tried to insert some annotations. But the annotations tool are disable. I can't able to insert comments. Please advise how to solve this.
Thanks
Santhosh
How can I attach an image attachment as a note? No space of inserting on page.
I just got a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet for writing comments and correction marks in pdf files. It's my impression that there's something not quite right with the interaction between Acrobat's 'Draw free form' tool and the Wacom pen/tablet. Is it possible to adjust the way Acrobat smoothes out what you write/draw when you use the drawing tool? I haven't been able find any such settings.
Is it possible to add a text box to all pages of a binder in same area of page?
Say I want to add a box with my Initials in the lower left corner of all pages of a 100 page binder.
Can I do it with a single edit?
I have a set of Quick Tools that I keep docked on the toolbar, but whenever I use Fill and Sign, it disappears. Why?
Here are the Quick Tools circled in green, visible when using the Comment Tool.
And here is that same space, but empty, when using the Fill and Sign Tool.
How can I keep my Quick Tools always docked?
Hi All.
I used Measuring Tool to draw arrow lines in PDF document and now would like to delete them. In selected arrow but cannot delete it.
When I Right-Click and select Properties all options under Appearance tab are grayed out. How to make enable properties and delete arrows?
Thanks.
Hello All,
I have a series of pages within a document im wanting to delete.
A co-worker has marked with a red line in the comment option as to what pages need to be deleted.
When I go to delete these pages with a red line through them in the organize pages tab, the page deletes but the comment (red line) moves across onto the next page.
Subsequently, im wanting to delete the page itself AND the comment at the same time.
Thanks in advance.
I have been using adobe acrobat to read study material. I have the ability to take notes and highlight but i am unable to save these highlights. Is there a way to save them? I am using an iPad
Hi, I have a user who has a large .pdf document with comments and she cannot see any of them. We see the balloon and her cursor changes to the hand when we hover over it but it won't show the comment itself or anything in the Comments pane. I am able to see them on my laptop when I hover over them and when I open the Comments pane. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Adobe Acrobat DC 2015.006.30503 (same as my machine) and checked her preferences so they match mine and she still cannot see any comments. It does not appear the file has been flattened since I can see the comments as can others in her group; it appears to only be happening on her machine. We run Windows 10 Enterprise and her machine has the latest Windows security patches. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
