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Anonymous
March 9, 2016
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Bulk adding comments to group of PDFs

  • March 9, 2016
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I have a group of PDF's that are protected, but still allow commenting.

I want to add the same comment to the whole group, is this possible to do by an automated action? Possibly using the Action Wizard?

All I want is to be able to add a short text string that can be accessible somewhere in the document for metadata purposes. I cannot edit properties because of the security restriction. The comment can be the default size and font (currently 12 pt Helvetica), and ideally in one of the corners of the document.

I'm using Acrobat Pro XI.

Thanks!!

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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March 9, 2016

Yes, this can be done with an Action in Acrobat Pro and a simple script.

What kind of comment do you want to add? A sticky note?

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Anonymous
March 9, 2016

Yes it can be a sticky note, or a simple text comment, I don't really mind. So long as the comment type is still viewable when the PDF is opened in different versions of Adobe Reader down the track.

The comment that appears on the PDF will need to be discreet so not to take away from the detail of the PDF content. The group of PDF files are single page engineering drawings, they have empty space in the margin of the document

try67
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try67Community Expert
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March 10, 2016

It's possible, but it requires using a custom-made script.

Basically you would need to use the addAnnot method of the Document object as a part of an Action to your files to achieve this, specifying to it all of the settings you want to use for this text.

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