Why is "Save As Review PDF" Greyed Out?

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April 13, 2012
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I want to use PDF comment importing for my book in FM10. However, "Save as review PDF" is greyed out on my menu:

I tried selecting different files, books, etc, and I couldn't figure out what was up. So, I saved as a regular PDF and clicked "Generate PDF for review only" in the PDF setup menu, and had all kinds of problems.

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JohnHuntingtonAuthor

Inspiring

Standalone... It looks like you are right:

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/special-integration-within-technical-communication-suite-3-applications/pdf-review-in-technical-communication-suite-3/

I don't need all that stuff, though, I just want to send out documents for copy editing from one person :-( I tried "Generate PDF for review only" and used the

"Import PDF comments" and that turned into a giant mess--it keeps telling me that my FM document is newer than the PDF, which it isn't.

I hope I don't have to get this copy edited on paper in 2012! Crazy.

Thanks!

John

www.controlgeek.net

Jeff_Coatsworth

Community Expert

I couldn't remember if it was or wasn't a TCS feature. There are still some workflow bugs to be worked out - the FM file can't be changed at all (even saved) after the review PDF is created to make the import comments work. I don't bother with that - I just PDF it & have them use Reader to stick comments on & then manually look at the changes & incorporate (or not) them into my FM docs.

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JohnHuntingtonAuthor

Inspiring

Ugh, I think you may be right--this really sucks. I made a little test document (using the NWS weather forecast--I didn't write it! :-) ), and saved it in FM. I then saved it as a PDF and checked, "Generate PDF for review only". I didn't even close FM and I didn't touch the document at all. I put in some markups in Acrobat 10 and when I tried to import the comments I got this:

There isn't anything to "revert" to--I didn't even close FM after saving it. The FM file didn't change at all. I imported anyway and it's totally worthless. Here's the test comments in PDF:

Here's how they came out in FM:

Everything's off by a few lines. I've tested this about five different ways and can not get it to work reliably at all. This sucks...

John

www.controlgeek.net

Jeff_Coatsworth

Community Expert

Do you have a standalone copy of FM or as part of TCS? That review feature may be a Suite feature (I don't remember).

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