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Johnblue77
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July 28, 2026
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How are annotation authors tracked when a PDF is shared between multiple people?

I have a question about the annotation workflow in the new Acrobat integration with WhatsApp.

Suppose Person A annotates a PDF and shares it with Person B. Then Person B adds their own annotations and forwards the updated PDF to Person C.

How does Person C know which annotations were made by Person A versus Person B? Are annotations attributed to their respective authors, or do they all appear as a single set of comments? Also, will Person C always see the annotations from Person A, or does that depend on how the PDF is shared or saved? 😟

I'm curious how annotation history and authorship are handled in this workflow, especially when documents are passed between multiple people.

If anyone has already tried this workflow or has experience with it, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS
Dave Creamer of IDEASCorrect answer
Community Expert
July 28, 2026

PDF annotations/comments have the users name attached to them. 

You can also filter by various criteria:

 

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

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Johnblue77
Inspiring
July 29, 2026

Thanks ​@Dave Creamer of IDEAS 
 

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Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
July 28, 2026

PDF annotations/comments have the users name attached to them. 

You can also filter by various criteria:

 

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David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)