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PWeareB
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March 30, 2020
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Keep Document Comments but Delete Comments List?

  • March 30, 2020
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Hello All,

 

In Acrobat DC, with the Pencil comment tool, I am marking a PDF document to look like a hand-marked document with pencil. What I would like to do, once I have finished marking my document, is keep the hand written comments on the body of the document, but delete the "Comments List" on the right-hand pane.

I know this is probably not possible with some of the comment tools, but the pencil tool already provides all of my comments on the document body.

Is this possible?

Alternatively, is it possible to save the marked-up document without the "Comments List"?

I could then email someone the handwritten markup I created without the "Comments List."

 

Thank you very much.

Patrick B.

Correct answer try67

You can do it using the Preflight tool. There's a PDF Fixup profile called "Flatten annotations and form fields" that will do it.

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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March 31, 2020

To run the code from the JS Console do the following:

- Press Ctrl+J to open the console window.

- Paste the code into the lower part of that window.

- Select the code with the mouse or keyboard.

- Press Ctrl+Enter to run it.

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    PWeareBAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 31, 2020

    Thanks very much again!

    best,

    Patrick B.

      try67
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      try67Community Expert
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      March 30, 2020

      You can do it by flattening the file.

      The easiest way to do that is by executing the following JavaScript code:

      this.flattenPages();

      Note that this will also flatten form fields and is not reversible.

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        PWeareBAuthor
        Inspiring
        March 30, 2020

        Thank you for the reply.

         

        Not being familiar with executing code, is there a command within Acrobat that will flatten the file?

         

        Thanks again,

        Patrick B.

        try67
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        try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        March 30, 2020

        You can do it using the Preflight tool. There's a PDF Fixup profile called "Flatten annotations and form fields" that will do it.

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