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AndreaDFresco
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October 2, 2018
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Where has the check box gone?!

  • October 2, 2018
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I have just updated to Acrobat Pro CC 2009.008.20071 and now when I bring up a list of comments on a PDF design file there is no longer a check box to tick off changes as I go. I used to filter by unchecked comments to keep track of what fixes had been actioned. The check box is no longer there.

There are more approval options (completed/apprvoed/add check box etc) in the hamburger dropdown but that is surely not the process for checking off each edit?!

I have identified a temporary (but less good) workaround - (shift + k) which ticks the corner of the box but it doesn't then take you to the next comment as occurred previously, meaning that you need to click on the next one. This actually slows down workflow significantly in a graphic design setting where changes are actioned at speed and timed/. I have read in other forums that some designers used to press the space bar to tick and move to the next change to be even faster. @

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    anthiam15561249
    anthiam15561249
    Participant
    October 9, 2018

    PLEASE bring back the check box immediately

    A visible check box IS modern - it's functional, efficient and will always be.

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      Brian Wood
      Participating Frequently
      October 9, 2018

      I use the comments a great deal when writing books. I found the right-click - but it is extremely NOT intuitive and not helpful at all. Please put them back.

        jmvrankin
        jmvrankin
        Participating Frequently
        October 9, 2018

        I totally agree with what others have said here. Removing the checkbox serves no purpose whatsoever while absolutely killing our productivity using this feature.

          westleyw83398665
          westleyw83398665
          Participant
          October 9, 2018

          Please return the checkbox.  I frequently work with documents with over 800 comments.  Checkmarks help me keep track of where I am, and to go from 800 clicks to 1600 clicks because of an update is statistically appalling. 

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            aaronp81796642
            Participant
            October 9, 2018

            Thanks for doubling my workflow when reviewing client comments, solid design choice right there. I can now charge my client double for the same job! *Slow clap*

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              purveyor99
              Participant
              October 9, 2018

              Yes PLEASE put the checkmark box back on the main comment window!!!  I never would have updated to this new version if I had known this feature would now be buried in a menu.  this doubles the amount of time to check off a change (in a document with hundreds of comments, this is a big deal). Really bad idea.

              in the meantime for those of you as frustrated as I am with this counter-intuitive change, here's a Quick Fix:  Open time machine, revert back to previous version of Acrobat.

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                dennis-havas2995474
                Participant
                October 9, 2018

                Me and my team of 40 people work daily on so many PDFs from our clients, that its a huge loss of time and resulting productivity if we need to activate/deactivate comments by two instead of a single click. Each PDF file has sometimes more than 100 comments in it and now its a pain and by no way intuitive to work on.

                I don't get why this was not implemented optionally. For example let use re-enable it by editing settings for comments.

                Please let the form follow function, not the other way round. Its a huge design flaw if design negotiates functionality/productivity

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                  right angles57739458
                  Participant
                  October 9, 2018

                  BRING BACK CHECK BOXES!!!!

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                    slevy21ELC21
                    Participant
                    October 8, 2018

                    Definitely not a fan!  the Comment check mark was critical to our workflow. Users used this religiously as they checked off the comments.   Any chance of reverting back to the previous...?

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                      kaduku21
                      Participant
                      October 8, 2018

                      I'm so glad that I'm not the only one! It's driving me insane to have to perform an extra click to check something off.

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