Copying Comments To Every Page

[alex-77]

I have a PDF, and I've created a rectangle using the Comment tool. I want to copy this shape to every page of a many-page document so it's in the same place on every page. Copy and paste doesn't preserve the position. 

Anyone know how to do this?

Thanks. 

[jane-e]

Hi Alex,

I'm not sure that it can be done as a Comment, but it can be done as a Button.

• Rich Media Toolbar (or Forms)
• Add Button
• Use Properties to format the rectangle and add text if desire
• Right-Click and Duplicate Across Pages
• There is no easy way to edit or delete, as it is now on each page.

Here's a second method:

• Use the Prepare Form toolbar
• Draw a Text field
• Format with Properties to have a Fill and Stroke
• Right click and choose Duplicate Across All Pages
• If you need text, then as long as all text boxes have the same name in Properties, then changing the text in one will update all

Does either of these methods work for you?

~ Jane

[Thom Parker · Accepted solution]

Here's a short script that can be run from the console window.

It copies the currently selected comment to all pages of the PDF

var props = this.selectedAnnots[0].getProps();

var nPg = props.page;

for(var i=0;i<this.numPages;i++)

     if(nPg != i) {props.page = i;this.addAnnot(props)}

You'll find a tutorial on the Console Window here:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Free_Videos.cfm#JSIntro

[default3qqghr0ij2gb]

Hi @Thom Parker, would that be an eay tweak if I want to do the same on multi-selected annotation? (as opposed to single selected annotation)

[Thom Parker]

Here's the code. I put the copy to all pages script into a function, then call that function for all selected annots.

Haven't tested it, so debugging is up to you. 

function CopyAnnotToAllPages(oAnt)
{
   var props = oAnt.getProps();
   var nPg = props.page;
   for(var i=0;i<oAnt.doc.numPages;i++)
      if(nPg != i) {props.page = i;oAnt.doc.addAnnot(props)}
}
this.selectedAnnots.forEach(CopyAnnotToAllPages);

[default3qqghr0ij2gb]

Thank you. That did the job.

[try67]

You can use this (paid-for) tool I've developed to do it with a single click:

http://try67.blogspot.com/2009/07/acrobat-duplicate-annotations-to.html