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Jim_NC
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October 11, 2018
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How do I export highlighted text and comments?

  • October 11, 2018
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How do I export highlighted text and comments to mame a study or review sheet from a PDF? Both in the iPad version as well as the current version for PC (2019.008.20074). Basic function that any person reading lots of PDFs for college, work or personal study needs.

Old online instructions about turning on Preference about Comments no longer is accessible in my version on iPad or PC.

Does Adobe require I pay $15/month to get this functionality by subscribing to PRO?

(IAnnoate provides it for a lot less money than that.  My solution will be to delete Adobe Reader and go back to iAnnotate on my iPad - but that does not cross over to PC)

    Correct answer AkanchhaS8194121

    Hi Rationalclimateconservati,

    The functionality of exporting comment is still available with the latest version of Acrobat DC. There isn't any changes in the commenting preferences. For detailed information you may go through the link- What's new in Adobe Acrobat DC

    Note: In Acrobat Reader, commenting features are available only in PDFs that have commenting enabled. PDFs in a review workflow typically include commenting rights.

    Old online instructions about turning on Preference about Comments no longer is accessible in my version on iPad or PC.

    Exporting comments on Acrobat mobile app was never supported on the any mobile devices. Neither the old version nor the updated.

    For PC, you need to follow the steps suggested below or refer to the help article here- Importing and exporting comments, Adobe Acrobat

    Export comments to a data file

    • From the options menu in the comments list, choose Export All To Data File.

    • Name the file and choose Acrobat FDF Files (*.fdf) or Acrobat XFDF Files (*.xfdf) for the file type.

    • Specify a location for the file, and then click Save.

    Hope this answers your query.

    Regards,

    Akanchha

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    Carsten29693717jhkl
    New Participant
    July 3, 2023

    As many others here, I am also looking for the option to extract my highlighted text in a separate document. 

    When I try the suggested option in the comment section called "create comment summary" and select "comments only" a new pdf document is created. That is just a condensed version of the comments list with my name and time and that I highlighted text. BUT the highlighted text itself is not to be seen.  

    I use Adobe Acrobat Pro Version: 23.001.20143.0

     

     

      try67
      try67
      Community Expert
      July 4, 2023

      This tool only exports data that's a part of the comment itself, not the text it "hovers" above. If you didn't enable the option to copy the selected text into the highlights (via Edit - Preferences - Commenting) then your only option is to do it retroactively, using a script, like this (paid-for) tool I've developed:

      https://www.try67.com/tool/acrobat-retroactively-copy-highlighted-text-into-comments

       

      AkanchhaS8194121
      AkanchhaS8194121Correct answer
      Brainiac
      October 15, 2018

      Hi Rationalclimateconservati,

      The functionality of exporting comment is still available with the latest version of Acrobat DC. There isn't any changes in the commenting preferences. For detailed information you may go through the link- What's new in Adobe Acrobat DC

      Note: In Acrobat Reader, commenting features are available only in PDFs that have commenting enabled. PDFs in a review workflow typically include commenting rights.

      Old online instructions about turning on Preference about Comments no longer is accessible in my version on iPad or PC.

      Exporting comments on Acrobat mobile app was never supported on the any mobile devices. Neither the old version nor the updated.

      For PC, you need to follow the steps suggested below or refer to the help article here- Importing and exporting comments, Adobe Acrobat

      Export comments to a data file

      • From the options menu in the comments list, choose Export All To Data File.

      • Name the file and choose Acrobat FDF Files (*.fdf) or Acrobat XFDF Files (*.xfdf) for the file type.

      • Specify a location for the file, and then click Save.

      Hope this answers your query.

      Regards,

      Akanchha

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      pschystudent1
      New Participant
      March 18, 2020

      Hey

       

      This just opened a new pdf doc with all the original stuff and the comments on the side. Is there a way to get the highlighted text (preferably without having to copy paste into comments) out of the original document? I went through a textbook and made highlights but dont want to have to go back through hundreds of pages to copy paste it all out.

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        ProfHumble
        New Participant
        July 16, 2020

        In Reader you can do it via the Print dialog by clicking the Summarize Comments button.


        Hi, I am having the same problem as others. I want to be able to save my comments (highlighted content) in another document, as thought I have written notes from what I've read. When I click the "summarize comments" button in the print dialogue window, it seems to be generating a version of the file that (a) I don't want, (b) can only be printed out rather than saved on my computer.

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