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OsakaWebbie
OsakaWebbie
Inspiring
March 17, 2017
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Keep comment list open, or hotkey?

  • March 17, 2017
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Can I get the Comments list to be open by default whenever there are comments in a document (or all the time, if conditional is too hard)? I open lots of documents that contain comments, and I always want to see the list, but it's annoying to always have to select View -> Tools -> Comment -> Open every time.

Or at least is there a way to set a hotkey for the opening of that pane? That would be better than a 4-layer-deep menu item.

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Correct answer try67

Which version were you expecting?

Anyway, if "look under Tools" means the menu item View -> Tools, then that's what I do now, but it gets tiresome:


I meant the Tools button next to Home, just above the toolbar and below the menu.

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try67
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try67Community Expert
Community Expert
March 17, 2017

I don't think so, but why are you using this long route? Simply click the Comment button at the top-right hand side of the window and the panel will open, with the comments list at the bottom of it.

OsakaWebbie
OsakaWebbieAuthor
Inspiring
March 17, 2017

There is no Comment button that I can find. This is a screenshot of Acrobat right after opening one of the files that has comments I want to read (each of those yellow highlights represents a comment from the proofreaders). What button are you referring to?

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Elizabeth C. 22
Participant
July 20, 2022

I voted and commented on the second one you cited, but although the title sounds like exactly what I want, the description is different, talking about the Initial View setting for a document. That's not really what I want, as it puts the burden on the person who creates the PDF and forces that view on everyone, not just those who want it.

I decided to add my idea as a new request, but in the process discovered that someone else already did and it was declined! See: setting to open sidebar with comments by default – Share your feedback on Acrobat DC  So I suppose there's no point in posting an additional suggestion of the same thing.


Hi. Did this ever get solved? I really thought at my previous job, the Comment list always opened and that is what I would also like without having to click the word Comment in the shortcut list on the right. I have tried lots of the options under Preferences/Commenting and as stated above "restore last view..." in the Documents preferences that seem like they should work and don't. 

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