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philippeg6226457
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November 19, 2017
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Saving a PDF including comments after comparing files in Acrobat DC

  • November 19, 2017
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I used the "Compare files" feature and created a report.

Changes appear in the "New file" display as comments (displaying as tooltips on rollover).

Printing with comment summary includes the changes in the right margin.

I want to do the same, but creating a new PDF instead of printing the new file and comments (changes) in margin.

Generating a PDF is not available in the Print context.

"Save as" does not include such an option.

How do I create a PDF including the comments (changes) text?

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Correct answer try67

So do you want to compare two documents, or do you want to create a comments summary?

If the latter then you can do it from the Comment panel and it will generate a new PDF file, which you could then save.

Click the Options button under Comments List and you'll see it there.

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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December 25, 2017

Yes, people are watching this forum, but it's a user-to-user forum, so sometimes posts fall between the cracks and no one replies to them...

Anyway, the result of the Compare Documents command is a plain PDF file, which you can save just like any other file. Just go to File - Save As and select where you want to save it, after it has been created.

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philippeg6226457Author
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December 26, 2017

Thank you for your reply.

However I was probably unclear in my request. I'll try to be more specific.

Yes the compare result is a PDF. Changes are displayed as comments/highlights.

When I print this PDF with "Summarize comments" option, another page is created on the right of each page with the comments/changes. So we have two sections for each page – left is the new file, right contains the comments/changes.

What I would like is a PDF showing exactly this printout.

try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
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December 26, 2017

So do you want to compare two documents, or do you want to create a comments summary?

If the latter then you can do it from the Comment panel and it will generate a new PDF file, which you could then save.

Click the Options button under Comments List and you'll see it there.

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philippeg6226457Author
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December 23, 2017

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