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LinSims
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August 26, 2020
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Shared Reviews: do reviewers need Acrobat DC Pro or just Acrobat Reader?

  • August 26, 2020
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I'm hoping to get my employers to allow use of the Document Cloud to perform shared reviews, instead of having to collate comments from multiple PDFs exchanged via email.

 

I have a subscription to both the Creative Cloud and to FrameMaker, which includes Acrobat DC Pro and Document Cloud. Acrobat DC Pro allows me to create a shared review on the Document Cloud.

 

Do my reviewers need a subscription to Acrobat DC Pro and to the Document Cloud, or can they use the free Acrobat Reader DC to access the PDF on the Document Cloud and provide comments? My understanding is that as long as I send them the link to the document on the Document Cloud, they should be able to use just the free Acrobat Reader to provide commentary. From the various FAQs, this seems to be the case, but it is not explicitly stated. I want to be certain it is the case before suggesting it to management.

 

[As a sidenote, our documents are stored on Box, which is also a cloud service. I think I've determined a way to have Box act as a network folder for purposes of shared reviews, but it takes a lot of background configuration not just by our company Box admin but by the people who would want to participate in a shared review. Sad there isn't an easier way to get Acrobat to use Box the same way it uses Document Cloud.]

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Correct answer Amal.

Hi there

 

We are sorry for the trouble. as descibed you want to know if the users can use the free Acrobat Reader to open the PDF for providing their reviews.

 

If the initiator shared the PDF using the Adobe Document Cloud review service, the email invitation includes a link to the review PDF. When you click the link, the PDF opens in a web browser. You can add comments in the PDF using the commenting tools available in the browser window. No sign-in required

For more information please take a look at the help page https://helpx.adobe.com/in/acrobat/using/participating-pdf-review.html

 

Hope this information will help

 

Regards

Amal

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LinSims
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LinSimsCommunity ExpertAuthor
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September 9, 2020

I have two three new questions!

  1. If the reviewer wants to download the shared review to their desktop, are comments they make in this file saved back to the Document Cloud version as long as they are signed in with their Adobe ID? (Honestly, I looked and couldn't find that information.)
  2. If comments made to a downloaded version are not added to the file in the Document Cloud, is there a way to get them into the version on the Document Cloud? Some of my users spend time in places where an Internet connection is not allowed for security reasons. They still need to be able to comment and have those comments viewed by others.
  3. According to the Help information, when a commenter has finished their comments using the web browser, they're supposed to click Finished. I can't find Finished. Is that now Done?
LinSims
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LinSimsCommunity ExpertAuthor
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August 30, 2020

Many thanks, Amal and Arvindy. This is what I expected to be the case, but having it confirmed makes me happy.

 

Do they need an Adobe ID for this, though? I didn't think Acrobat Reader required that.

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arvindy
Adobe Employee
September 7, 2020

Hello LinSims ,

Yes, if you participate in Adobe Document Cloud review using Reader app you must sing-in Reader using Adobe-id. And as you know anyone can create Adobe id for free very easily. 

But if you participate in Adobe Document Cloud review via browser then it is not mandatory to sign-in. You can participate as a guest(without sign-in) as well.

 

Regards,

Arvind

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Adobe Employee
arvindy
Adobe Employee
August 29, 2020

In Addition to what Amal said, reviewers can participate using Reader as well.
They can follow the steps to open review file in Reader
-Opened the received link in a browser
-Click "Open in Acrobat" present on top right corner of browser
-Click "Open Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" on the prompt that appears
-Click "Sign In" (Sign In dialog appears if you have not signed in Reader) and complete sign-in using your Adobe id.
-Review file opens in Reader, now you can start reviewing the file.

Regards,
Arvind

    Amal.
    Community Manager
    Amal.Community ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    August 27, 2020

    Hi there

     

    We are sorry for the trouble. as descibed you want to know if the users can use the free Acrobat Reader to open the PDF for providing their reviews.

     

    If the initiator shared the PDF using the Adobe Document Cloud review service, the email invitation includes a link to the review PDF. When you click the link, the PDF opens in a web browser. You can add comments in the PDF using the commenting tools available in the browser window. No sign-in required

    For more information please take a look at the help page https://helpx.adobe.com/in/acrobat/using/participating-pdf-review.html

     

    Hope this information will help

     

    Regards

    Amal

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