Import comments to a revised pdf – Adobe Acrobat 9 PRO Extended User Manual
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Last updated 9/30/2011
To revise a Word document using comments, you must create a tagged PDF from the Word document. Before you
transfer text edits from the PDF, remove any extra words or information and then merge them to one PDF (if you have
comments from multiple reviewers). If you plan to import comments more than once, you may want to make a copy
of the Word document before you import the comments or comments may not be imported correctly.
1 Do one of the following:
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Choose Comments
> Export Comments To Word.
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In Word, open the source document, and then choose Acrobat Comments
> Import Comments From Acrobat. For
Word 2007, click Acrobat, and then choose Acrobat Comments
> Import Comments From Acrobat.
2 Read the instructions, and click OK.
3 In the Import Comments From Adobe Acrobat dialog box, select the PDF and Word files, select from the following
options, and click Continue:
All Comments
Imports all comments.
All Comments With Checkmarks
Imports only those comments marked with check marks.
Text Edits Only: Insertions, Deletions, And Replaces
Imports only those comments that you’ve added using the text
edit commands in the Comment & Markup toolbar.
Apply Custom Filters To Comments
Imports only comments that you specify by author, type, or status.
Turn Track Changes On Before Importing Comments
Shows the changes made by the imported comments in Word.
4 (Optional) If you imported text edits, click Integrate Text Edits in the Successful Import dialog box to review and
apply each edit individually. For each edit, select one of the following options:
Apply
Makes the change in the document and deletes the comment bubble. If a comment appears to be empty, you
may want to integrate it to see if it’s a space or a paragraph return.
Discard
Rejects the edit and deletes the comment bubble.
Next
Skips to the next text edit. Text edits that are skipped or not integrated appear as bubbles in the Word document.
Apply All Remaining
Integrates all remaining text edits and deletes the comment bubbles.
Undo Last
Undoes the last text edit, including any manual changes.
5 Delete comment bubbles that appear in the Word document:
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Right-click the comment bubble and choose Delete Comment.
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Choose Acrobat Comments
> Delete All Comments In Document. For Word 2007, this option is on the Acrobat
ribbon.
Import comments to a revised PDF
To import new or unresolved comments to a PDF after the document has been revised, use the Migrate Comments
feature. This feature attempts to place comments in the correct location by searching specific word groupings and
structural elements in the revised PDF.
Note: Results may be less reliable in untagged PDFs, which lack the internal structure necessary to correctly place
imported comments in a revised document.
Text comments that reference particular words, such as highlights, cross-outs, and insertion carets, appear within the
word grouping where they were originally placed. Drawing markups and sticky notes appear in the same structural
location as they did in the original document. Circle, polygon, rectangle, and stamp comments always appear on the
same page as the original document.