The key benefits of annotating PDFs

Better guidance

To clearly indicate how to correct a document, Adobe Acrobat Reader (available to download for free) has a feature for adding comments. The remarks then appear over the existing content, allowing your collaborators to easily identify the graphic element or text that must be modified. Unlike handwritten comments, notes typed in text boxes reduce the risk of misinterpreting the instructions.

Showing all comments as a list also offers an overview of all changes to be made, while increasing the odds of including everything. This feature is especially useful during quality control, since it aggregates all the information pertaining to the corrections in a side panel.

Increased precision

Adobe Reader’s menu and toolbar have all the tools to cleanly annotate a document. Found under the Comment section, these functionalities allow you to indicate whether an element must be deleted, added or replaced. You can provide more precise instructions in the pop-up box that appears along with each change you make.

Proofreading tools allow you to annotate the document in different colours depending on the type of change required or by adding sticky notes. With the highlight feature, you can also draw attention to certain sections of the text and comment on them. Unlike text boxes, these comment boxes appear directly on the text for increased accuracy.

Improved communication

By helping you communicate more efficiently and accurately your corrections to your collaborators, annotating PDF documents will save you precious time and reduce the risk of misunderstanding in the course of executing a project. It will allow you to reach the next steps of your projects more quickly. Combined with good communication among stakeholders, annotation tools represent the key to fruitful cooperation.