Change a comment’s look and set it as the default, Set the default look for a tool, Add a sticky note – Adobe Acrobat XI User Manual
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Reviews and commenting
Last updated 1/14/2015
Note: To change how your name appears in comments, open the Preferences dialog box, select Commenting, and then
deselect Always Use Log-in Name For Author Name.
A With note icon selected B With pop-up text selected
Change a comment’s look and set it as the default
1
After you create a comment, choose Properties from the Options menu of the pop-up note.
2
In the Properties dialog box, do any of the following, and then click Close:
• Click the Appearance tab to change such options as the color and type of icon used. The type of comment selected
determines which options are available.
• Click the General tab to change the name of the author and subject of the comment.
• Click the Review History tab to see the history of changes people have made to the status of a comment during
a review.
• Select Locked at the bottom of the Properties dialog box to prevent the comment from being edited or deleted.
• Select Make Properties Default at the bottom of the Properties dialog box to apply these properties to all
subsequent comments of this type.
Set the default look for a tool
1
In Annotations and Drawing Markup panels in the Comment task pane, right-click the tool that you want to use,
and choose Tool Default Properties.
2
Set the properties as desired, and click OK.
All comments you create using this tool display the properties you set. Existing comments aren’t affected, nor is the
appearance of text in pop-up notes.
Add a sticky note
Note: In Reader, complete commenting tools are available only in PDFs that have commenting enabled. PDFs in a review
workflow typically include commenting rights.