Commenting and Reviewing - Adobe Acrobat and PDF for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction - page 164

experiment. You may find that certain tools become invaluable in your particular project workflows.
Acrobat 7's commenting tools can be accessed from the Comment & Markup task button's menu, the
Commenting menu, from the Comments pane, and the Commenting toolbar.
Table 12.1 breaks the Commenting toolbar into sections and explains each tool's purpose.

Table 12.1 Commenting toolbar

Icon Type of tool…

Note tool adds collapsible note boxes to a document

Text Edit tools let you indicate text edits on a document; contains a subtoolbar of editing options

Stamp tool used to place a stamp on a document, Includes a menu of stamp types, management
dialog boxes, and customizing options

Highlighting tools are electronic versions of traditional highlighter, cross outs, and text underlines

Attach either a file or a voice comment using these tools

The items on the Show menu are used to access, sort, and view contents of comments

Managing Properties

Experiment with the Properties bar rather than using comments' Properties dialog box. You may find you
prefer its convenience. Right-click the toolbar area at the top of the program window and choose
Properties Bar. The content of the toolbar changes depending on the object selected or active tool.

Customizing a Comment's Appearance

Every comment added to a file can be customized to a greater or lesser extent, depending on the type. All
comments can minimally have their colors changed; any comment that includes an icon, such as a note, can
be customized further.
Follow these steps to customize a Note comment's appearance:

1. Click the Options button on the Note box or right-click the Note box or the comment icon to display
the Options menu and click Properties to open the Properties dialog box, showing the Appearance
tab.

2. Select a different icon for the comment from the list on the Appearance tab (Figure 12.1).

3. Click the color swatch and choose a color for the comment and its icon from the color palette, also
shown in Figure 12.1.

4. Select the General tab and change the name of the commenter; you can also change the subject and
lock the comment to prevent changes.

5. Click Close to close the dialog box.