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Open the PDF file you want to share in Adobe Acrobat (Mac or PC).
Click the Share button in the top toolbar.
Enter the email addresses of all reviewers you want to invite, separating each with a comma.
Adjust access permissions if needed, such as allowing commenters to view or comment.
Click Send to share the PDF for collaborative review.
Alternatively, choose to create a shareable link and manually send it to multiple reviewers if you prefer not to use email invitations.
Best practiceIf your reviewers have trouble receiving email invites, copying the share link and sending it via your own email or chat system can help ensure everyone gets access.
You can track who has viewed or commented on your shared PDF directly within the Acrobat app.
This runs in the Acrobat app - there is no separate API for this task.
The main benefit of Share for Review is that it automatically collects all comments from many reviewers into one single PDF file. This means you do not have to manually combine feedback from different copies of the document. It saves a lot of time and makes managing feedback much simpler and more organized than emailing files back and forth.
When you share a PDF for review, Acrobat helps you track the process. You can check the status and see who has responded in the 'Shared by you' area. This part of Acrobat shows you who has added comments and who has not yet, so you can easily follow up with reviewers.
Shared Review is better because it avoids the problem of having many different versions of a PDF with comments. When you email attachments, you get many marked-up files that you must combine yourself. Shared Review automatically merges all comments into one central file, making the process much more efficient and less prone to missing feedback.
Yes, you can share a PDF for review with anyone. When you set up the review, you can choose to create a public link. Anyone with this link can access and comment on the PDF, even if they do not have an Adobe account. They just need to sign in as a guest or create a free account to comment.