How do I start a Shared Review in Adobe Acrobat?

First, open your PDF in Acrobat. Click the 'Share' button at the top. Choose to share with a public link or specific people. Acrobat will send the PDF and collect comments for you.

Why should I use Adobe Acrobat's Share for Review feature for collecting feedback?

It collects all comments into one file automatically. You can track who has responded to your review. It is much faster than managing many separate PDF files. Reviewers can easily add comments after signing in.

What are the options for sharing a PDF for review in Acrobat?

You can create a public link, which allows anyone with the link to access and comment on the PDF. You can share with specific named people, sending invitations directly to them.

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Attach Reviewer Guidance

Annotate the three returned bids with my scoring notes and rationale as comments on each PDF so reviewers can see why …

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When to use it

real situations

You need feedback on a new company policy from several department heads.
A team of designers is reviewing a draft of a new marketing brochure.
You want to get comments on a school project from your teacher and classmates.

AI prompts

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AExecute — “help me do it”Annotate the three returned bids with my scoring notes and rationale as comments on each PDF so…+

Annotate the three returned bids with my scoring notes and rationale as comments on each PDF so reviewers can see why I recommend Vendor B for award.

when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

BImprove — “do it better”Add visible scoring notes to each bid PDF: place high-level score and top three pros/cons on…+

Add visible scoring notes to each bid PDF: place high-level score and top three pros/cons on the cover page, attach supporting page-level comments where scores dropped, and include a short summary that explains the recommended award to reviewers.

when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

How to do it

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Open the PDF document you want to share for review in Adobe Acrobat.
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Select the option to share the document for review by clicking the Share button in the toolbar or right-hand panel.
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Choose the method for sharing, such as selecting an option to invite people or generate a link for reviewers.
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Enter the email addresses of your reviewers, or copy and share the generated link as needed.
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Set any desired permissions or deadlines for the review process.
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Send the invitation or share the link to begin the shared review.

In the appWith the API

Reviewers can add comments directly in the shared PDF, and you will see their feedback in real time within Acrobat.

This runs in the Acrobat app - there is no separate API for this task.

Glossary

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ReviewerA person who reads and adds comments to a shared PDF document.ExampleAs a reviewer, he highlighted several sections in the document that needed clarification.

Public LinkA web address you can share with anyone so they can see and comment on your document.ExampleYou send a public link to your team so they can review and add comments to the report.

ConsolidateTo combine many separate things into one single thing.ExampleWe need to consolidate all sales reports from different regions into one master spreadsheet.

Who does this

3 roles

Project ManagerGraphic DesignerMarketing Coordinator

FAQ

about this task

First, open your PDF in Acrobat.
Click the 'Share' button at the top.
Choose to share with a public link or specific people.
Acrobat will send the PDF and collect comments for you.

The main benefit of Share for Review is that it automatically combines all comments from different people into one single file. If you email PDFs, you would have to manually go through each person's marked-up document and combine their feedback yourself. Share for Review saves a lot of time and effort by streamlining the comment collection process, ensuring you have one master file with all feedback.

When you share a PDF for review, Acrobat helps you keep track. You can look in the 'Shared by you' area within the application. This section shows you the status of your shared reviews, including who has responded and added their comments. You will also get notifications when reviewers make contributions.

It collects all comments into one file automatically.
You can track who has responded to your review.
It is much faster than managing many separate PDF files.
Reviewers can easily add comments after signing in.

You can create a public link, which allows anyone with the link to access and comment on the PDF.
You can share with specific named people, sending invitations directly to them.