How do I add a sticky note comment to a PDF?

Open your PDF in Acrobat. Go to the 'Comment' tools. Select the 'Sticky Note' icon. Click on the page where you want the note. Type your comment in the pop-up box and close it.

What is the purpose of using reaction emojis in shared reviews?

To give quick, non-text feedback without typing. To show agreement, disagreement, or understanding easily. To make shared reviews more interactive and less formal. To save time when a simple 'like' or 'dislike' is enough.

Centralize Comments in Adobe Acrobat — How-to & AI prompts

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AExecute — “help me do it”Share the draft school improvement plan with all [teachers] for review, collect comments in one…+

Share the draft school improvement plan with all [teachers] for review, collect comments in one place, and set a [deadline=two-week] window for feedback.

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

BImprove — “do it better”Make feedback actionable: add an executive summary of proposed changes, flag sections where…+

Make feedback actionable: add an executive summary of proposed changes, flag sections where teacher input is most needed, request comments inline rather than separate emails, and set a clear decision date so teachers know impact of their feedback.

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

How to do it

the tool · the steps · what to avoid

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Open your PDF file in Adobe Acrobat.
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Select the Comment tool from the right pane or toolbar.
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Choose a comment tool, such as Sticky Note, Highlight, Underline, or Strikethrough.
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Click or drag on the PDF where you want to add your annotation.
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Type your comment or adjust the markup as needed.
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To edit or delete a comment, select it in the right sidebar and use the available options.
Best practiceYou can quickly access all your comments in the right sidebar to review or modify them.

In the appWith the API

You can use keyboard shortcuts to speed up adding highlights or sticky notes while reviewing a PDF.

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

Glossary

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CommentsShort notes or feedback added to a document without changing the main text.ExampleYour colleagues added short notes and suggestions to your presentation slides without changing the content.

AnnotationsMarks or drawings added to a document to highlight, explain, or suggest changes.ExampleThe editor's annotations on the manuscript included underlines, highlights, and margin comments.

MarkupHighlighting, underlining, or drawing on a PDF to show what is important.ExampleYou use the markup tool to highlight key sentences in the report.

Who does this

3 roles

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FAQ

about this task

Open your PDF in Acrobat.
Go to the 'Comment' tools.
Select the 'Sticky Note' icon.
Click on the page where you want the note.
Type your comment in the pop-up box and close it.

Comments are usually text-based notes, like sticky notes or text boxes, used to share written feedback or questions. Drawing markups are visual elements, such as lines, circles, or arrows, used to highlight specific areas or draw attention to parts of the document. Both help with review, but comments focus on words, and markups focus on visuals.

Comments do not disappear, but they can be removed if the PDF is 'flattened' or 'sanitized' before sharing. Flattening combines all layers, making comments part of the main document and uneditable. Sanitizing removes all hidden data, including comments, to protect privacy. Always check if a document has been sanitized or flattened if you expect comments to be visible and editable by others.

When multiple people add comments to a shared PDF, Acrobat collects them all. You can usually see all comments listed in a 'Comments Panel' or 'Review Panel' within the software. This panel lets you sort comments by author, date, or page, making it easy to track all feedback in one place during a collaborative review process.

To give quick, non-text feedback without typing.
To show agreement, disagreement, or understanding easily.
To make shared reviews more interactive and less formal.
To save time when a simple 'like' or 'dislike' is enough.

Centralize Comments

When to use it

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