Mark up the returned [brief] with the [judge]'s requested citation passages highlighted and annotated for drafting the…
Open your PDF file in Adobe Acrobat.
Click the Comment button in the toolbar to display the commenting tools.
Select the annotation tool you want to use, such as Note, Highlight, Text Box, or Draw.
Click on the PDF page where you want to add your comment or annotation.
Type your comment or draw your annotation as needed.
Click away from the annotation or press Escape to save your comment or annotation.
You can use multiple annotation types in one session, such as highlighting text and adding sticky notes for detailed feedback.
This runs in the Acrobat app - there is no separate API for this task.
Both sticky notes and text boxes let you add comments. A sticky note usually appears as a small icon that you click to open and read the note, good for quick thoughts. A text box comment shows the text directly on the page, useful for longer comments or when you want the feedback to be immediately visible without an extra click. Choose based on how much text you have and how visible you want it to be.
Comments and markups are often stored as a separate layer in a PDF. If you share a 'final' version, someone might have flattened or sanitized the document, which removes this layer. This is done to prevent review notes from leaking or to make the file smaller. Always check if the document needs to be 'sanitized' using 'Protect > Sanitize' before sharing if you intend for comments to be removed, or ensure it's not sanitized if you want them to remain.
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