import PDF comments to include Text style
I have cliënts that make comments in PDF. In these comments they add (or replace) text using the correct comment tools. But very often some of the added text needs to be Italic or Bold or ... So they use the Text Style feature in Acrobat to italicize certain words.
But when importing PDF comments, these text styles do not show in InDesign. It would be great if this feature could be added.
Dries Caers
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StudioG
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It’s 2022 and the issue is still not fixed. This is a constant source of frustration for me.
I can understand why Adobe may be holding off on this — if the comments retain formatting from Acrobat, some users may expect InDesign to magically apply bold or italic font variants or underlines when accepting changes. In my mind, this is not necessary. I am happy to manually apply the appropriate character style after accepting the change.
But in order to do this I need to at least see the local formatting in the comments list. Currently I have to refer to Acrobat, so I’m wasting screen real estate looking at Acrobat’s comments list at the same time. This effectively defeats the purpose of the whole Import PDF Comments function. And the frustration is compounded by the fact that InDesign can’t even display the comments in the proper order.
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Tobias Wantzen
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For a workaround please see my free Acrobat script and blog post here:
https://wantzen.com/blog/acrobat-script-formatierung-in-kommentaren-auszeichnen/Sorry for blogging only in German. But when you download the script and open it with a text editor, you can read installation and usage instructions in German and English.
Regards, Tobias
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Anonymous
commented
I would like to see this as well! Didn't see your request, so I made a simulere one:
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[Deleted User]
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I strongly third it!
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Tobias Wantzen
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I strongly second this!