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Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them? | Yes

Joakim Braun — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 23:37:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them?
Poster: Joakim Braun
Post title: Yes

[quote]Inez Ulrich wrote:

am I able to comment in edit mode? [/quote]

Yes, you can add comments using the comment tool while in edit mode without showing the comment pane. The comments will be in popups, obviously, but editing the PDF is still much easier than when showing the comment pane.

[quote] The program also performs so incredibly slowly, (etc)

[/quote]

Adobe quality has been in a fast descent over the last few years.

I just opened a 900 page book (text only) in Acrobat and editing is instantaneous. But if you're working on a complicated document with hundreds of vector graphics and high-resolution pictures, it's going to be different and you'll need a very fast PC.

(tested with Acrobat Pro DC 2020.012 on MacOS 12.6, 2019 MacBook Pro)

[Edited at 2023-02-04 23:41 GMT]

Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them? | Be specific

Stepan Konev — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 19:28:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them?
Poster: Stepan Konev
Post title: Be specific

[quote]Inez Ulrich wrote:
And why should I remove my own comments?[/quote]Of course you shouldn't, but it wasn't mentioned in your original post. According to your post,the text hidden behind some windows was your problem. And you wanted to deactivate them.

Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them? | no editing - commenting

Inez Ulrich — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 19:03:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them?
Poster: Inez Ulrich
Post title: no editing - commenting

[quote]Stepan Konev wrote:

The PDF format was designed specifically to prevent editing. Why do you edit it? Can't your client give you an editable file like docx?
Actually you can remove all the comments temporarily and then restore them once you are done with proofreading. To this effect click the ellipsis button in the upper right corner of the Comments pane and select 'Export all into a data file' (I don't know the exact wording because I have it in Russian). Save the *.fdf file somewhere on your hard drive, you will need it later. Then click the first comment, press Delete and hold it until you remove all comments. Proceed with your work. At the very end of your work, click the ellipsis button again and select 'Import a data file'. This would restore all the comments. [/quote]

I don't edit it, I put comments in there. This is a book manuscript for which the final correcting is always done in the proof (the finished layout). And why should I remove my own comments? and then restore it? Proofreading is done by adding comments! I'm sorry, but I guess we have some misunderstanding here. :)

Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them? | Export/Import FDF

Stepan Konev — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 18:42:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them?
Poster: Stepan Konev
Post title: Export/Import FDF

The PDF format was designed specifically to prevent editing. Why do you edit it? Can't your client give you an editable file like docx?
Actually you can remove all the comments temporarily and then restore them once you are done with proofreading. To this effect click the ellipsis button in the upper right corner of the Comments pane and select 'Export all into a data file' (I don't know the exact wording because I have it in Russian). Save the *.fdf file somewhere on your hard drive, you will need it later. Then click the first comment, press Delete and hold it until you remove all comments. Proceed with your work. At the very end of your work, click the ellipsis button again and select 'Import a data file'. This would restore all the comments.

Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them? | not sure if I understand

Inez Ulrich — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 17:14:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them?
Poster: Inez Ulrich
Post title: not sure if I understand

[quote]Joakim Braun wrote:

The behavior seems to occur if the comment pane is open. Acrobat will treat typed text as a comment or a reply to the selected comment. If you go into "Edit PDF" mode the behaviour ceases.

If you want to see the comments pane while editing, you can open a second window of the document. [/quote]

Hi Joakim,
am I able to comment in edit mode? The program also performs so incredibly slowly, I'm not sure if that is how it's meant to be. I think it has gotten worse lately, but as I don't do a lot of books lately, I didn't mind that much. I guess this job takes me a bout a fourth longer due to those issues. And it even worsened since I started this morning. Each and every step takes about 4 to 5 seconds now, and then again 4.5 seconds until I can proceed.

[Edited at 2023-02-04 17:18 GMT]

Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them? | Edit PDF mode

Joakim Braun — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 16:10:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them?
Poster: Joakim Braun
Post title: Edit PDF mode

The behavior seems to occur if the comment pane is open. Acrobat will treat typed text as a comment or a reply to the selected comment. If you go into "Edit PDF" mode the behaviour ceases.

If you want to see the comments pane while editing, you can open a second window of the document.

Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them? | doesn't work

Inez Ulrich — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 11:07:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them?
Poster: Inez Ulrich
Post title: doesn't work

[quote]Natalie wrote:

Try the following: in Acrobat, go to Edit - Preferences. In the left side menu choose Commenting and see what do you have in the section named 'Pop-up comments behavior'. Perhaps you would need to tick the "Hide comments pane when a PDF with comments is opened" option as well as un-tick the other two (in case they are ticked), or just try playing with these three option a bit to find out what will work in you case. [/quote]

Hi Natalie,

Thanks for trying to help. "Hide comments ..." is ticked, the other two unticked, popups always there, no matter what. I have a book in pdf format to proofread and I could smash that whole thing at the wall! Also Adobe has such a long reaction time, I have to wait for each comment to show in the comment section (or in those bloody popups), and most of the time half it is missing because I started typing before Adobe was ready. I like Adobe, but this is nonsense.

[Edited at 2023-02-04 11:19 GMT]

Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them? | Hi Inez

Natalie — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 10:27:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them?
Poster: Natalie
Post title: Hi Inez

Try the following: in Acrobat, go to Edit - Preferences. In the left side menu choose Commenting and see what do you have in the section named 'Pop-up comments behavior'. Perhaps you would need to tick the "Hide comments pane when a PDF with comments is opened" option as well as un-tick the other two (in case they are ticked), or just try playing with these three option a bit to find out what will work in you case.

Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them?

Inez Ulrich — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 09:25:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Adobe pop up comments - how can I inactivate them?
Poster: Inez Ulrich

Hi all,

I have a lot of proofreading and editing to do with pdfs (in Adobe Acrobat Pro), and what drives me nuts are those darn pop up comment windows! The comment section on the right side is open anyway, so why do these pop ups show every time I type something? The main issue with them is that it takes around 3 seconds before I can even click the "close" icon. so quite a good portion of text is always hidden behind those windows and I have to stop working for several seconds each time I have a correction to make. I cannot find a way to deactivate them. Also, there are always two of them! Can anybody help, please? Thank you!