New acrobat DC user - received a document with comments, I accepted the comments. How do I update the document with the accepted comments?

[michaelm9068280]

New acrobat DC user - received a document with comments, I accepted the comments.  How do I update the document with the accepted comments?

[Kat Gilbert]

Would also like to know the answer to this question>>>

[michaelm9068280]

Hello Kat - it's not obvious!  All the comments accept examples show status /accept then stop.  No next step, update the document.

[Kat Gilbert]

This is a first for me so hopefully someone will step in and explain. As a moderator I had hoped to be able to help but alas...

[Nancy OShea]

[Moderator's Note:  I have moved this question from the non-technical Lounge to Acrobat ~ Commenting & Collaboration Forum. ]

[Kat Gilbert]

Nancy- thank you but I still wish to know the answer to this as is a new one for me!

[Test Screen Name]

New users of Acrobat often get stuck trying to use Acrobat as if it's Word. It isn't done at all like that, but Adobe don't make this clear.

Let's look at how this would be done if you had comments returned to you scribbled on paper, assuming you make documents in Word.

1. You'd make or edit a Word document

2. You'd print it off and send it to reviewers

3. People would mark up the paper, and return it to you.

4. You'd review the comments on paper and accept or reject them.

5. You'd open the original Word document, and look through the accepted comments, and manually edit the Word document from the comments.

So, with PDF, you replace steps 2-4 only. You are trying to replace step 5 as well. So what you need to do is.

1. (same) You'd make or edit a Word document

2. You'd make a PDF and send it to reviewers

3. People would mark up the PDF, and return it to you.

4. You'd review the comments in PDF and accept or reject them.

5. (same) You'd open the original Word document, and look through the accepted comments, and manually edit the Word document from the comments.

The crucial thing with any use of PDF is that you have your original document (Word, or whatever you use instead of Word), and you edit THAT ORIGINAL EVERY TIME. You don't edit the PDF, that's both impractical and a nightmare waiting to happen.