Start a browser-based review

When you initiate a browser-based review, a PDF is uploaded to a server, and reviewers receive an email message with a setup file in Forms Data Format (FDF). When reviewers click this file, the PDF opens in the default web browser and review settings are configured to enable comments to be uploaded to the remote server. Uploaded comments are stored as an FDF file in the comments repository, an online location that is accessible to all reviewers. You can set up the comments repository on the same or a different server as the uploaded PDF.

Note: Add comments to the PDF after you upload it to the server. If you add comments to the PDF before you upload it to the server, the comments are embedded in the PDF, and you can’t edit them later.
  1. Specify the comments repository in the Reviewing preferences. (See Specify a server for comments .)
  2. Start the setup wizard by choosing Comments > Upload For Browser Review.
  3. If you’re prompted to enter information in the Identity Setup dialog box, do so.
  4. Specify the PDF to upload, and then click Next.
  5. Select a server, using either of these methods:

    • Type the path for the server location in the text box, and click Next.

    • Click Browse (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS) to select a network folder, click Save, and click Next.

      You can upload the PDF to a WebDAV server using a web address (such as http://server/folder), or to a network folder using a UNC (Universal Naming Convention) address (such as \\server\folder).

  6. In the Invite Reviewers box, specify reviewers by typing their email addresses, or by selecting email addresses from a Lotus Notes or Microsoft Outlook address book. Insert a semicolon or return between each address. Click Next.
  7. Edit the invitation message as necessary, and then click Send Invitation.
  8. If your email application doesn’t let you send email automatically for security reasons, make the email application active, answer any alert messages that this application might return, and send the message.
  9. To make sure that the setup is correct, add a comment to the document, and then click the Send And Receive Comments button in the Comment & Markup toolbar. If your comments aren’t uploaded to the server, your Reviewing preferences settings are likely incorrect. Contact your network administrator for assistance.
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