{"id":11398,"date":"2022-08-31T08:54:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T08:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/143.244.150.201\/?p=11398"},"modified":"2022-09-01T09:24:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T09:24:20","slug":"pdf-annotation-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/pdf-annotation-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"5 PDF annotation secrets that will triple your productivity\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When trying to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-annotate-a-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">annotate a PDF document<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you might not find out until several hours of painstaking efforts that you could have saved quite a lot of it if only you knew about the right tools and PDF annotation secrets that every reviewer should be aware of.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With more than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/collabio-spaces\/17-facts-and-myths-of-pdf-d508481a210f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.5 trillion PDF documents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> worldwide, and increasing right now, we work with many of these hard-to-edit files daily. We have encountered some forbidden scenarios while seeing people work with PDFs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The worst? Printing it out, physically annotating, scanning it again, and converting it back to PDF. Believe me when I say it&#8217;s all wasted effort because it&#8217;s tough to understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11401\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11401 \" src=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unnamed-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"712\" height=\"413\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Tenor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You wouldn&#8217;t want to be in that place when so many advanced tools are waiting for you, just a simple search away, and you might already be using some. However, there is more to PDF annotation than you can imagine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ll talk about the perfect solution for PDF annotations to make your life easier and your work super productive, and features you must look for that nobody&#8217;s telling you where to find.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s all about the things you don&#8217;t know, so better dive in!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-67c5837a76a40\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-67c5837a76a40\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/pdf-annotation-secrets\/#Why_old_methods_of_annotation_dont_work\" title=\"Why old methods of annotation don&#8217;t work\">Why old methods of annotation don&#8217;t work<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/pdf-annotation-secrets\/#5_PDF_annotation_features_you_need_to_look_out_for\" title=\"5 PDF annotation features you need to look out for\">5 PDF annotation features you need to look out for<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/pdf-annotation-secrets\/#1_Visual_annotations\" title=\"1. Visual annotations\u00a0\">1. Visual annotations\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/pdf-annotation-secrets\/#2_Time-stamped_comment_placement\" title=\"2. Time-stamped comment placement\u00a0\u00a0\">2. Time-stamped comment placement\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/pdf-annotation-secrets\/#3_Version_control_and_comparison\" title=\"3. Version control and comparison\u00a0\">3. Version control and comparison\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/pdf-annotation-secrets\/#4_Feedback_and_approval_workflow\" title=\"4. Feedback and approval workflow\u00a0\">4. Feedback and approval workflow\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/pdf-annotation-secrets\/#5_Color_accuracy\" title=\"5. Color accuracy\u00a0\u00a0\">5. Color accuracy\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/pdf-annotation-secrets\/#GoVisually_%E2%80%93_the_perfect_solution_to_PDF_annotation\" title=\"GoVisually &#8211; the perfect solution to PDF annotation\u00a0\">GoVisually &#8211; the perfect solution to PDF annotation\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_old_methods_of_annotation_dont_work\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why old methods of annotation don&#8217;t work<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most apps for PDF annotation only work well to perform simple tasks, like adding a signature or a highlight. However, if you&#8217;re a design professional who uses PDFs all the time, you&#8217;ll need more features than adding a text box to your file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where you need <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/category\/online-proofing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online proofing software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that includes PDF review and annotation tools to make collaboration, feedback, and project management available in one place. More than that, you need advanced PDF annotation tools with a single click.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all its glory and history, PDFs have become the go-to file type for all businesses today for three major reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11408 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-reasons-why-old-methods-of-annotation-dont-work-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"3-reasons-why-old-methods-of-annotation-don't-work\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-reasons-why-old-methods-of-annotation-dont-work-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-reasons-why-old-methods-of-annotation-dont-work-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-reasons-why-old-methods-of-annotation-dont-work-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-reasons-why-old-methods-of-annotation-dont-work-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-reasons-why-old-methods-of-annotation-dont-work-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-reasons-why-old-methods-of-annotation-dont-work-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-reasons-why-old-methods-of-annotation-dont-work-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-reasons-why-old-methods-of-annotation-dont-work.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Portability &#8211; No matter whether you&#8217;re working with Windows 10, iOS, or an Android tablet, PDF files can easily be viewed on any device without altering their content.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Security &#8211; To prevent unauthorized changes to the document, PDF files can be protected with passwords and disabling copy\/paste or printing options.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Usability &#8211; PDFs allow people to add information such as name and address into the document while keeping the document uneditable. You can also include electronic signatures without printing the doc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A PDF annotation app should retain all these qualities of a PDF while also making the annotation process user-friendly and intuitive. So with all that explained, here are 5 not-so-secret features that you&#8217;re missing out on when you look for how to annotate PDF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_PDF_annotation_features_you_need_to_look_out_for\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 PDF annotation features you need to look out for<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since PDFs are static files, they can only contain a small amount of data. Therefore, we cannot expect them to offer advanced text editing functions, such as adding chunks of text, images, or formats. However, with so many <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/use-cases-of-pdf-annotation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use cases for a PDF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it is often necessary to work with a PDF document.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apps for PDF annotation generally offer a basic highlight and strikethrough function. So if you&#8217;re searching &#8216;how to highlight PDF,&#8217; you will likely come across some counter-intuitive tools that offer the bare minimum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To save you the effort of finding advanced features and an online proofing software that offers them all, we will list them right here.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11409 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5-PDF-annotation-features-you-need-to-lookout-for-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"5-PDF-annotation-features-you-need-to-lookout-for\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5-PDF-annotation-features-you-need-to-lookout-for-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5-PDF-annotation-features-you-need-to-lookout-for-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5-PDF-annotation-features-you-need-to-lookout-for-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5-PDF-annotation-features-you-need-to-lookout-for-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5-PDF-annotation-features-you-need-to-lookout-for-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5-PDF-annotation-features-you-need-to-lookout-for-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5-PDF-annotation-features-you-need-to-lookout-for-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5-PDF-annotation-features-you-need-to-lookout-for.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Visual_annotations\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Visual annotations\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By now, we all know how to highlight PDFs, leaving a text box looming. However, high-quality and advanced visual annotations work differently. Whether highlighting, strikethrough, drawing over the PDF, or inserting shapes and images, a tool that does everything should be your top priority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Time-stamped_comment_placement\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Time-stamped comment placement\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time-stamped comments are important to keep your project timeline in check. Now add precise comment placement to the mix, where you can select a word, a whole paragraph, and even an image to leave a comment on that specifies your feedback.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More surprisingly, some apps for PDF annotation also let you resolve comments like a checklist so you can keep track of the progress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Version_control_and_comparison\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Version control and comparison\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re thinking long-term, wouldn&#8217;t it be great if your PDF annotation app also allows you to keep your files organized and compare them to see if there are differences between older and newer versions?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it might seem like a given to have this feature, you&#8217;d be surprised to find out how many PDF review apps don&#8217;t have any of that. You see, that&#8217;s the difference between using an online proofing software that goes beyond standard features for effective workflow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"3538\" class=\"elementor elementor-3538\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09eaa27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09eaa27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de311bb\" data-id=\"de311bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-54a4219 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54a4219\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fd1652\" data-id=\"1fd1652\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b77e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b77e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cut design &amp; 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Feedback and approval workflow\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure that your annotated PDFs consistently receive the same level of attention from stakeholders, you should ensure that your annotation tools include automated approval workflows with notification features.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This ensures that stakeholders know when they need to review your annotations and that your team is notified when clients approve edits. It&#8217;s more crucial when your PDFs hold hundreds of pages for a legal document or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/magazine-proofing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">magazine proofing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where you can easily collect and implement feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Color_accuracy\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Color accuracy\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you convert a PDF into a proof, most PDF annotation apps fail to maintain color accuracy, resulting in slightly darker or lighter shades on the document. Color errors can misrepresent the images in your PDF, especially if they&#8217;re a part of a large-scale printing project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Color accuracy is the most important feature, especially when doing a PDF review for quality assurance and brand compliance, where there&#8217;s no room for errors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GoVisually_%E2%80%93_the_perfect_solution_to_PDF_annotation\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoVisually &#8211; the perfect solution to PDF annotation\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re wondering where to find these features, we already have a one-stop solution prepared for you now that you know about them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoVisually<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the online proofing platform where you can find all these features and more to make your PDF annotation and proofing successful, creative, and productive. 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