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    • #78128

      Quick question if I may …

      Marking up hard copies is fast becoming a thing of the past, and the process of selecting proofreading symbols and pasting them into a PDF is a slow process. Which has me wondering if using a simple pen tablet is not perhaps a viable option.

      Any thoughts or experience in this regard?

    • #78132
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      It’s a fascinating question.
      I’m not a copyeditor, but I think Acrobat’s annotations features cover most of the options already.
      I see we had an article here:

      10 Essential Tips for PDF Comments


      and

      Acrobat How-to: Traditional Proofreading in PDF


      and

      Acrobat Tips: Commenting on PDF Comments

    • #78149

      Thanks David. I am aware of this workflow. My query really revolves around what is discussed in the second link you provided: working with custom stamps to insert proofreader marks. The process of finding the appropriate stamp and inserting it is far, far slower than it would be to simply write the symbol by means of pen on tablet (click, click, click, click vs swish if you like!).

    • #78167
      Kelly Vaughn
      Participant

      Hi Bernard,

      It looks like that article references a really old version of Acrobat. The newer versions have a menu option called “Show Stamps Palette.” Here is an article that describes how to use it as well as has a pre-made stamp library of editorial marks that you can install. https://www.nikkimgroup.com.au/features/pdf-proofreading-marks/

      Give it a whirl. I think you may like it.

      –Kelly

    • #78363

      Thanks Kelly. I am aware of the editorial marks as stamps and how to use them, but my quest is to discover if anyone uses a pen tablet to physically draw those editorial marks (since using stamps is, by comparison, a slow process).

    • #78504
      Colin Flashman
      Participant

      I use a wacom tablet, but do not use traditional proofreading marks. Instead, my clients use the commenting within Adobe Acrobat to mark up the PDF. From there, I use a third party program from DTP tools that allows InDesign to take in many of the strikethrough, addition and alterations features directly, and shows highlights and speech bubble alts. https://dtptools.com/product.asp?id=anid if you’re interested.

      Bernard, are you the proofreader? What happens to the proofs once they have been marked up in Acrobat – are they printed out and then handed over for editing, or does the operator open the PDF with the markups and make the alts with indesign open in another window? If the latter is the case, then the software from DTP tools will definitely be in your interest.

      Just to declare interests, I am NOT affiliated with DTP tools nor is this a paid endorsement. I DO use it in my workplace but pay a full yearly subscription.

    • #78692

      Hi Colin,

      I am not (I do design, typesetting and so forth), but my wife is an editor. Digital markup is slowly replacing working off hard copies, but the process is somewhat slower. The marked-up PDF goes back to the typesetter to implement corrections; so yes, the setter will work with both versions open on screen.

      Thank you kindly for your input: off to to explore that right now.

      Bernard

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