Import PDF Comments to InDesign book (multiple documents)?

Jennifer Geist

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    • November 20, 2018 at 4:39 pm #111723
      Jennifer Geist
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      I tested out the new Import PDF comment feature and was so excited that it worked! However, I only tested it with a single .indd file and corresponding PDF and didn’t think to test it with a full book.

      So now I have a proofread 300-page PDF, and seemingly no way to transfer these comments over to InDesign since I’m dealing with 1 PDF but 30+ chapters (.indd documents).

      It seems like the PDF comments transfer if I extract the chapters individually, but before I take the time to do that, I was wondering if anyone had found a way to import one PDF’s comments to multiple corresponding documents?

      Thanks!

    • November 25, 2018 at 6:11 pm #111817
      Kelly Vaughn
      Participant

      You’ll need to use the plugin from DTP Tools. “Annotations” works with book files and is much more robust than the new PDF comment import feature in InDesign. That plugin alone is worth the cost of the entire subscription, yet you’ll get at least a dozen or so other tools with your subscription.

      https://www.dtptools.com/product.asp?id=anid

    • May 22, 2019 at 10:02 am #116781
      John Reynolds
      Member

      Hi Kelly. Does that Annotations plugin work with ID CC? Their site seems to show only up to CS6.
      JR

    • May 22, 2019 at 10:06 am #116782
      Kelly Vaughn
      Participant

      Yes it does. I use it almost every day in CC. But now it’s part of DTP Tools Cloud: https://www.dtptools.com/product.asp?id=dcid. I think it’s a subscription service, around $10/month. Worth every penny! I buy their Cloud just for this feature alone, but there are about a dozen other tools that come with it.

    • May 22, 2019 at 10:22 am #116783
      John Reynolds
      Member

      Thanks very much. I’m looking into it. I have a legal textbook with 23 chapters. This could be very useful.
      JR

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