PDF Annotation

Revision as of 15:24, 10 February 2014 by Ciaran Donnelly (talk | contribs)

Revision as of 15:24, 10 February 2014 by Ciaran Donnelly (talk | contribs)

SmartSimple now allows you to add annotations to uploaded PDF documents on the fly.

When the "Enable Annotation" option is selected on a multiple-file upload field, PDF documents uploaded to that field can be commented and marked up.

Comments, drawings, text strike-throughs and highlights can be added to any PDF without any downloads or browser plug-ins required.


Enabling PDF Annotation

  • The PDF Annotation feature is a configurable option against Multiple File custom fields anywhere in the the system.
  • To enable this then access the Multiple File custom field from within the UTA Settings tab.
  • The Multiple File custom field have a number of options available against them, including an Enable Annotation option.
  • Check this option and then click Save.
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  • Now when you go to the upload file field in edit mode then any documents that have been uploaded will have a small Annotate icon adjacent to them.
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Using PDF Annotation

  • Click on the small Annotate icon adjacent to the PDF document you wish to annotate.
  • This launches the Annotate PDF screen, which includes a number of annotation options along the bottom.
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    • Highlight: allow users to highlight any text in the document
    • Comment: allow users to add a comment against a selected section of the document
    • Strikeout: allow users to strike-through against selected text or a section in the document
    • Draw:: allow users to draw around selected text or a section in the document, using one of 4 possible colour options
    • Delete:: allow users to delete previously added annotations.
    • Show Annotations: allows users to show or hide the annotations