Ten tips for dealing with pdf proofs

Ten tips for dealing with pdf proofs:

1. PDF proofs are for annotating, NOT editing.
2. Adobe Reader XI (free) has a good set of annotation tools.
3. Sticky notes are best saved for general notes about a page or section.
4. The Text Correction Markup tool is the best way of showing text changes.
5. The highlight text tool is the best way of commenting on specific text and asking questions (e.g. Is this font too small?) or giving instructions. Also good for simple changes.
6. The underline tool can be used to ask for italics.
7. Squiggly underline can be used to ask for bold.
8. Show don’t tell, so far as possible – e.g. if something needs deleting, a swipe with the Strikethrough tool shows it more clearly than a highlight with instructions that say what needs deleting.
9. Repeating yourself is really, really helpful – if the same thing needs doing in ten different places, it’s really worth copying and pasting the same instruction into each comment rather than referring back to earlier comments.
10. Users with iPads should consider getting Goodreader. It’s cheap and fantastic.

Any other tips? In particular, has anyone found anything as good as Goodreader for Android devices?

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