Enabling Commenting in PDFs for Adobe Reader using Acrobat Professional

We often send PDFs of typeset proofs to authors and editors for reviewing. However, we must remember that most people either do not have a PDF reader on their computers, or they have Adobe Reader, which does not allow commenting on PFDs unless commenting in enabled. To enable commenting in PDFs to allow authors to review them, we must first enable commenting using Acrobat Professional. This slide show demonstrated how this can be done.

The Publishing Process

With a few additions or exclusions, the following is the general publishing process followed by most publishing houses:

1. Commissioning/Acquisition – The commissioning/acquisition editors procure the raw manuscript from the authors.
2. Development – The manuscript is reviewed and modified with the help of the author to give it a better shape from the point of view of the reader/market.
3. Transmittal – The commissioning department sends the manuscript (MS) to the editorial department for editing.
4. Copy-editing – The copy-editor edits the MS.
5. Quality Check – The production editor checks the copy-editor's work.
6. Queries – Queries on doubts raised are sent to the author.
7. Typesetting – Once the author replies to the queries, the MS's design is decided and it is sent for typesetting.
8. Proofreading – Once the PDF or hardcopy proofs of the typeset MS are available, they are proofread by proofreaders.
9. Indexing – Simultaneously or later, the proofs are send to an indexer for indexing.
10. Revision – The typos and errors caught by the proofreader are corrected in the typeset MS.
11. Free Reading – A senior editor not associated with the book project scan-reads the MS.
12. Second Revision – If any error still crops up, it is corrected.
13. Camera Ready Copy – The final printable digital copy copy is prepared. It is also checked internally to see that all elements are in position.
14. Ferros – The negatives of the printing plates are checked as a last and final check before the book is sent into print.
15. Print – The book is printed and bound. The cover is printed separately and inserted during binding.