Note: The script can only recognize full words. In case you manually entered some text into the comment, don't worry! The script will not remove your text, just add to it (see example #2). This is why I developed this script to retroactively insert the highlighted text into existing comments in all of your pre-existing files. Acrobat won't change your existing comments, only your new ones. And when you realize this and switch this setting on, it's too late. Sadly, it's not checked by default (see screenshot below).Īs a result, if you make highlights to your file, the text you highlight is not copied into the comment itself, which can be very useful when creating summaries. One of the most important settings in Acrobat is 'Copy selected text into Highlight, Cross-Out, and Underline comment pop ups' (to be found under Edit - Preferences - Commenting).
The script version of the tool is still available, as can be seen below. Feel free to try it out and then purchase the full version to get the full functionality. Alongside the stand-alone version there's now also a free demo version, which will process the first 3 highlight annotations in the first 3 files you use it on.
