Shared group review process using Adobe Cloud

Shared group review is a separate process of distributing .pdf files for review and gathering feedback. Available tools are similar but not as extensive as desktop applications. Many features are still evolving. The key aspect of this method is that the process happens fully online using Adobe Cloud (or Creative Cloud).

To review the cycle differences, please look at Figure 6.8. Editors can see each other’s notes and can communicate with one another throughout the review process. When the markup is completed, the author can retrieve feedback and make changes to a source document. Text auto-edit is not available in this process.

Important note

At the time of writing this book, tools and options for shared review are still under development, with a goal for future release versions to imitate all the capabilities of .pdf commenting of desktop Acrobat.

We will now explore the process and options of this workflow. It begins...