Adobe acrobat 7.0.5 sdk User Manual

This chapter describes how to use the Acrobat SDK to assist with online collaboration 
workflows and annotations.

This chapter includes the following sections:

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Acrobat provides a platform for the development of a variety of collaborative review 
systems to fit various needs. A complete, integrated Acrobat and Adobe PDF online 
collaboration solution includes the following major elements:

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Adobe PDF documents created from source documents authored in various word 
processing, page layout, and other applications.

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A Web browser environment, running the Adobe Acrobat plug-in, which allows users to 
view a PDF document on a network folder or a Web server, add comments to it, and 
work online with comments from the whole workgroup.

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A central, online comment repository for collecting and storing reviewer comments 
separate from the associated PDF document being reviewed.

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Optionally, depending on the complexity of the solution required, a user interface to the 
review and comment workflow, potentially including automated routing and 
notification, implemented by the solution developer using server-side applications. 

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A Review Management feature which allows users to invite new reviewers, send 
reminders, and go back online after working offline.

This online collaboration process allows multiple users to comment on a single document 
and to view comments from others in real time. Also, they can comment on a document at 
their own convenience and upload their comments at a later time with the offline option. 
For all repository types, commenting can only occur when the user opens the PDF file 
within a Web browser.

For more information about setting up online collaboration using Acrobat, see Acrobat 
Online Collaboration: Setup and Administration.