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Subject:Re: Suggestions for review tools? From:Charlotte Branth Claussen <charlotteclaussen -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Erika Yanovich <ERIKA_y -at- rad -dot- com> Date:Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:15:30 +0000
I have been very happy using Contributor in the past, working in a pure
Windows environment.
When working in a mixed environment where many SMEs use macOS or Linux it
won't fly. The new version is cloud only which gives other constraints.
/Charlotte
On Tue, 12 Feb 2019 at 07:40, Erika Yanovich <ERIKA_y -at- rad -dot- com> wrote:
> Flare has its own reviewing tool, Contributor.
> Erika
>
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> Subject: Suggestions for review tools?
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> Hello,
>
> For several years now, our tech writing group has used Acrobat's shared
> PDF review option to have other groups review our work. This started when
> we were creating PDF manuals, but now that our focus is mainly web-based
> help topics, we create PDF versions of the topics and send those out for
> review. However, some users (Mac users in particular) seem to have trouble
> using the Acrobat commenting tools, and in some cases, the PDF files don't
> give the best representation of the web help topic.
>
> What other methods are you using to have your web topics reviewed? Are you
> satisfied with them? If you've used shared PDF reviews in the past, how
> does your current approach compare?
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