PDF Expert review
When a producer sends me a twelve-page running order as a PDF, I want them to know exactly which cue I’m asking them to move. PDF Expert lets me mark the cue in the document and send a separate list of the changes.
Put the note on the right page
On a Mac, I’d highlight the cue and add a typed note explaining what needs to move. The annotations panel lists the marks by page and takes me back to the right spot when I click one. I can export the “Annotation Summary” as a text file for someone who only needs a list of changes. Freehand pen marks don’t go into that export, so I’d type anything the editor needs to act on.
I’d use CleanShot X when one image is enough to explain a setting. With comments spread across a longer document, the page list in PDF Expert saves me from naming and sending a separate image for every change.
Send the copy that fits the next step
If someone needs to work with my comments, I’d share the annotated PDF with the marks still editable. If they only need to see the marked pages in a basic reader, I’d use “Save as Flatten” on a separate copy. That keeps the marks visible as part of the page and takes away the option to edit them as annotations. I’d keep the editable master and open the copy once before sending it.
Anabel’s take
I’d send the text summary to the person making the changes. If we still need to talk through where a cue lands, I’d send the annotated pages as well. Once we agree on the edits, I’d keep the version with comments with the rest of the project.