Review PDF Spaces

Last updated on Mar 10, 2026

Learn how to review shared PDF Spaces in Adobe Acrobat by providing comments, annotations, and feedback based on your permission level.

Reviewing shared PDF Spaces enables effective collaboration by allowing you to provide feedback on files, notes, and insights. Your review options depend on your assigned permission level: ViewerReviewer, or Contributor. Contributors have full access, enabling them to manage files and notes, add new content, and delete or edit existing items within the PDF Space.

Learn more about collaborating on PDF Spaces.

Open the invitation email and select Open PDF Space.

Sign in if prompted.

Note

PDF Spaces with public access can open without sign‑in. For organization‑restricted or privately shared PDF Spaces, recipients must sign in to access them. 

View and interact with the PDF Space. You can:

  • Open and read all shared files.
  • View existing comments and notes.
  • Chat with the AI Assistant.
  • Copy the PDF Space link and share it with others.
Note

If you encounter offensive or inappropriate content in a file, select More options icon-dc-more-options.svg >   Report abuse and fill in the form to flag it for review.

(Reviewer or Contributor access only) Review the content, add comments or annotations, and download files as needed.

Open a file or note, select the text using the Select text  tool from the Quick action toolbar, and then choose an action from the floating toolbar:

  • Add a comment  
  • Highlight text
  • Strikethrough text
  • Underline text
  • Copy text
  • Save as note  
Note

All comments are visible to everyone with project access. Files or notes with comments show a Comments icon, which you can select to view and reply.

Notes of a shared PDF Space is opened   with a comment dialog box and quick action toolbar with commenting tools.
Add a comment to selected text using the floating toolbar.

(Contributor access only) Work with the notes and manage project files. You can:

  • Add notes: Select Notes from the left pane and then select Create a note.
  • Add files: Drag them into the Files panel or click Select a file and upload the files you want to include.
  • Rename files: Select More options > Rename file.
  • Remove files or notes: Select More options > Remove file.
Tip

Removing a file from the PDF Space does not delete the original.