You can use Adobe Reader to share documents with others. You can share files using Adobe SendNow or share files by email.
Do one of the following:
- Choose File > Share Files Using SendNow Online.
- Click the Tools task pane, and then choose Send Files
- Choose File > Send File
Follow onscreen instructions to share the file with others.
For detailed information, see Share files from Acrobat.com using SendNow Online and Share files by e-mail in Acrobat Help.
Acrobat.com allows you to store and access PDF and other documents from multiple devices.
To store files on Acrobat.com, do one of the following:
- Click
in the toolbar
- Click Tools > Store Files.
- In the Save dialog boxes (File > Save or File > Save As), from the Save to Online Account list, choose an account.
You can comment on PDF files using the annotations and drawing markup tools. All annotation and drawing markup tools are available. When you receive a PDF to review, you can annotate it by using the commenting and markup tools.
You can use different annotation tools to add your comments while reviewing a PDF file. For example, Add Sticky Note, Highlight Text, Add Text Comment, and Strikethrough.

A. Add Sticky Note B. Highlight text C. Add Text Comment D. Attach file E. Record audio F. Add Stamp tool and menu G. Insert text at cursor H. Replace text I. Strikethrough J. Underline K. Add note to text L. Text Correction Markup
You can use different Drawing Markup tools to add your comments while reviewing a PDF file. For example, Add Text Box, Draw Rectangle, and Draw Free Form.

A. Add text box B. Add text callout C. Draw line D. Draw arrow E. Draw oval F. Draw rectangle G. Draw cloud H. Draw polygon I. Draw connected lines J. Draw free form K. Erase free form
You can adjust the properties of annotation and drawing markup tools. For example, you can change the color and opacity for the Highlight Text tool.
Note: The following steps illustrate how to customize the properties of the Highlight Text tool. You can follow the same steps for other tools in Reader.
Right-click a comment, and choose Reply from the pop-up menu.
If later decide to remove your reply, right-click it, and click Delete.
For more information, see Reply to comments in Acrobat Help.
If you’re asked to approve a PDF, you receive an e-mail message that provides step-by-step instructions. At the top of the PDF, use options in the Stamps palette and the document message bar to approve or reject the document.
For more information, see Participate in an approval workflow in Acrobat Help.
Note:
Only Acrobat users with multi-byte versions of Acrobat can start an approval workflow. However, Reader users with any language version can approve or reject a PDF.
To track a document review or view the status of a review, choose View > Tracker. The Tracker shows who has joined a review and how many comments each person has published.
The left side of the Tracker shows all PDF documents in managed reviews.
The right side lists the date and time the PDF was sent and the list of invited reviewers. Links to shared PDFs provide additional information, including the deadline (if set) and the number of comments submitted per reviewer. Deleting a link in the Tracker does not delete the PDF file.
Latest Updates summarizes the latest changes to reviews.
For more information, see Track reviewed PDFs in Acrobat Help.
The Autosave feature prevents changes from being lost after an unexpected interruption.
Open the files you were working on before the unexpected shutdown.
When prompted, click Yes to open the files that were automatically saved.
Save the files with the same names as the files you were originally working on.