Thomas fruit assoc Daily Inter Ocean Chicago 1_14_1891.pdf
That is one long file name. And yes, I could have shortened some of the terms but I have a horrible memory and I doubt that one day I would remember that DIO stood for Daily Inter Ocean.
I had the bright idea to add meta data to the PDF file, similar to how I add it to my photo files. However, I quickly learned that you can not edit or add meta data to PDF files through Adobe Reader. (This can be done with full Adobe Acrobat). Well, after a little thought I came up with this work around.
Adobe Reader allows you to add comments and highlight documents. This tool allows you to edit documents, or in this example, allows you to add a comment that may help you remember more details about the file.
Quick links for adding comments are circled above. |
When you click on the icon your mouse pointer will turn in to a speech bubble. You can place your Sticky Note anywhere on the page by clicking in the location you want. A yellow and white speech bubble will then appear with a text box. I added the publication data and when and where I found the article. If you find that you no longer need the Sticky Note, simply click on the speech bubble and delete it. If you have multiple notes you can organize them under the comment list on the right-hand side of the screen.
Save your file and the note will now be visible every time you open the file. A great way to share information with fellow researchers. Enjoy!
2 comments:
Great idea, I had not noticed that feature. Thank you Heather.
I ran into the same problem a couple of weeks ago. My work around is to use the Snip tool to choose the article or entire page. I then save the snip as a JPEG file. I add the source information to the comments in this new file.
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