If you use Revu to highlight text in your PDFs, you are going to love this trick.
The highlighter, by default, simply places highlight marks on your file. But of course, if you highlight text, it means that those words are pretty important. And they’re probably something you need to refer back to, and remember some time in the future, right? Well, there’s a very easy way to copy highlighted text into Revu’s Markups List so you can do just that.
First, go to Edit/Preferences/Markups. Check Copy Selected Text into Markups.
You’re on your way to making document review a whole lot easier!
Once this preference is turned on, any text that I highlight will be copied into the “Comments” column of the Markups List.
What a nifty trick!
Now I have a few options for working with these notes. First, I can use Bluebeam’s Search tool and run a filtered search – scanning only my markups for keywords.
I can also create a PDF summary of my markups, basically making a “study sheet.”
Who doesn’t love a good shortcut?
The possibilities are endless! So go ahead, change that preference setting, grab that highlighter tool and keep on PDF’ing!
-Karen
January 3, 2011 at 8:25 pm |
I like this.
January 25, 2011 at 10:58 pm |
How cool is that, thanks for the hint with the study sheet. You guys rock!!!
Since using Revu my number of PDF files exploded. I’m now looking for a good Document Management System under Windows 7. Any ideas? Something like Benubird PDF but with more options/features.
February 1, 2011 at 8:43 pm |
I do a fair amount of research for my educational credits each year and also when I write articles for my newsletter. This is such a helpful tool!. Keep ‘em coming.
February 10, 2011 at 8:44 pm |
Wow, this makes me want to put all of my files, including my emails, in PDF so I can remember to accomplish highlighted tasks!
Keep up the awesome work, I love the software!
March 30, 2011 at 10:24 pm |
how much does thist program
March 30, 2011 at 10:29 pm |
Hi Ricardo. Our pricing is listed here: http://www.bluebeam.com/us/products/revu/pricing.asp
Take care,
Karen at bluebeaminsider.com
January 7, 2012 at 5:23 pm |
ebenvios…
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January 12, 2012 at 11:24 am |
Fantastic – hanks
This is such a helpful tool!.
- hans – Denmark
January 12, 2012 at 11:25 am |
This is such a helpful tool!.
Thanks – Hans Denmark