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By Thomas McGee
PDFs are very common. Many use them in their day-to-day work, and WinePress is no different. Used with forms, manuscripts, typesets, designs, and more, PDFs become a very useful asset to anyone’s selection of file formats.
One great use that has been becoming increasingly popular, is the ability to “mark up” or add comments to a PDF. Far from the scribbles and scratches that can commonly be found on a hard copy, a PDF enables you to have multiple reviewers neatly and orderly apply comments and revisions, with a fraction of the time and cost. Along with this, most PDF viewers also allow you to view all your comments and revisions in one simple list, rather than having to dig through pages and pages to find that comment that was toward the other end of the document.
Though PDF commenting is becoming increasingly popular, much of the well known software requires you to buy a “Pro” or “Expanded” edition just to get the feature. However, there is some free software becoming available now 
which enables you to do commenting and mark-ups. Here are some choices for free PDF viewing applications which allow you to do commenting and mark-ups:
Windows
PDF-XCHANGE VIEWER
Those wishing to view pdf files on their Windows PCs have a choice when it comes to viewing PDF files – the pdf-xchange viewer is smaller, faster and more feature-rich than leading commercial-use PDF viewers.
Mac
SKIM
Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It is designed to help you read and annotate PDF documents, but is also great for viewing any PDF file.
Thomas McGee is a graphic designer at WinePress. His job includes: cover design, Web design, advertising design, and assisting with WinePress’ partner company, Notation Marketing Group. In his spare time, Thomas enjoys volunteering at his local Christian bookstore, The Salt Shaker.
NOTE: WinePress Group is not responsible for the content of external links. Note that all technical support and use of the software recommended must be requested from their respective owners.
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The editorial team for WinePress of Words includes Carla Williams (Executive Editor), Laura Christianson (Editor and Coordinator), Josiah Williams (Marketing Specialist), and Thomas McGee (Designer and Developer).
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