Can you post to PDF files for review at the same time?

  • Marci June 2012

    We have a project that has a large number of pages. Additionally, part is full-color the other is two color. We wanted to load the cover file as one PDF and the inside pages as a second PDF then send out one announcement to review proof. It didn't work so I'm not sure if that's not a feature or we did it wrong.

    Thanks for your help.

  • Lee June 2012

    Hi Marci

    If you upload multiple pdf files to the New Proof page, a separate proof will be created for each pdf. We are going to be developing a merge proofs function going forward but we do not have an ETA for this currently. Please keep an eye on our blog for any updates on this -http://www.proofhq.com/html/blog/

    Currently, if you upload 2 pdfs files (one for the cover and the other for the inside pages) and you add reviewrs to the proof on the New Proof page, those reviewers will get one notification email with details of both proofs. (Please note that the owner/creator will get separate 'proof made' notification emails for each proof.)

    You could also use our "Share folder items" function to share multiple proofs with reviewers at the same time. To do this, you'd upload the proofs into a folder (without adding any reviewers at the point of proof creation)and then on the Folder Details page click Share > Share items in the folder > select the proofs to share > add the reviewers. Your reviewers would receive one email notification with details of all the proofs that had been shared with them. Please see our Sharing folder items help age for more info -http://help.proofhq.com/sharing-folders#TOC-Share-items-within-a-folder


    FYI - in terms of numbers of pages, we'd recommend sticking to 500 or less per proof.

    Kind regards

    Lee

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