The video tutorials accessed here provide instruction on the usage of various annotation tools within Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional and similar tools in version 8 Pro and later versions.

These tools are typically necessary to complete the review of electronically submitted shop plan sets. These consist of five tutorials of about 9 to 21 minutes in length, and run using a Macromedia flash player.

Note: The Macromedia Flash Player core application is available for download from Adobe. TxDOT employees should already have this application.

Acrobat Video Tutorials

Title	Length	Small	Medium	Large
Part I: Toolbars	15:25	Macromedia	Macromedia	Macromedia
Part IIA: Annotating	17:00	Macromedia	Macromedia	Macromedia
Part IIB: Finalizing	21:11	Macromedia	Macromedia	Macromedia
Part III: Annotating Enhancements	12:05	Macromedia	Macromedia	Macromedia
Part IV: Custom Tools	8:59	Macromedia	Macromedia	Macromedia

Note: Small = 800x600, Medium = 1024x768, Large = 1280x1024)

Custom Shop Plan Review Tools

A Shop Plan Review plug-in for Adobe Acrobat Professional is available through your District IR Admin that aids in the electronic stamping and securing of document markups. A non-TxDOT version of this plug-in is available for consultants performing shop plan reviews for your District. Advise consultants to download the Shop Plan Tools plug-in.

This set of tools enables quicker stamping of large submittals and helps provide for the security of markups by "flattening" the PDF set.

Note: "Flattening" prevents removal of markups. Password protection prevents the addition of markups. Instruct reviewers to do both after applying approval stamps and before returning the PDF shop plan set to the Fabricator.

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