Black Ice Software is excited to announce the latest enhancement to IceViewer: the all-new Comments Panel. Designed to simplify collaboration and document review, this feature ensures efficient annotation management for PDF and TIFF documents—comparable to industry leaders like Adobe Reader and Foxit Reader.

Why Choose the IceViewer Comments Panel?

The Comments Panel makes team collaboration effortless, offering powerful tools to organize, edit, and reply to annotations—all in one place. From review meetings to real-time discussions, this new feature empowers teams to provide feedback, ask questions, and maintain structured communication directly within the document.

How It Works:

• Annotation Management Made Easy: View all annotations in one organized list, grouped by page. Navigate quickly by clicking on any annotation to jump directly to its location in the document.
• Real-Time Collaboration: Add, edit, and reply to annotations in threaded discussions. Team members can leave detailed feedback, answer questions, or follow up seamlessly.
• Author Tracking: Keep track of who said what! The Comments Panel displays the name of the author and timestamps for all annotations and replies.
• Edit or Delete with a Click: Make quick changes to text-based annotations or replies and remove outdated comments with ease.

Key Advantages for Your Workflow

1. Enhanced Collaboration Across Teams: Whether you’re working on legal documents, healthcare forms, engineering blueprints, or financial reports, the Comments Panel keeps conversations and changes transparent and organized.
2. Efficient Review Process: Spend less time searching for annotations! Quickly filter and manage annotations to stay focused and productive.
3. Streamlined Feedback Loops: Improve communication with threaded replies and clear timestamps for all edits and responses.

Use Case Scenarios

• Legal Teams: Collaborate on contracts by reviewing comments and replies from multiple stakeholders while keeping track of changes.
• Healthcare Providers: Annotate and review patient records with colleagues for precise feedback and seamless updates.
• Engineering Firms: Share annotated blueprints with project managers, enabling fast and structured communication across departments.
• Finance Departments: Mark up financial statements and allow colleagues to comment or question specific figures for better accuracy.

How to Access the Comments Panel

To get started with the Comments Panel, simply:

1. Click the Comments icon in the right sidebar of the IceViewer user interface.
2. Expand or collapse annotations by page to review comments efficiently.
3. Add or reply to annotations directly from the Comments Panel for real-time collaboration.

See the Comments Panel in Action

Take your document collaboration to the next level with IceViewer! If you’re ready to experience the benefits of our Comments Panel, download the latest version of IceViewer today.

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The complete list of improvements in the latest IceViewer includes the following:

DATE: 02-05-2025
Version: 15.25 (revision 3172)

• Added Comment Panel to the right sidebar of the IceViewer window. (#18209)
• Usability improvements for the Pencil annotation. (#18746)
• Usability improvements for the Add Text feature. (#18447, #18449, #18597)
• Usability and Stability improvements for the Link feature. (#18801, #18807, #18855)
• Stability improvements for high-resolution screens. (#18795)
• Stability improvements for inserting PDF pages and files. (#18923)
• Stability improvements for copying and pasting PDF pages. (#18840)
• Minor user interface improvements for Stamps. (#18576, #18574, #18575, #18579)
• Updated Annotation SDK to version 13.17.1222

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