# How to print PDF with comments showing from my professor? **URL:** \ **Category:** Reading PDFs\ **Tags:** collections\ **Created:** [October 31, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/how-to-print-pdf-with-comments-showing-from-my-professor/84 "2026-10-31T04:57:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeremy7](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jeremy7](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/jeremy7)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/how-to-print-pdf-with-comments-showing-from-my-professor/84/1 "2026-10-31T04:57:13Z")
My professor sent back my paper as a PDF with comments on it, but they vanish when I print from my laptop. I need the notes visible to revise before the deadline. How do I get them to show on the printout? ---
**Author:** ![reid21](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/user_avatar/pdfbookslib.com/reid21/32/22_2.png) [@reid21](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/reid21)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/how-to-print-pdf-with-comments-showing-from-my-professor/84/2 "2026-10-31T04:57:14Z")
In Acrobat Reader, when you open the print dialog there’s a dropdown near the top called “Comments & Forms” or “Print What”. Switch it to “Document and Markups” and the comments will print. Honestly it defaults to just the document, which is why they vanish. ---
**Author:** ![finlay.wilson](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/user_avatar/pdfbookslib.com/finlay.wilson/32/23_2.png) [@finlay.wilson](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/finlay.wilson)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/how-to-print-pdf-with-comments-showing-from-my-professor/84/3 "2026-11-01T10:51:50Z")
I had this happen with patient notes at our clinic. Usually, printers ignore annotations unless you change the print settings to ‘Document and Markups’. If your viewer cannot do that, I just use PDFcap ([pdfcap.com](http://pdfcap.com)) to flatten the comments directly onto the page first, which bakes them into the text so they print fine. ---
**Author:** ![sarcastic\_sea](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/user_avatar/pdfbookslib.com/sarcastic_sea/32/33_2.png) [@sarcastic\_sea](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/sarcastic_sea)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/how-to-print-pdf-with-comments-showing-from-my-professor/84/4 "2026-11-02T17:07:28Z")
When you open the file in your default browser, look for a print setting that includes document and markups rather than just the document itself. I learned the hard way with my market price lists that default settings usually hide annotations. Avoid printing in greyscale if your professor colour-coded their feedback. The text will just become an unreadable grey smudge. ---
**Author:** ![SneakySteel](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/user_avatar/pdfbookslib.com/sneakysteel/32/25_2.png) [@SneakySteel](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/SneakySteel)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/how-to-print-pdf-with-comments-showing-from-my-professor/84/5 "2026-11-03T23:21:45Z")
Had the same thing last month with a marked up draft. In Adobe Reader go to File then Print, and under the Comments and Forms dropdown pick Document and Markups before printing, that pulls the sticky notes into the page. If you are using your browser’s built in viewer it often strips comments entirely, so open it in Acrobat Reader first. ---
**Author:** ![emily.7](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/user_avatar/pdfbookslib.com/emily.7/32/26_2.png) [@emily.7](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/emily.7)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/how-to-print-pdf-with-comments-showing-from-my-professor/84/6 "2026-11-05T04:06:52Z")
Agreed with @sarcastic_sea, my old laptop prints greyscale by default and colour notes turn to mush. Set Comments and Forms to Document and Markups first, not sure browsers on Mac show it. ---
**Author:** ![code\_pal](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/user_avatar/pdfbookslib.com/code_pal/32/27_2.png) [@code\_pal](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/code_pal)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/how-to-print-pdf-with-comments-showing-from-my-professor/84/7 "2026-11-06T10:36:47Z")
@emily.7 If the browser’s print dialog does not offer “Document and Markups,” I’d open the file in Acrobat Reader instead and select that option there. Fwiw, color is helpful, but the key setting is making sure annotations are included. ---
**Author:** ![evelyn2008](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/user_avatar/pdfbookslib.com/evelyn2008/32/34_2.png) [@evelyn2008](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/evelyn2008)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/how-to-print-pdf-with-comments-showing-from-my-professor/84/8 "2026-11-07T17:21:45Z")
I open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader rather than the browser viewer, then choose Print and look for “Comments & Forms.” Set that to “Document and Markups” or “Document and Comments,” depending on the version. If the notes are still missing, I print a comment summary as a separate page too, since some professor annotations sit outside the page margins. ---
**Author:** ![wallabies](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/user_avatar/pdfbookslib.com/wallabies/32/35_2.png) [@wallabies](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/wallabies)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/how-to-print-pdf-with-comments-showing-from-my-professor/84/9 "2026-11-09T00:06:48Z")
Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader instead of the browser, then press Ctrl+P. In the print window, choose “Document and Markup” or enable “Print Markup,” and select an option to show all comments. If your printer still leaves them out, use “Print to PDF” with markup enabled, then print that new PDF. ---
**Author:** ![user.871065](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/user_avatar/pdfbookslib.com/user.871065/32/30_2.png) [@user.871065](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/u/user.871065)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 5:51am UTC](https://pdfbookslib.com/discussions/t/how-to-print-pdf-with-comments-showing-from-my-professor/84/10 "2026-11-10T05:51:48Z")
@Evelyn2008 the separate summary page is the part that saves me. I open in Acrobat Reader, set Comments & Forms to Document and Markups, then tick Print comment summary as well. Set it to print after the document so the notes pages stay separate and cover anything sitting outside the margins.