Things change - as does the UI - that is fine. Professionals working with Adobe Pro have adapted before. However, the changes have DOUBLED the amount of time it takes to mark up a PDF and as far as I can see there is no solution for this.

• We are not longer able to highlight text, start typing and have text automatically replaced. We also have to select the tool, then implement the mark up.

• We are not able to pick a spot in the text, start typing and have text automatically inserted. We also have to select the tool, then implement the mark up.

• The above, coupled with the fact that a tool now remains active, makes a heavy mark-up a mammoth effort. Imagine inserting over 500 different comments as you proofread and each time having to select and deselect a tool.

• With the commenting tools now "nested" under multiple menus, instead of just permanently all active, it adds to the amount of time it takes to find and select a tool.

Above all, if this is truly what your research shows people want for commenting, at least give people the option to disable these functions. The changes you have made were clearly not suggested by any professional that actually uses them in their daily work. They are clunky, slow, not user-friendly and you have made them mandatory.

I will definitely NOT be using the new Adobe Pro for this task and have reverted back. If it becomes enforced, I believe plenty of publishing professionals will be forced to consider other options.