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TABLE OF CONTENTS


Reviews is fully browser-based and mobile-friendly. It does not require plugins or extensions and is supported on the latest versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari. Files are uploaded natively and do not require conversion.





Providing Feedback

When reviewing an asset, easily provide feedback by marking up the assets using intuitive annotation tools in the toolbar. Each annotation will automatically be associated with a comment. 


After using one of the annotation tools to create a markup, a comment box will automatically appear in the collaboration panel on the far right of the screen, allowing you to enter a comment related to your annotation on the asset. Annotations and comments will appear for all Reviewers in real time. 


Click Post to save your markup.


Adding a comment within Reviews


Every annotation and its related comment will be numbered.

You can attach files related to your comment.

You can mention someone in your Lytho account to notify them of a message.

The General Comment Tool adds comments without an annotation.

The Choose Annotation Color Tool allows you to select the color of your annotation.

Your browser’s built-in spell checker will automatically underline any misspelled words in your comments.



Annotation Tools


Drawing Tools


The Dot Tool identifies a specific point on the asset.


The Rectangle Tool draws a transparent rectangle to highlight an area of the asset.


The Arrow Tool draws an arrow pointing to a particular area of the asset.


The Freehand Tool allows freehand drawing on the asset.


Text Tools


The Highlight Tool highlights the text in the asset and populates that text in quotation marks into the comment field. You can edit or provide feedback on the text for the content producer as necessary.


The Insert Text Tool places a downward facing arrow in the chosen spot and populates the text Insert "" into the comment field. You can then type what you would like to be added between the given quotation marks.


The Strikethrough Tool adds a strikethrough line over the text in the asset and populates Remove and the text in quotation marks into the comment field. This allows you to ask the content producer to remove the text.


Text Tools are only available if text can be identified in the asset. This includes common file formats like .pdf or .doc.



Canvas Tools


The Pan Tool allows you to grab the asset and move it around on the Review canvas.


The Ruler Tool allows you to measure assets on the Review canvas. For PDFs, measurements are available in points, inches, and centimeters, while all other file types are measured in pixels. 


The Hide Annotation Tool allows you to temporarily hide all markups from the asset.


The Rotation Tool allows you to rotate the asset 90° counterclockwise.


Interactive Mode allows you to activate clickable hyperlinks within the asset for seamless navigation and enhanced testing. When this mode is turned on, the artboard will be outlined in green, and annotation tools will be disabled.



Zoom

The Zoom Tool allows you to zoom in and out on the asset. You also have "Actual," "Fit to Width," "Fit to Page," and various zoom percentages for viewing the asset. The maximum zoom percentage level is based on your choice of browser.


Assets default to “Fit to Page,” which allows the Reviewer to see the full length and width of the asset.


zoom settings


If you set a zoom level for an asset, the application will hold that zoom level for that asset when toggling between pages.


Page Navigation

The expandable left panel Page Navigator shows all creative assets in the Proof and allows you to navigate to other pages by clicking on the corresponding thumbnail. If an asset has multiple pages, the thumbnail can be expanded to show all pages of the asset and their approval statuses. This is also a great place for an at-a-glance view of each page’s status based on the stage of the review. Before you submit your own approval statuses, it will show your selected page status. After your Review has been submitted, it will show the aggregate status of all Reviewers for each page.


Reviews left panel


The Comment icon shows whether Reviewers have made comments on an asset and displays the total number of comments.


You can also navigate through the Proof by selecting the bottom navigation. The outer arrows will control moving from asset to asset. The inner arrows will control moving between pages within a multi-page asset. 


Reviews bottom navigation

 


Approval Statuses

Before you can submit your Review and complete the Review process, an approval status is required for each page, such as Approved As Is or Change and Resubmit. You can set the approval status by selecting the drop down menu on the bottom right corner of the screen, below the collaboration panel. 


approval status options

After selecting a status, you can:

  • Apply to Current Page: Updates only the page you are viewing in the current asset.
  • Apply to Current Asset: Updates all pages in the current asset, not across the entire Review.
  • Apply to All Assets: Updates all assets and pages across the entire Review.


submission status menu



Lytho Pro Tip: If you are approving a Review that includes a large number of pages within an asset, first apply a status to all pages and then edit the status of exceptions as needed.


Setting an approval status does not submit your Review. Once an approval status has been set for each page, you will see the option to Submit in the bottom right corner.



Once all Reviewers have submitted their decisions, anyone with access to the Review can view the aggregate status of the Review from the left-panel dropdown. 





Submitting Reviews

After applying an approval status to all assets in the proof, the Exit button will update to Submit so that you can submit your Review. To proceed, click Submit at the bottom right of the page.


submit button


Confirm your review submission by selecting Submit in the pop-up modal.


confirm review submission


Members of the Proof will be notified via email when all invited Reviewers have submitted their Reviews.



Review Sharing

When enabled, Reviewers can share the Review with additional account members by sending a custom, private message that does not appear in the collaboration panel. 



If a Reviewer believes someone's approval is required, they can add them as an essential Reviewer on the Review route. Proof members will receive a notification any time a new essential Reviewer is added to the Review route so they can continue to manage the Review's progress.



Reviewers can also share a direct link to the Review with other account members from the Share Review panel to collaborate on the Review.



If you add a new Reviewer with an @mention, they will only be invited as a collaborator on the Review. They will be able to comment and annotate but cannot leave an approval status or delay the progression of the Review route.

 



Review Instructions

Review instructions appear when a review is first opened. They can always be found within the expandable left panel under the Review Details tab.

 




Text Search

If the asset being reviewed includes a text layer, users can search for specific words or phrases within that asset. The search feature is located in the top navigation bar and is only available for files that recognize text. Searches are performed per asset and do not span across multiple files.


text search




Proof Options

Select the More button in the top right corner of the Review environment to view available proof options.



Download

Download gives you the option to select the original asset file(s) you wish to download. If multiple files are selected, they will be bundled into a single zip file. This feature can be turned off in Account Settings. 



Print

Print allows you to print the Proof to PDF. The generated PDF file will include a cover page including grouped approval statuses and images of the assets with annotations alongside Reviewer collaboration.


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Banners will appear at the bottom of the Review environment indicating PDF preparation and readiness. 


print in progress(PDF processing)



print file ready(PDF ready)



Help

Help will take you to the Lytho Workflow Knowledge Base. 



Dark/Light Mode

The Dark Mode toggle allows you to switch between light and dark themes to suit your visual comfort and lighting preferences. Once set, the system will remember your preference going forward.




Review Versions

Lytho allows for the Proof uploader to submit sequential versions of the same document so that after implementing feedback in their design, these versions will be associated together and comparable in the Review environment. 


When a review is versioned, you can access previous versions by selecting the versioning icon located to the right of the Review name. The Review’s version history will open. Select the version you’d like to reference to either compare side-by-side or open in a new tab of your browser. 


The current version indicator is shown to the right of the View Versions icon so that you can quickly view which version is active in your browser window.



review versions button


review versions menu





The Mobile Experience

Lytho Reviews is fully browser-based and mobile-friendly. It does not require an app, plugins or extensions to view and approve assets.