Hive proofing is focused on document review, so the feature set is intentionally scoped to viewing, navigating, and collaborative markup.
Yes: viewing, hyperlinks, annotations and commenting
Partial: form field display, button display, bookmarks (data preserved, navigation not exposed)
No: form filling/submission, embedded scripts, digital signatures, stamps, layers, presentation transitions, embedded media, embedded attachments
For workflows that need form-filling, e-signatures, or script execution, those are handled outside of proofing — Hive's own approval and sign-off flows cover the equivalent review-and-approve use cases.
Breakdown of interactive PDF features and their level of support in Hive
Feature | What it does | Supported | Notes |
Form fields (text, checkboxes, radios, dropdowns) | User-fillable inputs | Partial | Existing form widgets render and are visible in the proofing view, but reviewers cannot create, edit, or save responses to form fields |
Buttons (submit, reset, scripted) | Clickable actions | Partial | Buttons render as part of the document, but submit and script-driven actions are not executed |
Hyperlinks (internal and external) | Click to navigate to a page or URL | Yes | Internal page jumps and external URL links work as expected |
Bookmarks / TOC (outlines) | Clickable document navigation tree | Partial | Bookmarks remain embedded in the file, but the side-panel navigation tree is not exposed in the proofing UI |
Multimedia (video/audio/3D embedded in PDF) | Play media inside the PDF | No | Media embedded inside a PDF will not play. Hive proofing does support standalone video files as a separate proofing type |
JavaScript (calculations, validation, conditional logic) | Scripted form behavior | No | Scripts embedded in the PDF are not executed |
Digital signatures | Cryptographic signing and verification | No | PDF-native signatures are not supported. Hive offers its own approval and sign-off workflow for documents |
Stamps (Approved, Draft, etc.) | Apply predefined or custom stamps | No | Stamping is disabled in favor of Hive's approval workflow |
Layers (Optional Content Groups) | Toggle visibility of content groups | No | There is no UI for switching layers on or off |
Page transitions / animations | Animated page changes | No | The proofing view uses scroll and thumbnail navigation rather than a presentation mode |
File attachments (files embedded inside a PDF) | Download embedded files | No | There is no UI for listing or extracting attachments |
Annotations (comments, highlights, drawings, markups) | Markup and comment on the document | Yes | Fully supported and is the core of Hive proofing — includes threaded replies, mentions, team approvals, and export of the marked-up document |