Document Markup

8 min

the best way to deselect any selected tool and return to the home screen is by pressing the esc key to use the markup tools, first open your pdf document under the \markup\ tab, there are \5 tools\ to select from in the document markup section document markup note 4 of these tools are also available on the \home\ tab area highlight is only under the \markup \ tab \❶\ area highlight this is used to highlight a section on a page the highlight color is displayed in the small box under the area highlight icon with the area highlight menu option selected, select the area on the pdf page you would like to highlight select highlight area to access the highlight color menu, click on the area you just created highlight color menu \❶\ to change the highlight color, click on the corresponding color in the squares to access additional colors, click the more colors text \❷\ to remove the markup completely, click the remove markup text \❷\ attachment note the attachment option is also available on the \home\ tab this is used to attach a file to the document with an option to add comments \❶\ with the attachment menu option selected, click on the pdf page where you would like the attachment icon to appear \❷\ the paper clip icon will be displayed attachment menu note after adding the attachment icon to the pdf page, you can move it as needed when the paper icon \❷\ is clicked, a choose file for attachment dialog box will open locate the desired file and click open locate the file to attach the user can add comments in either of the areas marked with \❸ \ simply click in the designated space and type the desired comments adding a comment is optional add comments \❹\ a list of attached files appears at the bottom of the page viewing and managing attached files after attaching files, you can view them in the list of attached files section this section displays information about each attached file, including its name, date/time of attachment, file size, and a description here’s what it looks like attached files bottom menu name the name of the attached file date/time the date and time when the file was attached file size the size of the attached file description any additional description or notes about the file you also have options to manage your attachments \❶ \ add attachment click on the paper icon with a green plus sign to add a file \❷ \ delete attachment click on the paper icon with a red minus sign to remove a file \❸ \ show attachment (open the attachment in pdf pro) by clicking the paper icon with a blue downward arrow the attachment file will open in another tab, allowing you to view it alongside your current document on pdf pro \❸\ typewriter note the typewriter option is also available on the \home\ tab select typewriter icon directly select typewriter the \typewriter settings \ menu is displayed typewriter settings \❶\ select the font setting required \❷ \ the advanced settings include options for border , transparency and lock annotation \❸ \ click on the pdf page where you would like to place this text field a more in depth explanation of the typewriter function can be found here docid\ veym 7rgxrlewphoceee \❹\ add note note the add note option is also available on the \home\ tab with \❶ \ add note selected, click on the location where you want the note icon \❷\ to appear add note icon \❷ \ click on the icon and the \❸ \ comments box will appear simply click in the designated space and type the desired comments \❺\ pencil note the pencil option is also available on the \home\ tab when you click the pencil icon, pencil icon selected the \pencil settings \ menu is displayed pencil settings \❶ \ the options for color , thickness and lock annotation appears \❷ \ on the pdf page, draw in the area where you want to emphasize specific content \❸ \ the comments box will appear if needed, click in the designated area and type your comments