Add Text Box To PDF For Free

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Last updated on Sep 19, 2025

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Instructions and Help about Add Text Box To PDF For Free

Sometimes, when completing a PDF form we don’t know the exact answer to a particular question or need feedback from the document recipient. In situations like this, you can add comments to PDF documents online. In the past, you probably had to print the form and write your comments on the margins of the paper copy. Depending on your handwriting, the form might not have been very tidy and pleasant to look at. Now there is a far easier way to comment PDFs online. pdfFiller's simple but powerful document editor allows you to add text boxes with comments and remove them when they are no longer needed. To get started, you can upload a form to your account or open a document that’s already there. Select the Text Box tool
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in the main toolbar, click where you want to place the box and type your comment. To resize the text box, drag its corners or edges. Change the font and its size by choosing from the drop-down lists.
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You can underline, italicize or make your text bold using the respective tools.
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Change position of the text using the vertical and horizontal alignment tools
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To change the color of your text, click the text color box and select the color you want.
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To change the background color, click the Background icon and select the color from the palette.
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To link the text box to a web page, click the Hyperlink button.
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In the dialog window that will open next, type the URL of the web page, then click Save. To delete the text box, click the trash can icon above it.
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To learn more about how to add comments to PDF documents online, please watch the following video:
If you like being able to add comments to PDF documents, you might be interested in a lot of other great features that pdfFiller has to offer. Some of these include highlighting, blacking out or erasing text, drawing lines and arrows, and adding pictures. Check out these tutorials to see the other great things that pdfFiller can do for you!

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Enhance Your PDFs with the Add Text Box Feature

With the new Add Text Box feature, you can easily personalize your PDF documents by inserting text boxes wherever you need them.

Key Features:

Effortlessly add text boxes to any part of your PDF
Customize text font, size, color, and alignment
Move and resize text boxes to fit your document perfectly

Potential Use Cases and Benefits:

Annotate important information in reports
Fill out forms directly on the PDF
Collaborate with colleagues by adding comments and notes

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How to Add a Text Box to a PDF with pdfFiller

Adding a text box to a PDF document can be easily done using the pdfFiller product. Follow these simple steps to add a text box to your PDF:

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Open the pdfFiller website or app and log in to your account.
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Upload the PDF document you want to add a text box to.
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Once the document is uploaded, click on the 'Text' button in the toolbar.
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Select the 'Text Box' option from the dropdown menu.
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Click on the area of the PDF where you want to add the text box.
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A text box will appear on the PDF. You can resize and reposition the text box as needed.
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Double-click inside the text box to start typing your desired text.
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Customize the text box by changing the font, size, color, and alignment using the options in the toolbar.
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Once you have entered your text and customized the text box, click outside the text box to save the changes.
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You can move or delete the text box by clicking on it and using the options in the toolbar.

By following these steps, you can easily add a text box to your PDF using pdfFiller. Enjoy the convenience and flexibility of adding text boxes to your documents!

Did you know?

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PDF Studio is capable of creating text fields. To create text fields follow the steps below. To access the Text Field properties right click Mac: Ctrl + Click on the field and choose Properties in the mouse menu or click on the edit button on the Mini Toolbar.
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Google Docs has a drawing tool that's designed for inserting text boxes and shapes into your document. In this lesson, you'll learn the drawing tool's commands and how to insert a drawing or text box. The drawing tool opens as a dialog box in your document, and this is where you'll create, format, and edit text boxes. Shapes are customizable, so you can add text and change the color and line styles.

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To annotate PDF documents, upload your document to pdfFiller, or choose the document your want to annotate in “My Forms” page and click “Fill” button. Open “Draw” tab and access the editor toolbar, you can have a variety of annotation features: highlight text, add comments, underline text and insert sticky notes or arrows.
To write on a document, click anywhere on the document and begin typing.
Yes. Just use “Enter” to create a line break. You can also paste large chunks of text and use Enter to restructure the lines.
To edit font settings, begin by clicking on the “Font” button. You can then change the font type, adjust the size and color. Furthermore, you can also, modify text in to bold, underline, and italics.

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