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Annotate Scanned PDF: Powerful Tools to Make Your PDFs More Interactive

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With the Annotate Scanned PDF feature, you can take your static PDF documents to the next level and turn them into interactive and collaborative files. Say goodbye to the limitations of a basic PDF and start engaging with your content like never before.

Key Features:

Highlight and underline important sections
Add comments and notes
Insert text or shapes
Draw freehand annotations
Attach audio or video recordings

Potential Use Cases and Benefits:

Collaborative Document Review: Easily share annotated PDFs with colleagues or clients for efficient collaboration and feedback.
Interactive Presentations: Enhance your presentations by adding annotations to PDF slides, allowing you to emphasize key points and engage your audience.
Educational Material: Annotate scanned textbooks or study guides to add personal notes and highlight important information for better comprehension.
Legal and Contract Work: Mark up legal documents, contracts, or agreements to highlight crucial clauses or sections for better clarity and understanding.
Research and Analysis: Use annotations to add relevant insights and observations to research papers or statistical reports.
Efficient Document Organization: Annotated PDFs help you categorize and organize information, making it easier to locate specific details later on.

Solve your PDF woes with the Annotate Scanned PDF feature. Unlock the potential of your documents, simplify collaboration, and make information more accessible and engaging for all stakeholders. Start creating interactive PDFs today!

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Instructions and Help about Scanned PDF Annotate

How to Annotate Scanned PDF

1. Standard text boxes — included in a document where it is convenient and suitable;

2. Sticky notes — attached over the content of a document

With pdfFiller functionality, not only can you fill out and edit PDFs and other types of text documents, but you can also annotate scanned PDFs and guide recipients through a document’s content. Alternatively, notes are helpful in terms of your own revisions to a document. pdfFiller has two types of note tools: To comment using a text box, select Text Box in the toolbar and click where you'd like to place the box in the document. To resize a text box, drag its corners or edges. To change the color of its border, click the color icon that says Box in the formatting toolbar and select the color that you want. To change the color of the box itself, click Background and choose the color:

To enter text in a box, click inside and start typing. When you annotate a scanned PDF file, you can change the font type of the note. Simply click the box with the current font name in the formatting toolbar and choose from the dropdown menu. You can change the font size by clicking the number next to the font and selecting from the dropdown list. To underline your text, make it bold or italicized, use the U, B, and I icons. To change the text color, click the color box on the right of the font tools and select the color you want:

To add annotations to a PDF scan in a sticky note, while in the editor, select Sticky:

Click where you'd like to place the note while adding annotations in PDF files. To resize the note, drag its corners or edges. To change its color, click the yellow icon that says Box and select the color you want. To enter your comment, click inside the note and start typing. You can format your text using the above-mentioned tools:

In addition, you can easily remove a sticky note or a text box from the document. To do this, just click it and then click the trash icon:

How Do I Make Notes on a PDF?

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To make notes on a document open it in the editor.
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Click Text Box to include text inside the box.
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Move the box around the document and format the included text as necessary.
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Alternatively, click Sticky in the toolbar.
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Move the sticky around the document and format the included text as necessary.
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Click Done to save the notes.

How to Use the Annotate Scanned PDF Feature

The Annotate Scanned PDF feature in pdfFiller allows you to easily add annotations, comments, and highlights to your scanned PDF documents. Follow these simple steps to make the most out of this feature:

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Upload your scanned PDF document to pdfFiller. You can do this by clicking on the 'Upload' button on the pdfFiller homepage and selecting the scanned PDF file from your computer.
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Once your document is uploaded, click on the 'Annotate' tab at the top of the page. This will open the annotation toolbar.
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Choose the annotation tool you want to use from the toolbar. pdfFiller offers a variety of annotation options, including text boxes, sticky notes, arrows, and highlighters.
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Click on the area of the document where you want to add the annotation. A pop-up window will appear, allowing you to enter your annotation or select the desired annotation style.
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Customize your annotation by changing the font, color, size, or style. You can also resize, move, or delete the annotation as needed.
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Repeat steps 3 to 5 to add more annotations to your document. You can add as many annotations as you need.
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Once you have finished adding annotations, click on the 'Save' button to save your changes. You can also choose to download the annotated PDF or share it with others.
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If you need to make further changes or remove annotations, simply reopen the document in pdfFiller and access the 'Annotate' tab again.
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Congratulations! You have successfully used the Annotate Scanned PDF feature in pdfFiller.

With the Annotate Scanned PDF feature, you can easily enhance your scanned PDF documents by adding annotations and comments. Start using this powerful feature today and make your documents more interactive and informative!

What our customers say about pdfFiller

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Cheryl B
2014-09-10
Form was simple enough. I don't like the fact that when you reach the end you have to pay for the darn thing! Please disclose that information up front will ya!
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JAY
2019-04-26
App doesnt work the same as using it on a computer. On the computer is easy and simple. Ive tried the app and seems to cant work it like on the computer such as tap on it erase or add , high light , or erase. Im using apple iphone Thank you
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