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How to Comment on a PDF
pdfFiller makes it easy to comment any document online. You can type anywhere, highlight, redact or erase words and phrases, add signatures, images, sticky notes or customized watermarks without any coding.
To get started, go to MY DOCS and select a file to be opened in the pdfFiller editor.
Across the top you’ll see a PDF toolbar. Click on a tool icon to select it, then mouse over the area on your file where you want to place it and click again. Click on the Text button to start typing or insert your sentences by dragging the text box. You can change the font type, text size or color by clicking the corresponding icons in the toolbar. Make your words bold, italic or underline it using the B, I and U icons respectively.
pdfFiller’s online editor allows you to quickly sign your form. Press the Sign button and choose how you’d like to add your signature. You can draw it with your finger or mouse, upload it from your computer or capture it with a smartphone or webcam.
Select the corresponding option on the Edit tab to highlight or erase the phrases. To obscure words or phrases choose the blackout tool.
Use the tab on the right to number pages, add a watermark or view the revision history by clicking the VERSIONS tab.
When you’ve finished editing your file, click DONE. Now you can email, print or save your file.
Forget about the hassle of losing, editing, and redacting paper documents. With pdfFiller you can edit documents online to create legible, professional looking files in a matter of minutes. Experience full pdfFiller functionality that allows you to manage any document online anytime from anywhere. Check out these tutorials to learn how to create templates, make copies, and convert files to Word, Excel or PowerPoint files.
How to Comment a PDF?
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To comment a PDF online, upload a file to your account or choose an existing form.
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Choose the 'Text' button in the 'Edit' tab and start typing. You can place text by moving the text box.
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Click the 'Signature' or the 'Picture' button to sign your document or insert an image. You can also add sticky notes, comments or text boxes to any PDF file.
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Click the 'Tools' tab and edit the PDF by highlighting, redacting or erasing any text or image.
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To comment your PDF further, click the 'Watermark' and the 'Versions' tabs on the right or the 'Pages' tab on the left.
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When you're done with editing, click the 'Done' button and email, print or save your document.
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How do you add comments to a PDF?
Choose Tools > Text Tool.
Choose Notes > Text Note.
Drag in the document until the note is located where you want and has the size you want.
To enter text, double-click the note.
How do I add comments to a PDF document?
Choose Tools > Text Tool.
Choose Notes > Text Note.
Drag in the document until the note is located where you want and has the size you want.
To enter text, double-click the note.
How do I add a comment on a PDF file?
Switch from view to edit mode: You can switch from document view mode to edit mode to add comments. Click the Options menu () in the toolbar, and then click Edit > Add Comments.
How do you add notes to Nitro PDF?
To add a note: In the Review tab, in the Markup panel, click Add Note. Click on the page where you wish to place the note, and a yellow speech-bubble appears. The new note automatically opens a pop-up note. Click inside the pop-up note to enter your text.
How do I add notes to a PDF document?
Create Sticky Notes for your PDF document. Open your document in the Acrobat online PDF editor. Click the Add Comment icon and select whether you'd like the comment to be visible as text on the document or whether you want it to show up as a comment icon. Make your comment and repeat throughout the document.
How to annotate on a PDF Nitro Pro?
Tool choose where you'd like it to be placed. And enter the comment. To view a summary of yourMoreTool choose where you'd like it to be placed. And enter the comment. To view a summary of your comments open the comments pane on the bottom left corner of the window.
How to annotate on Nitro PDF?
With your cursor, select individual words or a block of text to mark-up. Double-click the new mark-up to add comments to the annotation: Press the “X” at the top of the pop-up note to close it.
How do you draw on a PDF in Nitro Pro?
On the Review tab, in the Review Tools group, click the arrow under Drawing , and select Pencil. Click and drag the pointer on the page to create a drawing.
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