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Accelerate Your Text Highlighting in PDFs on Desktop
Discover an efficient way to highlight text in your PDF documents on desktop. This feature transforms the way you interact with important information, making it easier to focus on key insights.
Key Features
Intuitive highlighting tools for easy selection
Customizable color options to organize your highlights
Seamless integration with other PDF editing features
Keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow
Clear visual indicators for highlighted sections
Use Cases and Benefits
Students can highlight lecture notes and key readings for easier study.
Professionals can emphasize crucial points in reports and contracts.
Researchers can mark important sections for quick reference during reviews.
Teachers can annotate PDFs to provide clear feedback to students.
Anyone can organize and capture important information in a user-friendly way.
This feature addresses common issues such as difficulty identifying key content and unorganized notes. With streamlined tools, you can highlight and categorize information quickly, enabling you to retain focus and improve your comprehension. Embrace a more productive approach with simplified text highlighting.
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How do you highlight a PDF on a PC?
0:56 2:43 How to Highlight Text in a PDF on Windows - YouTube YouTube Start of suggested clip End of suggested clip I'll navigate to the comment tab on the ribbon which contains my annotation tools I'll selectMoreI'll navigate to the comment tab on the ribbon which contains my annotation tools I'll select highlight then use my cursor to drag it over the text be aware that this feature will only work on PDF
How do I highlight a PDF using the keyboard?
If you want to highlight a whole line of text, move your cursor to the start of the line, hold the Shift key, and then press the Down arrow . You may also use the shortcut key combination Shift + End . If you want to highlight all text (the entire page), press the shortcut key Ctrl + A .
How do I highlight straight in a PDF?
Hold down the CTRL key while highlighting the text your want marked. If your line is reasonably straight, when you release the mouse and CTRL key, the application will then straighten it out.
How can I highlight a PDF on my computer for free?
How To Highlight Text in a PDF Open the file with the PDF Editor. Click on the highlighter icon. Choose 'Freehand Highlighter' or 'Text Highlighter. ' Pick the color and thickness of the highlight. Drag your cursor over the text you would like to highlight. Once you're done, hit 'Download' to save your updated PDF.
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