Edit text in PDFs Part 2

Edit text in PDFs Part 2

Move, rotate, or resize a text box:

You can move or rotate text boxes on a page. The Edit tool outlines each text box, so it's clear what text is affected. Edits are confined to the page. You can't drag a text block to another page, or move or rotate individual characters or words within a text box. However, you can copy text boxes and paste them on another page.

Resizing a text box causes the text to reflow within the new text box boundaries. It doesn't change the size of the text. As with other text edits, resizing is limited to the current page. Text doesn't flow to the next page.

  1. 1. Select Edit in the global bar. Then, from the Edit panel, select Text under Add Content.

  2. 2. Select the text box that you want to move, rotate, or resize.

    Select the text you want to edit
    A bounding box with selection handles surrounds the text box that you clicked.

  3. 3. Do any of the following:

    Move Place the pointer over the line of the bounding box (avoid the selection handles). When the cursor changes to Move pointer , drag the box to the desired location. Hold down the Shift key as you drag to constrain the movement vertically or horizontally.

    Move text box

    Rotate Click and hold the  Rotation pointer , drag in the direction you want it to rotate.

    Rotate text box

    Resize Place the pointer over any of the circular selection handles, and drag the handle to resize the text block.

    Resize text block

    Resize text box

 Add annotations and drawing markups:

You can use annotation and drawing markup tools to add comments. Comments are notes and drawings that communicate ideas or provide feedback for PDFs. You can type a text message using the Sticky Note tool. Alternatively, you can use a drawing tool to add a line, circle, or other shape and then type a message in the associated pop-up note. For more information, see Use annotation and drawing markup tools to add comments in PDFs.


Add or edit lists:

You can add items to a numbered or bulleted list, create list items, convert a paragraph to a list item, and conversely. You can also change list types.

  1. 1. Select Edit in the global bar. Then, from the Edit panel, select Text under Add Content.

    Note

    Acrobat detects paragraphs and lists separately. Therefore, both paragraph and list may appear in the same bounding box while editing. After you save or save as the changed file and reopen it, the paragraph and list items are displayed in separate bounding boxes.

  2. 2. Do the following:

    To add or remove items from a numbered or bulleted list:

    • You can add or remove items to the list at all nested levels using the same familiar controls that you use in Microsoft® Office. For example, press Enter at the end of a list item to insert a new row. Press Backspace to remove the new row and position the cursor back to the end of the previous list item.
    Formatting options
    Formatting options on the left pane

    To create a numbered or bulleted list:

    1. Place the cursor in the document at the location where you want to add a list.
    2. Choose the appropriate list type under Format Text.

    To convert an existing paragraph to a list item:

    • Place the cursor in the paragraph, and then choose the appropriate list type under Format Text.

    To convert an existing list item to a paragraph:

    1. Select all items in the list. The appropriate list type is highlighted under Format Text.
    2. Click the highlighted list type.

    To convert from one list type to another:

    1. Place the cursor in the list item or select all items.
    2. Choose the appropriate list type under Format Text.
    Note

    Use the keyboard to add a list item. For example, before a paragraph, you can type number ‘a’ followed by the closing parenthesis ‘)’ and then add one space. It adds a numbered list starting with “a)”.




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