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Marking up documents using drawing tools
If commenting is enabled in the current Adobe PDF document, you can use the drawing
tools to mark up a document with lines, circles, and other shapes, called drawing markups.
You can also add a note to any drawing markup. When selecting a drawing tool, consider
the effect you want:
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The Rectangle tool , the Oval tool , the Arrow tool , and the Line tool let
you create simple shapes.
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The Polygon tool creates a closed shape with multiple segments. The Polygonal Line
tool creates an open shape with multiple segments.
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The Pencil tool creates free-form drawings and the Pencil Eraser tool removes
pencil drawing lines that you select.
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The Dimensioning tool lets you create lines with special properties that measure
dimensions in the PDF document.
To use the drawing tools to create a comment:
1. To select a drawing tool, choose one of the following:
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Tools > Drawing Markups > [drawing tool] or Show Drawing Toolbar.
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Comment & Markup > Drawing Markups Tools > Show Drawing Toolbar.
2. Add a markup to the PDF document:
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If you're drawing a rectangle or oval, drag across the area where you want the drawing
comment to appear.
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If you're drawing a line, drag across the area where you want the line to appear.
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If you're drawing a polygon or polygon line, click a starting point, move the pointer and
click to create a segment of the polygon, and then continue clicking to create segments of
the polygon. When you finish drawing a polygon, click the starting point or double-click
to close the shape. Double-click to end a polygon line.
To draw a straight or diagonal line, a square, or a circle, press Shift while you draw
the markup. Make sure that you don't release Shift before you release the mouse button.
3. Using the Hand tool, double-click the markup to open the pop-up window, and type a note.
4. (Optional) Click the Close box in the pop-up window. A note icon appears to the right of
the markup to indicate the presence of text in the pop-up window.
To delete a drawing comment:
Do one of the following:
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Select the drawing markup, and press Delete.
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the drawing comment, and then choose
Delete.
To change the appearance of a drawing comment:
Do one of the following:
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the drawing comment, and then choose
Properties. Change options on the Appearance tab.
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Using the Hand tool , select the drawing comment. Right-click (Windows) or Control-
click (Mac OS) the toolbar area, and then choose Properties Bar. Specify options in the
Properties toolbar to change the appearance of the selected shape.
For more information on changing comment properties, see Changing the appearance of
comments .
Related Subtopics:
Grouping markups