ADOBE READER 8
User Guide
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You can move the text box bar itself or together with the end point line. The text box moves around a stationary
anchor point—the arrow on the end point line—which is created when you first click in the PDF. You can modify
the color and appearance of the text box and add arrows or leaders to the end point line.
Add a text box
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Choose Tools > Comment & Markup > Text Box Tool
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2
Click in the PDF.
3
Choose View > Toolbars > Properties Bar, and set the color, alignment, and font attributes for the text.
4
Type the text.
Text wraps automatically when it reaches the right edge of the box.
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(Optional) To make further changes to the text box:
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Using the Select tool or the Text Box tool, click an edge of the text box to select it, and then drag a corner to resize
it. Use the Properties toolbar to change the border and fill options.
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Double-click the text box to edit the text or change the text attributes. Drag across text to select it, and then select
options from the Properties toolbar.
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To delete the text box, right-click/Control-click the text box, and then choose Delete.
You can also paste a block of text by selecting and copying the text in any application, selecting the Hand tool in
Acrobat, and choosing Edit > Paste.
Add a callout
1
Choose Tools > Comment & Markup > Callout tool
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2
Click once to set the location of the end point, and click again to set the location of the text box.
3
Choose View > Toolbars > Properties Bar, and select the color, alignment, and font attributes for the text.
4
Type the text.
Text wraps automatically when it reaches the right edge of the box.
5
(Optional) To make further changes to the text box:
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To resize the callout, select it and drag any of the handles that appear.
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To move the text box, click inside the box and drag it.
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To move the entire callout, click either the end point line or an edge of the text box, and drag it.
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To change the color, opacity, or line characteristics, use the Select tool to right-click/Control-click the callout,
choose Properties, and select the options you want.
Add an audio comment
Commenting tools are available only in PDFs that have commenting enabled. PDFs in a review workflow typically
include commenting rights.
You can use the Record Audio Comment tool to add a prerecorded WAV or AIFF file as a comment or to record and
place an audio comment in a document. Audio attachments appear in the Comments List and can be played back on
any platform. However, the appropriate hardware and software for playing audio files must be installed.
The Record Audio Comment tool doesn’t not appear in the Comment & Markup toolbar by default. However, you
can add it by choosing Tools > Customize Toolbars.
Summary of Contents for READER 8
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