How to use it
Choose Annotate within PDF editor. Select a marking, text, drawing, shape, image, link, note or form-field tool from the panel.
Place the object on the page. Select it to change its available properties, move it or resize it.
Use the layer list to select an existing object. Delete removes that object. Undo restores it.
Before downloading, decide whether to enable Flatten annotations above the download action.
Draw a shape on a page
Shapes call attention to part of the page without replacing its text.
Choose Rectangle or another drawing tool.
Drag across the page to set the shape size.
Select the object to adjust its style or move it. Check that it does not hide important content.
Adjust an annotation
Annotation styles apply to the selected mark.
Select a mark before changing its style.
Drag Opacity to make it more or less transparent.
Inspect the page behind it. Use the offered width, colour and fill controls for the selected object type.
Choose editable or flattened marks
The export choice determines whether marks remain separate annotations.
Leave Flatten annotations off when marks should stay editable.
Enable it to merge them into the page.
Download a copy and verify both appearance and the intended editability.
Add a new text annotation
Add text places new wording above the page. Use Edit text when you need to replace existing PDF text.
Choose Add text and click the intended place on the page.
Type a short note.
Select the note to adjust its font, size and position. Check it at a readable page zoom.
Add a clickable link
A link is a clickable area. Its editing outline is not printed into the finished page.
Choose Link.
Draw an area over the text or image that should be clickable.
Choose the destination type and enter the address or PDF page. Open the saved output and test the link.
Create a field someone can fill in
Form fields add interactive answers to a PDF. A field name identifies the answer in the form.
Choose Text field and draw its area on the page.
Give the field a meaningful name. Set a default answer only if it is appropriate.
Use the related checkbox, radio or dropdown tools for those answer types. Keep form fields editable and test the saved PDF before sharing it.
Download and check the result
The result view shows the created output. Downloading a file and checking its contents are separate steps.
Read the output name, count and size in the result view. If processing reported a problem, return to the settings and correct it before continuing.
Choose Download and keep the new file separate from your original. If several outputs are packaged together, open the archive to find them.
Open the downloaded result in a suitable viewer. Check the pages and content affected by this task. Keep your original until you are satisfied.
Output and limits
Without flattening, supported annotations remain annotations in the PDF. Flattening merges their appearance into the page. This affects later editing in PDF readers. It does not make sensitive information underneath a mark disappear.
Annotations are placed on individual pages. Watermark and Page numbers are the dedicated tools for repeated marks across a page range. The combined editor download also includes pending changes from its other tabs.