Add Text Content

The Add Text Content tool allows you to add / create new text content in a PDF document. This can be useful when for example you need to add new line items to a list or new rows in a table.

Starting the Add Text Content tool

Start the Add Text tool by clicking the on the Document Tab of the toolbar
Click on the page where you would like to add some text
Type the text you wish to add
To finish press Esc or click elsewhere on the document

Once you have completed adding all the text content you need to the page, use the Edit PDF Content tools to modify it further if needed.

Text Content Properties

To access the Text Content properties go to the Properties Tab on the toolbar or right click (Mac: Ctrl + Click) on the toolbar button and click Default Tool Properties. The following default settings can be applied to Text Content.

Appearance

Text Color - Sets the text color

Font - Sets the font of the text

Size - Sets the font size of the text

B - Makes all of the text Bold

I - Makes all of the text Italic

U - Makes the selected annotation text underlined

S - Marks the selected annotation text with a strikethrough

Transparency - Sets the transparency of the text annotation

Behavior

Sticky - When the tool is "sticky", the tool remains selected after a new content is added to the document until it is turned off. This allows you to create multiple content items without having to reselect the tool. Once active, press Esc or click the button on the toolbar again to deactivate the tool.

After Creation Show

Determines whether the properties dialog will be displayed after each new content item is added to the document.