For more information, see Add backgrounds to PDFs. A watermark is a text or an image that appears either in front of or behind existing document content, like a stamp. You can add multiple watermarks to one or more PDFs, but you must add each watermark separately. For more information, see Add watermarks to PDFs. Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy. Edit text in PDFs Search. Watch a quick video tutorial and get started. Edit text and images in your PDF now. Click Get Started to launch Acrobat:.
Get Started. Add, change, format, delete, or highlight text. Click OK to save the changes and close the Preferences dialog box. Edit the text by doing one of the following:. Type new text to replace the selected text, or press Delete to remove it. To rotate the text box, use the rotation handle at the top of the selected text box. Manage list items using the list controls bulleted and numbered in the right-side Format panel.
You can create list items, convert an existing paragraph to a list item, convert an existing list item to a paragraph, and convert from one list type to another. Select a font, font size, or other formatting options in the right-side Format panel. Click outside the selection to deselect it and start over. Select the text you want to change. You can add or insert new text into a PDF using any of the fonts installed on the system.
Drag to define the width of the text block you want to add. The Add text tool intelligently detects the following text properties of text close to the point of click: Font name, size, and color Character, paragraph, and line spacing Horizontal scaling These text properties are automatically applied to the text that you add at the point of click.
Type the text. To resize the text box, drag a selection handle. Click the text box you want to move, rotate, or resize. Do any of the following:. 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 MS 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. To create a numbered or bulleted list: Place the cursor in the document at the location where you want to add a list. Choose the appropriate list type bulleted or numbered under Format in the right pane. To convert an existing paragraph to a list item: Place the cursor in the paragraph, and then choose the appropriate list type bulleted or numbered under Format in the right pane.
To convert an existing list item to a paragraph: Select all items in the list. The appropriate list type is highlighted under Format in the right pane. Try wikiHow's PDF Toolkit , a free and easy-to-use custom tool to help you be more productive with your documents.
When a dialogue box appears, type the text into the box you want to add, click outside of the box, and select Save from the File menu to save your changes. Click on text, which will cause a text box to appear, and drag it to the correct position. For tips on how to adjust the font and color of your text, read on! Did this summary help you? Yes No. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers. Please log in with your username or email to continue.
No account yet? Create an account. Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. If you have this free app installed, it'll be in your Start menu on Windows, or in your Applications folder on macOS. If you don't already have Adobe Reader, it's available for free from get.
Click the Tools tab. It's at the top of the window. It's the pencil icon the upper-left area of the app. Select your PDF. Click the blue Fill and sign. It's the blue button in the left box. Your PDF is now open and ready to be typed on. Click the Ab icon. It's the blue icon in the toolbar just above the PDF. This opens the text tool. Click the place in the document where you want to add the text. A typing area will appear.
Adjust the text size. Click on the small A to decrease the text size, and the larger A to increase the size. Click Type text here. Now you can start typing. Click on the document outside the dialog box to close it. Now that you've closed the text box, you can add more text to other areas if you'd like. If you need to move the text, double-click it, hover the mouse cursor over one of the edges, and then click and drag it to the desired location.
If you want to add something other than text, such as a checkmark or a circle, click the desired symbol in the toolbar to do so. Add a signature if the PDF needs to be signed optional. Here's how: Click the Sign button in the toolbar. Click Add signature or Add initials. You can type your signature or initials to use a generic handwriting font, or click Draw to draw your signature with your mouse or trackpad.
When you're ready, click ""Apply"" to place the signature on the page. You can move the signature by clicking and dragging it anywhere you wish. Click the File menu and select Save. This saves the PDF with your new text additions. Method 2. Open a PDF document in the Preview app. You can do this by double-clicking the PDF's icon.
Click a blank field to type into a fillable PDF. If the PDF you're working with is a form that can be filled out, you don't have to use any special editing tools—just click any typing or writing area usually indicated by lines or a box and start typing.
If you're unable to type into the PDF, continue with this method. Click the pencil icon on the toolbar. This opens the Markup toolbar. Click the T button on the Markup toolbar. This enters text mode. Click where you'd like to insert the text box. Save the form on your computer, and then open it directly in Acrobat or Acrobat Reader. The Auto-Complete feature stores any entries that you type in an interactive form field. Auto-Complete then suggests or even automatically enters responses that match your typing in other form fields.
The suggestions appear in a pop-up menu, from which you can select a match. The Auto-Complete feature is off by default, so you must enable it in the forms preferences if you want to use it. To remove an entry from the Auto-Complete memory, such as a misspelled entry that you found and corrected later, edit the list in the preferences. The forms preferences apply to the way the application handles open forms as you work.
Under Auto-Complete , choose Basic or Advanced from the menu. Select Remember Numerical Data if you want the Auto-Complete memory to store numbers that you type into forms. When you select an option in the Auto-Complete menu, a description of how it affects the Auto-Complete behavior appears in the text area below. In the Auto-Complete Entry List dialog box, do one of the following, and then click Yes in the confirmation dialog box:.
Interactive form. To create an interactive form, use the Prepare Forms tool. See Create a form from an existing document. The tools are enabled for the current form only. When you create a different form, redo this task to enable Acrobat Reader users to use the tools. Choose a printer from the menu at the top of the Print dialog box. In the Comments And Forms menu in the upper-right area of the Print dialog box, choose one of the following, and then click OK :.
Interactive or flat form To print the form and the typed entries, choose Document. Interactive or flat form To print the form, the typed entries, and any comments on the form, choose Document And Markups. Interactive form only To print only the typed entries and not the form itself, choose Form Fields Only.
In the right hand pane, click More and then choose Clear Form. Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy. How to fill in PDF forms Search.
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