Modify an Annotation

A common set of editing tools is available to modify any annotation type, regardless of the current annotation tool.

ClosedResize or Move Annotation

To resize or move an annotation:

  1. Click the annotation that you want to edit.

    The original bounding box is highlighted.

  2. Click a grip and drag it to resize the bounding box.

  3.  If the annotation is not applied to text in the document itself, you can click inside the bounding box and drag the annotation to move it to a different location.

ClosedEdit Text Annotation

To edit a text annotation:

  1. Click the annotation that you want to edit.

    The original bounding box is highlighted.

  2. Click Edit Text to edit the text.

ClosedAdd Note to Non-Text Annotation

To add a note to a non-text annotation:

  1. Click the annotation to which you want to add a note.

    The original bounding box is highlighted.

  2. Click Note.

    The note is highlighted in the Notes panel.

  3. Type text in the text box.

  4. Click Save.

ClosedChange Style of Annotation

To change the style of an annotation:

  1. Click the annotation that you want to modify.

    The original bounding box is highlighted.

  2. Click Style to set the text color, size, background color, margins, and opacity.

ClosedDelete Annotation

To delete an annotation:

  1. Click the annotation that you want to delete.

    The original bounding box is highlighted.

  2. Click Delete to delete the text.

ClosedModify Multiple Annotations

To modify multiple annotations:

  1. Click the Edit Annotation icon .

  2. Click and drag a fence that intersects the annotations that you want to edit.

    The bounding boxes of all the selected annotations appear and the note boxes in the Notes panel are highlighted.

    • Type text in the note box of each annotation.

    • Click and drag to move the annotations.

    • Press Delete to delete the annotations.

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