Markup Tools

Highlighter, Strikethrough, Underline tools and more

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The Mark-Up Tools are found under the Markup section of the Tool Bar. Below is what the Markup tool section looks like in the Tool Bar.


The Highlight Tools

The Highlight Tools allow you to highlight annotations throughout a PDF in multiple different ways using the three different highlighters available


(1) Text Highlighter

The Text Highlighter Tool gives you the ability to highlight behind a selection of text.

How to use: Ensure the Text Highlighter is selected, and then click, or click and drag over a selection of text to change the color.

Things to keep in mind: If you find that you are not able to select text on the page, please see our article on the Text Recognition Tool.

If you are still having issues with the text after running the Text Recognition tool on the document, there is also a workaround of using the box highlighter over the top of the page which is free-hand and less accurate.

(2) Freehand Highlighter

The Freehand Highlighter Tool gives you the ability to freehand draw with a highlighter anywhere on the page just like a real highlighter.
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How to use: Ensure the Freehand Highlighter tool is selected, then click and drag over a section of the page to add a highlight.

(3) Box Highlighter

The Box Highlighter is similar to the Freehand Highlighter in the same way you can use it freely on your document where you please. However, instead of the Box Highlighter acting as a pen, you have to click and drag from one point to another and this will create a box.

How to use: Ensure the Freehand Highlighter tool is selected, then click and drag over a section of the page to add a highlight.

Below is a video demonstration of the Highlight Tools


The Strike-through and Underline Tools

Both of these tools allow you to select text on your page and add a line either through the text or underneath the text


(1) Strike-through Tool

The Strike-through Tool allows you to strike through text. This is most useful for those editing or proofreading a document.

How to use: Ensure the Strike-through tool is selected, then click and drag over the text you wish to annotate.

Things to keep in mind: The Strike-through Tool will only work on the embedded text on the document itself and not inserted text boxes that have been added.


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The Underline Tool:ย 

The underline tool can be used to help emphasize a point or draw attention to the area.

How to use: Ensure the Underline tool is selected, then click and drag over the text you wish to annotate.

Things to keep in mind: If you want to have a section of text be both highlighted and underlined, the best method for that is to underline the word or sentence first THEN highlight it.

Below is a video demonstration of the Underline Tool


The Eye Dropper and Color Selection Tools:

Both of these tools give you the ability to choose and change colors in different ways


(1) Eye Dropper

The Eye Dropper Tool gives you the ability to click an area of the screen and grab the exact color of where you click. This adds the color you chose to your palette and also the recent color list so it is saved.

How to use: Once the Tool is selected, hover over the page and click a place with a color you like. This will add the color you clicked on to your Color Selection palette.

(2) Color Selection


The Color Selection Tool can be used to select the color used for the other tools in the Markup toolbar. By clicking on the selector at the bottom, you can change the quick access colors to fit your preferences.

When opening the Color Selection tool, a window with two tabs will be displayed. Under the SWATCHES tab, you're able to customize your color palette. To do this, select one of the 9 colors you would like replaced on the left, then select a color from the SWATCHES offered, and finally, click 'Save'. The color from the left will be replaced with the color you chose (please see the image below of the SWATCHES):

You can also create a custom color to add to your palette by opening the 'PICKER' tab at the top right of your Color Selection window. This will display a circle surrounding a triangle. The outer circle is the color wheel where you can drag the small circle until you find a color you like. The triangle within the color wheel is responsible for the opacity of the color you create.

If you have a custom palette ready to go, you can select and paste your own hex code into the existing hex code underneath the triangle (please see the image below of the PICKER):

Just like the SWATCHES tab, you can replace the colors that are already on your palette in the same way. Select one of the 9 colors you would like replaced on the left, create or add your color within the PICKER, and then click 'Save' to replace the existing color on the palette.

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