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Text Markup Tools
Button
Tool Name
Description
Highlight Tool
To mark important passages of text with a fluorescent (usually)
marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
Underline Tool
To draw a line under to indicate emphasis.
Strikeout Tool
To draw a line to cross out text, making others know the text is
deleted.
Squiggly Underline Tool
To draw a squiggly line under. Similar to Underline Tool.
Replace Text Tool
To draw a line to cross out text and provide a substitute for it.
Insert Text Tool
A proofreading symbol (^) used to indicate where something is
to be inserted in a line.
Foxit Reader offers convenience to users when they choose color and opacity for Commenting
Tools. You can set colors and opacity for each tool, and then add any Text Markups to the PDF file.
Foxit Reader will remember the color and opacity settings automatically.
Using highlight, underline, strikeout, squiggly and replace tool
1. Highlighting, underlining, striking out, squiggling or replacing text
Choose COMMENT > Text Markup > Highlight tool , Underline tool , Strikeout tool ,
Squiggly Underline tool , Replace Text tool
or Insert Text tool l .
Click and drag from the beginning of the text you want to mark up.
2. Adding text message to highlight, underline, strikeout, or squiggly markups
Select the Hand tool
, Select Annotation tool
or the corresponding Text Markup
tool > right-click the markup > choose Open Popup Note.
Type text in the pop-up note. You can also use the Select Text tool
to copy and paste
text from a PDF into the note, or copy the note with Ctrl + C to other applications.
(Optional) Do one of the following to close the pop-up note. A note icon appears to the
right of the markup to indicate the presence of text in the pop-up note.
A.
Click the close button in the pop-up note.
B.
Double-click the markup.
C.
Right-click the markup, and choose Close Popup Note.
D.
Choose Close Popup Note from the Options menu of the pop-up note.
3. Deleting a highlight, underline, strikeout, squiggly replaced or insert markup
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Do one of the following:
Select the Hand tool , Select Annotation tool
or the corresponding Text Markup
tool > click the markup > press Delete key.
Select the Hand tool , Select Annotation tool
or the corresponding Text Markup
tool > right-click the markup > choose Delete from the pop-up context menu.
Choose Delete from the Options menu of the pop-up note.
Using the Select Text Tool
Select Text Tool enables you to add most types of text edits, including highlight, strikeout,
underline, squiggly and replacement. It has integrated the select text function with Text Markup
tools. When you select text with the Select Text tool, a menu of text editing options will appear
on the right click context menu. Also, you can use the Select Text tool to add bookmarks for PDF
files.
Marking up Text with Edits
Choose HOME > Tools > Select Text .
Select the text you want to mark up > right-click the selected text, and then refer to ͞Using
the Text Markup Tools͟.
Using the Drawing Tools
Drawing tools help you to make annotations with drawings, shapes, and text messages. You can
use the Drawing tools to mark up a document with arrows, lines, squares, rectangles, circles,
ellipses, polygons, polygon lines, clouds, etc. Drawing tools provide another kind of comment. It
is quite useful when you have to make some shapes to mark the text or image. The table below
describes exactly what Drawing tools do.
Drawing Tools
Button
Tool Name
Description
Arrow Tool
To draw something, such as a directional symbol, that is similar to an
arrow in form or function.
Line Tool
To mark with a line.
Rectangle Tool To draw a four-sided plane figure with four right angles.
Oval Tool
To draw an oval shape.
Polygon Tool
To draw a closed plane figure bounded by three or more line
segments.
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Polyline Tool
To draw an open plan figure with three or more line segments.
Pencil Tool
To draw free-form shapes.
Eraser Tool
An implement, acts as a piece of eraser, used for erasing the pencil
markups.
Cloud Tool
To draw cloud shapes.
Area Highlight
Tool
To highlight a specified area, such as a certain text range, an image
and blank space.
Adding Drawing Markup
Consider the effect you want before selecting a drawing tool.
Choose COMMENT and click the drawing tool as needed in Drawing group.
To draw a line, or arrow, drag across the area where you want the markup to appear.
To draw a square, rectangle, circle, or oval, drag across the area where you want the markup
to appear.
To create a polygon, polyline, or cloud shape, click to create the start point, move the
pointer, and click to create each segment. To finish drawing the shape, double click to end it.
To draw free-form lines using the Pencil tool
, drag across the area to make any
shapes you want. You can release the mouse button, move the pointer to a new location,
and continue the drawing.
To erase parts of the pencil drawings, select the Eraser tool
, click the pencil
drawings, and click them again when an eraser appears on the drawings.
Tips:
To draw a line that is horizontal, vertical, or at a 45 degree angle, press Shift while you draw.
To draw a square or circle with Oval tool or Rectangle tool, press Shift while you draw.
Double-click the markup to write the comment.
Right-click the markup or click the option on the comment box to open the properties box.
Set the properties according to your requirements.
If you draw a line or arrow, you can enable the comment to be shown on the line or arrow
by checking Show text in line in Line Properties dialog box.
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Adding Area Highlight
Foxit Reader supports to highlight specified areas, such as a certain text range, an image and
blank space.
To highlight an area, please select COMMENT > Drawing > Area Highlight
, and then
click and drag the mouse across the text range, image or blank space to be highlighted.
The areas will be highlighted in yellow by default. To change the highlight color, please right
click the highlighted area, select Properties, and then choose a color as needed in
Appearance tab under Highlight Properties dialog box. You can also click other colors to
customize and apply a desired color to highlight the selected area. Foxit Reader will
automatically save the custom colors and have them shared by all the annotation tools.
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Adding Free-form Annotation with PSI (Pressure Sensitive Ink)
Foxit Reader adds PSI support for free-form annotation. You can use Surface Pro Pen or Wacom
Pen to add free-form annotations with PSI in PDFs. Detailed steps are as follows:
(For Surface Pro users) Choose COMMENT > Drawing > Pencil, and then add free-form
annotation as needed with Surface Pro Pen;
(For Wacom tablet users) Connect your Wacom tablet to the computer, choose COMMENT >
Drawing > Pencil, and then add free-form annotation as needed with Wacom Pen.
Editing, resizing or moving the markup
Select the Hand tool , Select Annotation tool
or the corresponding Drawing tool.
To edit or resize the drawing markup, select it, put the cursor on one of the green points,
and drag one of the handles to make your adjustments.
To move the drawing markup, select it and put the cursor on one of the segments to drag.
To add a pop-up note to the markup, select it and double-click the markup or right-click it
and choose Open Popup Note.
Aligning and centering drawing markups
Choose the Hand tool
or the Select Annotation tool
.
Follow the steps specified in ͞Working with multiple images͟.
Deleting the Markup
Do one of the following:
Select the Hand tool , Select Annotation tool
or the corresponding Drawing tool >
press the Delete key.
Select the Hand tool , Select Annotation tool
or the corresponding Drawing tool >
right-click the drawing markup > choose Delete from the context menu.
Choose Delete from the Options menu of the pop-up note.
Grouping the Markups
Grouping drawing markups enables you to combine them so that you can work with them as
though they were a single object. You can move or delete the group, set its status, change its
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appearance, etc.
Select the Hand tool
or Select Annotation tool
, and do one of the following:
To group the markups, select the markups you want to group by pressing Ctrl > right-click on
one of the selected markups, and choose Group.
To work with a group, select one of the markups and then work with the group as other
comments.
To ungroup the markups, select the group > right-click on it, and choose Ungroup.
Using the Typewriter Tools
The Typewriter tools include Typewriter tool, Callout tool, and Textbox tool.
Using the Typewriter Tool
Typewriter tool acts as a machine to produce text on PDFs by manually pressing keys
consecutively on a keyboard. You can use the Typewriter tool to add comments anywhere on a
PDF, which doesn͛t appear as annotations.
Note: The Typewriter tool can be used to fill forms.
See also ͞Filling non-interactive forms͟.
Typewriter comment
Adding Comments with Typewriter
Choose COMMENT and click Typewriter tool.
Put the pointer on the area to type any text you want.
Press Enter if you want to start a newline.
To finish typing, click anywhere outside the text you have inputted.
Editing the Typewriter Comment
Choose COMMENT and click the Typewriter tool
on the toolbar.
Put the pointer between the letters and double click to activate the typewriter text field.
Do any changes to the text you have inputted. Use Backspace or Delete keys to delete the
characters before or after the pointer.
To finish editing, click anywhere outside the text field.
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Tips: You can use the Arrow Keys to move the pointer right and left or up and down.
Using the Spell Checker
You are able to use the Spell Checker if the security settings allow. When you are trying to insert
any text with Typewriter, you will be prompted to download Foxit Spell Check Language
component if this package hasn͛t been installed on your computer. lick Yes to download this
update.
To download this add-on from the Foxit Website, see also ͞Spell hecker͟ .
If you have installed Spell Checker, then when you use typewriter to insert any English text, this
tool will try to find any spelling errors and highlight them with squiggly lines.
Right click on the misspelled words, and you will see a list of suggested words.
Choose one of the suggested words to correct your input or ignore the squiggly line.
Moving the Typewriter Comment
Do one of the following:
Choose COMMENT and click the Typewriter tool
on the toolbar, and follow the steps
below:
A.
Put the pointer between the letters to activate the typewriter text field.
B.
Move the pointer to the leftmost or rightmost side of the text field.
C.
When the cursor turns to be an arrow , hold down the mouse and drag the
typewriter comment to the intended place.
Tips:
You can use Home, End or Arrow Key to move the cursor among characters.
When moving the typewriter comment, a rectangle appears.
(Recommended) Select Hand tool
or Select Annotation tool
, click the typewriter
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