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Sometimes, when completing a PDF form we don’t know the exact answer to a particular question or need feedback from the document recipient. In situations like this, you can add comments to PDF documents online. In the past, you probably had to print the form and write your comments on the margins of the paper copy. Depending on your handwriting, the form might not have been very tidy and pleasant to look at. Now there is a far easier way to comment PDFs online. pdfFiller's simple but powerful document editor allows you to add text boxes with comments and remove them when they are no longer needed. To get started, you can upload a form to your account or open a document that’s already there. Select the Text Box tool
in the main toolbar, click where you want to place the box and type your comment. To resize the text box, drag its corners or edges. Change the font and its size by choosing from the drop-down lists.
You can underline, italicize or make your text bold using the respective tools.
Change position of the text using the vertical and horizontal alignment tools
To change the color of your text, click the text color box and select the color you want.
To change the background color, click the Background icon and select the color from the palette.
To link the text box to a web page,click the Hyperlink button.
In the dialog window that will open next, type the URL of the web page, then click Save. To delete the text box, click the trash can icon above it.
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To annotate PDF documents, upload your document to pdfFiller, or choose the document your want to annotate in "My Forms" page and click "Fill" button. Open "Draw" tab and access the editor toolbar, you can have a variety of annotation features: highlight text, add comments, underline text and insert sticky notes or arrows.
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To mark parts of text in the document, click the first button and select the text you'd like to highlight. To add a comment, click the fourth button and place a text box anywhere in your document. To add a sticky note, click the last button of the toolbar and place a note anywhere in your PDF. You can change the notes' font setting using the buttons below the "Sticky Note" button. To underline text, click "Line" (the 6th) button and draw a line in your document. Place the line under the text you want to underline.
How to add text boxes in PDF?
To add text boxes in PDF documents, upload your PDF documents to pdfFiller, or choose the PDF you'd like to annotate in "My Forms" page and click "Fill" button. Click the fourth "Text Box" button in "Draw" tab toolbar and get a text box in any size your want. Write down your comments in the box and place your comments anywhere in the document.
Can I comment on PDF with text box?
Yes, you can comment with text box on PDF documents using pdfFiller. To insert a comment into PDF documents, upload your PDF documents to pdfFiller, or choose the PDF you'd like to annotate in "My Forms" page and click "Fill" button. Click the fourth "Text Box" button in "Draw" tab toolbar and get a text box in any size your want. Write down your comments in the box and place your comments anywhere in the document.You can change the font setting for the box and text using the editor toolbar.
How to insert a text box into PDF certificate form?
To insert a text box into PDF forms, upload your PDF forms to pdfFiller, or choose the form you'd like to annotate in "My Forms" page and click "Fill" button. Click the fourth "Text Box" button in "Draw" tab toolbar and get a text box in any size your want. Write down your comments in the box and place your comments anywhere in the document.You can change the font setting for the box and text using the editor toolbar.
What PDF editor can add a text box to PDF forms?
pdfFiller can help you add text boxes to any PDF document online. To comment on PDF forms, upload your PDF forms to pdfFiller, or choose the form you'd like to annotate in "My Forms" page and click "Fill" button. Click the fourth "Text Box" button in "Draw" tab toolbar and get a text box in any size your want. Write down your comments in the box and insert your comments anywhere into the document.You can change the font setting for the box and text using the editor toolbar.
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How do I edit font settings?
To edit font settings, begin by clicking on the "Font" button. You can then change the font type, adjust the size and color. You can also, modify text in to bold, underline, and italics.
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