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Comment

Foxit PDF Editor provides feature-rich annotation tools to help you comment on PDF files.

Set the Annotation Author Name

To help other readers recognize your annotations, you can follow the steps below to set your annotation identity.

Access the Annotation Tools

The feature-rich annotation tools include Text Markup tools, Drawing Markup tools, Stamp tools, Measure tool, and Image Annotation tool. On the document pane, tap Drawing on the toolbar at the top to find all the Drawing Markup tools, and tap Comment on the toolbar at the top to find the Text Markup tools, Stamp tools, Measure tool, and Image Annotation tool. On the Comment or Drawing toolbar, swipe left or right to find more tools if your mobile device is in portrait mode. When you select an annotation tool, it will be kept as selected so that you can add the same annotation continuously. To deselect an annotation tool, tap it on the Comment or Drawing toolbar.      

Foxit PDF Editor offers preset property settings for each comment tool. To change the properties (color, opacity, line width, icon type, etc.) of a comment tool, select the tool first, and then tap the property icon (like ) on the Comment or Drawing toolbar. Please note that the appearance of a comment tool displayed on the toolbar may vary after you change its property settings.

Normally, when adding comments, you can scroll the document or turn pages with one finger. To scroll and turn pages while using the Pencil, Highlighter, or Eraser tool, please use the swipe gesture with two fingers. If you have your Apple Pencil connected, you can use the Apple Pencil to add comments, and use your finger to scroll and turn pages.

Add a Text Markup

Highlight Text

Add an Underline, Squiggly Underline, or Strikeout

Insert or Replace Text

Add a Note Comment

Highlight an Area

Add a Stamp

Add a Drawing Markup

Drawing tools help you make comments with drawings in line, rectangle, oval, arrow, polyline, polygon, cloud, and free-form figures.

Add a Line, Rectangle, Oval, or Arrow

Add a Polyline, Polygon, or Cloud

Add a Free-from Shape

Foxit PDF Editor provides two different Pencil tools for you to add freehand drawing markups in a PDF file.

To erase the free-form shape during drawing:

Tip: For users who are using an Apple Pencil (2nd generation), when you have selected the Pencil tool in Foxit PDF Editor, you can double-tap near the tip of your Apple Pencil to quickly switch to the Eraser tool, and vice versa.

Measure an Object

Foxit PDF Editor allows you to measure the distance between two points in a PDF file. The steps are as follows:

Add an Image Annotation

Undo and Redo the Last Action

Tip: On phones, before choosing the Undo or Redo tool, you first need to tap  on the toolbar at the top to access the Undo & Redo toolset.

Wok on Comments

View All Comments

Foxit PDF Editor lists all comments in the Comments pane, from which you can filter comments to quickly find the ones you need.

Open and Close Comments Pane

Filter Comments

Foxit PDF Editor allows users to filter comments by comment type.

Select Multiple Comments

Foxit PDF Editor allows users to select multiple comments on the same page for easier group processing.

Add Notes to Comments

You can add notes to Text Markups, Drawing Markups, Sticky Notes, File Attachments (pinned in the document as comments), and Stamps. The notes will be displayed when you open the details of comments on the document pane or view comments in the Comments pane. To add notes to comments, please choose one of the methods below.

On the document pane

Tips:

In the Comments pane

Reply to Comments

You can reply to comments including Text Markups, Drawing Markups, Sticky Notes, Stamps, and Measurement Markups. The reply messages will be displayed when you open the details of comments on the document pane or view comments in the Comments pane. To reply to comments, please choose one of the methods below.

On the document pane

In the Comments pane

Change the Appearance of an Existing Comment

Tips:

Resize a Comment

For a Drawing Markup, Stamp, Typewriter, Measurement Markup, Image Comment, and Textbox comment, you can tap the comment and then drag any of the handles to resize it. When you resize the text box of a typewriter and textbox comment, the text will be reflowed automatically within the adjusted comment box boundaries.

Move a Comment

Delete a Comment

Flatten a Comment

You can flatten comments to make the comments a part of the page content and prevent further editing. The steps are as follows:

Read out the Marked Text

For text that is marked with Highlight, Underline, Strikeout, or Area Highlight tool, you will find the Speak button on the pop-up menu, which allows you to read out the marked text. For more information about reading out PDF files, please refer to “Read out PDF File”.

Import and Export Comments

To import comments:

To export comments:

Summarize Comments