Use PDF editor (iOS version)

You can annotate PDF documents using the PDF editor.

  1. In the document viewer, tap Edit to open the PDF editor.
  2. Tap to open the annotation toolbar.
  3. Tap the tool that you want to use, and then tap the position in the document where you want to make an annotation.
    4. Tip: You can search for text in the document and see the outline and annotations for quick navigation.

Tip: Tap the selected editing tool once again to change its additional parameters, such as color, thickness, opacity, fill color, stroke color, border color, and text size, when applicable. After adjusting relevant settings, tap Done to save your changes.

Add a sticky note.

Highlight the selected text. Tap and drag over the text to highlight it.

  • Double-tap to edit the highlight color and opacity settings.

Strike through the selected text. Tap and drag over the text to strike out.

  • Double-tap to edit strike-through color, thickness, and opacity settings.

Underline the selected text with a straight line. Tap and drag over the text to underline.

  • Double-tap to edit underline color, thickness, and opacity settings.

Underline the selected text with a curvy line. Tap and drag over the text to underline.

  • Double-tap to edit underline color, thickness, and opacity settings.

Add a signature. You can create a new signature or use an already existing.

In the Signatures dialog:

  1. Tap an existing signature to use.

    2. -Or-

  2. Tap New Signature to create a signature for multiple uses, or tap One Time Signature to create a one-time signature. Add your signature under Sign Here, and click Sign.

Draw free hand.

  • Tap relevant drawing tool in the drawing toolbar at the bottom of the screen to select this tool or to change its parameters.

Erase previous free hand drawing or text marking.

Add text.

  • Double-tap to edit text color, border color, thickness, text size, and opacity settings.

Draw curved lines.

  • Double-tap to edit line color, thickness, and opacity settings.

Switch to pan view for panning, zooming, or swiping pages, and for selecting annotations.

Close the annotation toolbar.