Adobe acrobat reader 7.0 User Manual

 

If commenting is enabled in the current Adobe PDF document, you can use the drawing 
tools to mark up a document with lines, circles, and other shapes, called drawing markups. 
You can also add a note to any drawing markup. When selecting a drawing tool, consider 
the effect you want:

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The Rectangle tool 

, the Oval tool 

, the Arrow tool 

, and the Line tool 

 let 

you create simple shapes.

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The Polygon tool 

 creates a closed shape with multiple segments. The Polygonal Line 

tool 

 creates an open shape with multiple segments.

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The Pencil tool 

 creates free-form drawings and the Pencil Eraser tool 

 removes 

pencil drawing lines that you select.

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The Dimensioning tool 

 lets you create lines with special properties that measure 

dimensions in the PDF document.

1.  To select a drawing tool, choose one of the following:

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Tools > Drawing Markups > [drawing tool] or Show Drawing Toolbar.

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Comment & Markup > Drawing Markups Tools > Show Drawing Toolbar.

2.  Add a markup to the PDF document:

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If you're drawing a rectangle or oval, drag across the area where you want the drawing 
comment to appear.

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If you're drawing a line, drag across the area where you want the line to appear.

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If you're drawing a polygon or polygon line, click a starting point, move the pointer and 
click to create a segment of the polygon, and then continue clicking to create segments of 
the polygon. When you finish drawing a polygon, click the starting point or double-click 
to close the shape. Double-click to end a polygon line.

 To draw a straight or diagonal line, a square, or a circle, press Shift while you draw 

the markup. Make sure that you don't release Shift before you release the mouse button.

3.  Using the Hand tool, double-click the markup to open the pop-up window, and type a note.
4.  (Optional) Click the Close box in the pop-up window. A note icon appears to the right of 

the markup to indicate the presence of text in the pop-up window.

Do one of the following:

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Select the drawing markup, and press Delete.

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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the drawing comment, and then choose 
Delete. 

Do one of the following:

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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the drawing comment, and then choose 
Properties. Change options on the Appearance tab.

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Using the Hand tool 

, select the drawing comment. Right-click (Windows) or Control-

click (Mac OS) the toolbar area, and then choose Properties Bar. Specify options in the 
Properties toolbar to change the appearance of the selected shape.

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