Adobe acrobat reader 7.0 User Manual
Using the Pencil tool
If commenting is enabled in a PDF document, you can use the Pencil tool to draw free
form lines. Use the Pencil Eraser tool to erase parts of the pencil markups that you drew.
form lines. Use the Pencil Eraser tool to erase parts of the pencil markups that you drew.
To sketch with the Pencil tool:
1. Select the Pencil tool
from the Arrow menu on the Drawing toolbar or by choosing
Tools > Drawing Markups > Pencil Tool.
2. Move the pointer to where you want to begin drawing. You don't have to use one
unbroken stroke. You can release the mouse button very briefly, move the pointer to a
new location, and continue drawing.
new location, and continue drawing.
To specify the line width, color, and other properties of pencil markups before you
draw, choose View > Toolbars > Properties Bar, and select the desired options from the
Pencil Tool Properties toolbar.
Pencil Tool Properties toolbar.
To edit the pencil comment:
1. To erase parts of the drawing, select the Pencil Eraser tool
from the Arrow menu on
the Drawing Markups toolbar, and then drag across the areas of the drawing that you want
to remove.
to remove.
2. To change the line width, color, and other properties, use the Hand tool
to right-click
(Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the drawing, choose Properties, and then select the
options you want from the Pencil Mark Properties dialog box.(See
options you want from the Pencil Mark Properties dialog box.(See