Just as you would with a paper document, you can place notes and write annotations anywhere in a PDF file. Notes let you direct the attention of readers to a specific area of the page, and to include special instructions for a person reviewing the document.
In the Home tab, in the Tools panel, click Add Note
Click on the page where you wish to place the note, and a yellow speech-bubble appears
The new note automatically opens a pop-up note. Click inside the pop-up note to enter your text.
To finish adding your text, click anywhere outside the annotation
Double-click on the yellow speech-bubble to show or hide the pop-up note
| NOTE: You can click and drag the yellow speech-bubble to move it anywhere on the page of your document. |
Right-click the note or its icon
From the menu, select Properties
On the General tab, you can edit the Author and Subject details for the note
On the Appearance tab, you can edit the visual characteristics of the note
Click Close to save your changes
To make all your future Notes to look the same as the selected note:
Right-click the note or its icon
Select Make Current Properties Default
| TIP: Notes reside on the annotation layer. They do not appear in search results, and are not printed with the document unless you specify that you want to print with markup. For more information, see Annotation layer and content layer. |
If the text for the note is hidden, double-click on the speech bubble to make the pop-up note appear
On the pop-up note, click the Options menu, then select Reply from the menu
A pop-up note of a different color appears inside the original one. Write your reply in the new pop-up note.
To finish adding your text, click anywhere outside the annotation
| TIP: You can insert more than one reply, which allows you to build a message thread in the same annotation. |
Right-click on the speech bubble to bring up the context menu
In the menu, select Delete