Draw Tools (Line, Arrow, Oval, Rectangle, Polygon, Cloud, Polygon Line, Pencil, Eraser, and Hammer) can be used to provide feedback or comments during document review. Similar to editing visual characteristics of basic comment tools, it is easy to change the appearance of the drawings, such as Note, Typewriter, Text Box, Callout, and Stamps.

To add a drawing markup

  • Add a line or arrow

    1. Open a PDF file and choose Comment > Draw Tool > Line/Arrow.

    2. Click on the page and drag to define its length and placement.

  • Add an oval or rectangle

    1. Open a PDF file and choose Comment > Draw Tool > Oval/Rectangle.

    2. Do either of the following:

      • Click on the page where you want to place the drawing markup.

      • Click and drag to define the size and placement of the oval/a rectangle.

  • Add other shapes

    1. Open a PDF file and choose Comment > Draw Tool > Polygon/Cloud/Polygon Line.

    2. Click on a page, move the cursor and click again to create a line. Repeat it to create an open shape that comprises line segments.

    3. To complete drawing, double-click or right-click and choose Complete.

  • Add a free-form drawing

    1. Open a PDF file and choose Comment > Draw Tool > Pencil.

    2. Click-drag the pointer on the page to draw.

    3. To remove marks created by the Pencil tool, please select Eraser and move the cursor back and forth to erase them.

    4. Double-click on the free-form drawing using Hand tool to call out its pop-up note.

Note:

    • The Erase tool can only be used to erase pencil drawings. Other drawing markups cannot be wiped out by the Erase tool.

    • The Hammer tool "hammers" only polygons and polygon lines, making curves and zigzags straight. It can also add a vertex to a straight line that you can drag to determine its angle.

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Using the Hammer tool to break off a line (Right)

To move a drawing markup

  • Using either Hand tool or Select tool:

  • Click anywhere inside the drawing markup you want to move and drag it to anywhere on the page.

To edit properties of a drawing markup

  1. Using either the Hand tool or the Select tool, right-click on a drawing markup and select Properties....

  2. In the drawing tool Properties dialog box, do any of the following as needed:

    • On the Display tab, edit visual characteristics of the selected drawing markup.

    • On the Author and Subject tab, you can edit Author and Subject details.

    • On the History tab, you can view all changes made to the drawing markup.

Edit the appearance of a Line drawing markup

You can convert a straight line drawing into an arrow by editing Line properties.

  1. Using either the Hand tool or the Select tool, right-click on a straight line drawing and select Properties....

  2. On the Display tab of the Line Properties dialog box, do any of the following: Click the Start drop-down menu. If you select Open, the straight line changes into an arrow drawing. There are more options available listed in the Start menu to choose from. Or click the End drop-down menu. You can decide the look of the end point of the selected line.

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Various Line drawing markups by editing Line properties:
A. Single arrow line markup   B. Double arrow line markup   C. Straight line markup

To delete a drawing markup

Do one of the following:

  • Right-click on it with the Hand tool and select Delete.

  • Right-click on it with the Select tool and select Edit > Delete.

  • Click with the Hand tool or the Select tool and press Delete on the keyboard.

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