About the Typewriter tool
Use the
Typewriter tool in
to add text at any suitable place on a PDF page. The Typewriter tool enters text directly at the cursor
position. When the PDF is saved, the entered text becomes an integral part of the PDF page, unlike text entered as annotations with
the
Text Box tool.
Text can also be pasted onto a Typewriter tool cursor, which is used to copy text blocks from Normal or Searchable PDF files and paste them into other PDF pages in the same or different documents. Document Assembly view is useful for such operations.
As text is entered or pasted, in-place spell checking is performed if it is enabled under . Spell checking cannot be run explicitly on typewriter tool text.
Until the PDF is saved, you can move typewriter text; select the Typewriter tool again and click in the text. A surrounding box appears that can be dragged to a new location. Double-click to edit the text.
To change text properties on the selected text, use the context-sensitive TypeWriter Format tab.
Larger changes to real PDF content can be made using Advanced Edit mode.
You can use the
Edit Text tool in the
Edit tab to modify typewriter text after saving it. This
tool supports editing of existing PDF
text.
For more details on the differences between typewriter and box text, see Text Box.