Comment tab

Use the Comment tab to add annotations, markup, processing and attachments related to comments in your documents. Stamps can also function as comments. Use the Stamps panel to view and place stamps on document pages.

A context-sensitive formatting panel appears on the right when at least one annotation or markup object is selected.

Annotate tools

Note icon Note: Insert a note box on the page at a defined location and type a comment. A shortcut menu offers many controls. When the note is closed, the Note icon appears at the insertion point.

Note icon on the page Note icon on the page: When the cursor hovers over this default Note icon, the author and note text appear. Other icons are available to manage the appearance of the note icon.

Text Box iconCallout icon Text Box or Callout: Add a text box or callout above other content on the PDF page. A callout is a text box that includes a line with an arrow that you can move to a specific position in the document:

Callout illustration

Check Spelling icon Check Spelling: Select and do one of the following:

  • Click Check Spelling and then Start to run a spell check on all text included in comments.

  • Click Edit Dictionary to add or remove words in all dictionaries or in a specific language dictionary.

You can select Kofax Power PDF for Mac > Options > Spell Check to set global options that apply to all spell check operations:

  • Select the check box to spell check as text is being typed.

  • Select a color for underlining items detected during the spell check process.

  • Select one or more language dictionaries to use for spell checking.

Markup tools

Highlight icon Highlight: Select Highlight to apply a highlight to a text selection, with an associated note that contains the selected text; change the text or delete the note as desired.

Highlight Area iconSelect Highlight Area to apply a highlight to a page area, such as a diagram or portion of a table; and to add a note that contains all text detected within the defined area. Text placement works only with pages that include a text layer.

Draw Tools icon Draw Tools: Select a drawing tool from the list and use it to draw the desired object. Right-click with the Hand tool on an object to modify its properties.

Cross-out iconUnderline icon Cross-out and Underline: Cross out or underline the selected text and include an associated note.

Insert Text icon Insert Text: Select this tool, then click on the preferred position in a text block. The Insert Text window appears, pointing to the position. Type the text in the window.

Replace Text icon Replace Text: Select this tool, then drag the mouse pointer to mark the preferred section of text. The selected text appears strike-through and the Replace Text window appears, pointing to the position. Type the replacement text in the window.

Search and Markup icon Search and Markup: Calls the Search dialog box; when the search is completed, you receive a list of occurrences; click an entry to view its location on the page. Select which item to mark and which marking to use: Highlight, Cross-out or Underline. See Markup Tools.

File Attachment icon File Attachment, Audio Attachment icon Audio Attachment: Attach a document or a sound file as a comment to a specific location in the current document. For details on file and comment attachments, see "About attachments".

Use the comments panel to view and process comments in the current document.