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How to Type on PDFs (Online)
Can you add text to a PDF? How can I type on a PDF? PDF Live shows you a software-free way to insert text boxes on a PDF using the online editor.
Inserting text into a PDF can be useful when making last-minute adjustments or annotating a document. However, it’s not immediately apparent how to do this in a traditional document editor. PDF Live’s online PDF editor allows you to insert text into a PDF within your browser, with no additional downloads. You can easily add text boxes to a PDF entirely online.
To get started, head over to the editor and drag and drop the PDF that you’d like to add text to into the editor tool. The editor will then convert your PDF to an editable PDF and open it in the editor tool.
Typing in a PDF Document Online
To add text to a PDF, navigate to the Popular Editing Tools section on the header of the PDF.Live editor. Within this section, select the Add Text function. Clicking on this allows you to create a text box somewhere in the PDF.
Selecting this will turn your cursor into a + sign. By clicking and dragging anywhere in your PDF, you can create a text box to your size specifications.
The default text will be Insert text here, but once you’ve created the text box, you can then type anything in it that you’d wish.
You may notice that, by default, the text box will have red text with a grey background. These formatting settings can be changed by selecting the Style icon in the toolbar underneath the text box.
Once you’ve clicked the Style option, you’ll then see several formatting options for the text box. You can change the text font, size, alignment, and more. You can also adjust the text box border, increase its thickness, or even fill the box entirely if you’d just like to cover up a section of text.
If you want to remove the border of your text box entirely, you can set the stroke to 0.
Change the size and color of the font in the Text area under the Colors section to better match the original style of the PDF you’re adding text to. If you want to copy the text formatting from your existing document, head to the Edit Text tab of the toolbar to select the Add paragraph tool. This lets you select text in your existing document.
The tool will automatically detect the formatting settings of text that exists within the PDF and best match it with PDF.Live’s built-in text editor. You can copy these formatting settings for further use.
Adding text to a PDF file is easier than ever with PDF.Live’s online editor. The online editor is a great choice for commenting, annotating, and otherwise editing a PDF.