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Annotate PDF

Annotate PDF pages for the next reviewer: mark an area on workflow pages with a highlight, rectangle or line. Marks become page content, not comments.

Six pages have a review line and Total: 148.50. Place a highlight, rectangle or line on selected pages and check its position in the downloaded PDF. Marks do not remove underlying content.

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A practical guide

Point the next reviewer to the right area.

  1. Choose a PDF, target page positions and a highlight, rectangle or line.
  2. Set the mark's color, position, dimensions and available stroke settings.
  3. Create the copy and inspect the marked area and nearby content.

Try this example

Place a rectangle around a section of page 4 in a handoff packet. Inspect the result before forwarding it and retain the original.

Before

  • Page 2

After

  • Page 2 + highlight
Input and expected output for this task. Illustrative example.

Before you start: Marks become visual page content, not editable comments or redaction. They can cover information and may invalidate digital signatures. Use Add Text to PDF for a text label.

Add a text label
What you get

Add a highlight, rectangle or line to selected PDF pages. These visual marks are not redaction or editable comments.

Limits and important details

Layout: 10 MiB, all source pages up to 200, 40 MiB output; split can produce 400 pages. No unusual page units. Links are kept; comments and form fields are imprinted or removed, as you choose; signed PDFs and XFA forms are refused. Document metadata/bookmarks are not preserved. Split and crop clip visibility, not securely remove hidden content. Marks are not redaction or editable comments: one per run on up to 500 pages, Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese or Korean text up to 300 characters. Forms: 10 MiB, 200 pages, 100 plain single-line text, checkbox, dropdown or radio fields; no XFA, signatures or scripts. Appearances may change. Not PDF sanitization.

Example

Place a highlight on page 2 of the sample and inspect its position. Page 1 stays unchanged. Reuse the result to add another mark; this does not create editable comments.