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6.2.4.2.3 Adding comments to the line
We can add comments to the line.
Double-click the lines, a commenting window pops out.
Figure 6.21 Add comment to the line
Edit the text in the commenting area. If the text doesn’t fit this window, the text
scrolls. You can resize commenting window dragging the lower right box or
each edge
Drag the commenting window to anyplace you like.
Change its size by dragging its corner or edge.
Click the close box on the upper right corner to close the comment. Double-click
the line if you want to open its comment.
6.2.4.2.4 Setting line properties
Right-click the lines or its commenting window, the Properties pane will be opened:
In Appearance control panel, you can set the color of line and its comment, set the
shape of line’s start point or end point, line’s thickness and opacity and so on:
Start: Set the shape of start point. There are three choices: None,
OpenArrow and ClosedArrow.
None: No arrow on the start point.
OpenArrow: To add an open arrow to the start point.
ClosedArrow: To add an closed arrow to the start point.
End: Set the shape of end point. The choices are the same with Start.
Style: Set the style of the line. There are four styles: Solid, Dashed1,
Dashed2, Dashed3 and Dashed4 to choose.
Color: Set the color of the line, and the commenting window’s color will be
changed to the same with the line at the moment.
Thickness: Set the thickness of the line. The value ranges from 0 to 12.
Opacity: Change the opacity degree of the line to suit your needs by dragging
. The comment’s opacity couldn’t be changed.
In General control panel, we can view the basic information:
Author: The name of the people who add the comments. The default name is
from the computer. You can enter another name
Subject: The comment’s subject. You can enter another subject to help you
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identify the subject
Modified: To record the last modified date and time.
Close: To save properties you have changed and exit the Properties dialog. Or
you can click the on the up right corner of the pane to close the Properties.
If you want to reserve the properties next time when you add a new line, just
right-click the line and select Make Properties Default.
6.2.4.3 How to use Rectangle tool to draw a rectangle
Use Rectangle tool to draw rectangles to your PDF document.
6.2.4.3.1 Using the rectangle tool to draw a rectangle
Click the Comment button in the basic toolbar or click Tools > Edit
Comment to open the comment status.
Click Rectangle tool button on the toolbar. If you don’t have this tool on
the toolbar, select it from the Draw tool menu (see Figure 6.14 Drawing
comment tools). Or click Tools > Comment > Draw > Rectangle.
Move the cursor to the place you want to draw the rectangle. Left-click the
mouse and drag it to anyplace you like, then a rectangle appears.
Figure 6.22 The drawn rectangle comment
6.2.4.3.2 Editing the rectangle
To change the rectangle’s layout
Dragging the corner of the rectangle or the middle of its edge to change its
height and width.
Left-click the line and don’t loose it, you can drag the line to any position of
document pane. Or you can use ←,↑,→ or ↓ key on the keyboard to move it.
Note: Be sure that you have activated the rectangle, the shape of cursor is not like
Hand , otherwise you just scroll the document page.
To edit the rectangle
Right-click the rectangle, a floating item will appear to let you edit the line and
set its properties
Copy: To copy the line to the clipboard and click Edit > Paste to
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encapsulate it. Or you can use Ctrl+C.
Cut: To cut the line to the clipboard. Or you can use Ctrl+X.
Delete: To delete the line. Or you can use Delete key on the keyboard.
Set to Background: If there are two comments overlapped, set this
comment to be a background comment.
Set to Foreground: If there are two comments overlapped, set this
comment to be a foreground comment.
Make Properties Default: To save the properties you have set, each time
when add a new line, its original properties will be the saved one.
Lock/Unlock: If there are several comments close together, when you
want to edit one of them, you can click Lock/Unlock to lock other
comments to avoid them being selected. You can cancel the lock status by
re-clicking Lock/Unlock item.
Properties: To set the line’s properties. See 6.2.4.3.4 Setting rectangle
properties.
To delete the rectangle
Use one of the following ways to delete it:
Click the rectangle and use Delete key.
Right-click the rectangle, then select Cut or Delete.
Click keyboard shortcut Ctrl+X to cut it.
Click Edit > Cut or Delete.
6.2.4.3.3 Adding comments to the rectangle
We can add comments to the rectangle.
Double-click the rectangle, a commenting window pops out.
Figure 6.23 Add a comment to the rectangle
Edit the text in the commenting area. If the text doesn’t fit this window, the text
scrolls. You can resize commenting window dragging the lower right box or
each edge.
Drag the commenting window to anyplace you like.
Change its size by dragging its corner or edge.
Click the close box on the upper right corner to close the comment. Double-click
the lines if you want to open its comment.
6.2.4.3.4 Setting rectangle properties
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Right-click the rectangle or its commenting window, the Properties panel will be
opened:
In Appearance control panel, you can set the color of the rectangle and its
comment, fill color into it and set the rectangle’s thickness and opacity:
Color: Set the color of the rectangle, and the commenting window’s color will
be changed to the same with the line at the moment.
Fill Color: Click Fill color box, then the status is on. This time you can select a
kind of color from the color table to fill inside the rectangle.
Thickness: Set the thickness of the line. The value ranges from 0 to 12.
Style: Set the line style of the rectangle. There are four styles: Solid,
Dashed1, Dashed2, Dashed3 and Dashed4 to choose.
Opacity: Change the opacity degree of the whole rectangle including its filled
color to suit your needs by dragging . The comment’s opacity couldn’t be
changed.
In General Panel, we can view the basic information:
Author: The name of the people who add the comments. The default name is
from the computer. You can enter another name
Subject: The comment’s subject. You can enter another subject to help you
identify the subject
Modified: To record the last modified date and time.
Close: To save properties you have changed and exit the Properties dialog. Or
you can click the on the up right corner of the pane to close the Properties.
Note: Be sure that the cursor is pointed to the rectangle’s edge when you want to
open the Properties pane.
If you want to reserve the properties next time when you add a new rectangle, just
right-click the rectangle and select Make Properties Default.
6.2.4.4 How to use Ellipse tool to draw ellipses
Use Ellipse tool to draw ellipses to your PDF document.
6.2.4.4.1 Using the Ellipse tool to draw a ellipse
Click the Comment button in the basic toolbar or click Tools > Edit
Comment to open the comment status.
Click Ellipse tool button on the toolbar. If you don’t have this tool on the
toolbar, select it from the Draw tool menu (see Figure 6.14 Drawing comment
tools). Or click Tools > Comment > Draw > Ellipse.
Move the cursor to the place you want to draw the ellipse. Left-click the mouse
and drag it to anyplace you like, then an ellipse appears.
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Figure 6.24 The drawn ellipse comment
6.2.4.4.2 Editing the ellipse
To change ellipse’s layout
You can use any of the following ways to edit the rectangle:
Figure 6.25 Rectangle frame
Dragging the corner of the rectangle-frame or the middle of its edge to change
its height and width.
Left-click the ellipse and don’t loose it, you can drag it to any position of
document pane. Or you can use ←,↑,→ or ↓ key on the keyboard to move it.
To edit ellipse
Right-click the ellipse, a floating item will appear to let you edit the line and set
its properties
Copy: To copy the ellipse to the clipboard and click Edit > Paste to
encapsulate it. Or you can use Ctrl+C.
Cut: To cut it to the clipboard. Or you can use Ctrl+X.
Delete: To delete it. Or you can use Delete key on the keyboard.
Set to Background: If there are two comments overlapped, set this
comment to be a background comment.
Set to Foreground: If there are two comments overlapped, set this
comment to be a foreground comment.
Make Properties Default: To save the properties you have set, each time
when add a new line, its original properties will be the saved one.
Lock/Unlock: If there are several comments close together, when you
want to edit one of them, you can click Lock/Unlock to lock other
comments to avoid them being selected. You can cancel the lock status by
re-clicking Lock/Unlock item.
Properties: To set the line’s properties. See 6.2.4.4.4 Setting ellipse properties.
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To delete ellipse
Use one of the following ways to delete it:
Click the ellipse and use Delete key.
Right-click it, then select Cut or Delete.
Click keyboard shortcut Ctrl+X to cut it.
Click Edit > Cut or Delete.
Note: Be sure you have enabled the ellipse, on that occasion a rectangle frame is
enclosing the ellipse. You can drag the points on it to regulate the ellipse’s size.
6.2.4.4.3 Adding comments to the ellipse
We can add comments to the ellipse.
Double-click the ellipse, and then a commenting window pops out.
Figure 6.26 Add comment to ellipse
Edit the text in the commenting area. If the text doesn’t fit this window, the text
scrolls. You can resize commenting window dragging the lower right box or
each edge.
Drag the commenting window to anyplace you like.
Change its size by dragging its corner or edge.
Click the close box on the upper right corner to close the comment. Double-click
the ellipse if you want to open its comment.
6.2.4.4.4 Setting ellipse properties
Right-click the ellipse or its commenting window, the Properties panel will be
opened:
In Appearance control panel, you can set the color of the ellipse and its comment,
fill color into it and set the ellipse’s thickness and opacity:
Color: Set the color of the rectangle, and the commenting window’s color will
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be changed to the same with the line at the moment.
Fill Color: Click Fill color box, then the status is on. This time you can select a
kind of color from the color table to fill inside the rectangle.
Thickness: Set the thickness of the line. The value ranges from 0 to 12.
Style: Set the line style of the rectangle. There are four styles: Solid,
Dashed1, Dashed2, Dashed3 and Dashed4 to choose.
Opacity: Change the opacity degree of the whole rectangle including its filled
color to suit your needs by dragging . The comment’s opacity couldn’t be
changed.
In General Panel, we can view the basic information:
Author: The name of the people who add the comments. The default name is
from the computer. You can enter another name
Subject: The comment’s subject. You can enter another subject to help you
identify the subject
Modified: To record the last modified date and time.
Close: To save properties you have changed and exit the Properties dialog. Or
you can click the on the up right corner of the pane to close the Properties.
Note: Be sure that the cursor is pointed to the ellipse’s edge when you want to open the
Properties pane.
If you want to remain the properties next time when you add a new note, just right-click
the ellipse and select Make Properties Default.
6.3 How to remove comments
You can use one of the following ways to remove the comments
Right-click the comment you to remove, then a floating item appears, click Cut
or Delete.
Click the comment and use key Delete.
Click the comment and click Edit > Delete.
Right-click the comment title in the comment navigation pane and select
Delete.
6.4 Selecting/Deselecting comments
If you want to select all of the comments, you can do one of the following ways:
Click Edit > Select All.
Use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A.
To deselect all comments, do one of the followings:
Click Edit > Deselect All.
Use keyboard shortcut Shift+Ctrl+A.
You can also use Ctrl + left click the comment to select the comments one by one
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if you want to choose some of them. And use Ctrl+Shift+left click the comment to
deselect it.
6.5 Using Comment Navigation Pane to view comment
All of the information about the comment added will be listed in the Comment
Navigation Pane, including page number, comment type, creating date and time.
To open comment navigation pane
Click Comments in the navigation pane.
If you can’t see the navigation pane, click button in the lower left document
pane.
Page number
Comment list
Comment title
Figure 6.27 Comment navigation pane
There are two levels in Comments navigation. The first level is the page+ number,
which represents the page comments be added in. The second level is a comment
list contains all of the comments in the current page.
6.5.1 Navigating the comment
Click + to see the comments list. Every comment title is like the form
Author-subject-date and time. You can see any of the comments by clicking
the comment title.
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6.5.2 Deleting the comment
Right-click the comment title and select Delete.
6.5.3 Setting the comment properties
Right-click the comment title and select Properties. If you want to save the
properties, you can select Make Properties Default.
6.6 Importing and exporting comments
PDF Editor allows you to save your comments to a file and import them into another
PDF document, thus you can reuse the same comment in different PDF document.
When different people have reviewed the same document and added their own
comments, they can save their commenting PDF file.
6.6.1 Importing comments
You can import comments into a PDF document. Existing comments will not be
changed or removed when you import new comments.
Click the Comment button in the basic toolbar or click Tools > Edit
Comment to open the comment status.
Click File > Import comments, the Open dialog pops out.
Select a Comment file and click Open.
Note: You can only import the *.comment file that you export from the PDF
document edited by PDF Editor.
6.6.2 Exporting comments
PDF Editor allows you save your comments by exporting them and save them as
*.comment type files.
Click the Comment button in the basic toolbar or click Tools > Edit
Comment to open the comment status.
Click File > Export comments when you have finished your comments to open
Save As dialog box.
Enter a name for your comments file.
Click OK to create the file and close the dialog box.
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7 Working with Contents
PDF Editor provides content tools to allow you directly edit the content of the PDF
document you are reading. The function of Content tools is different from that of
Comment tools though they are a bit similar. You can add comments into your PDF
document and save them as another file. But using the Content means you can
change the PDF file itself, similar to editing a Word file. Comment tools and Content
tools can’t be used at the same time. PDF Editor provides the following content
types:
Text
Draw(including Line, Rectangle, Ellipse and Polyline)
7.1 How to edit content
The contents can be added in content mode. Usually the content default status is off,
so you need to enable it.
Click the Content button in the basic toolbar or click Tools > Edit
Content to open the content status.
7.1.1 Editing the content of PDF document
You can do any of the followings to edit your PDF file:
Figure 7.1 Edit content example (1)
Click the content, then it can be selected by a red function frame.
Figure 7.2 Edit content example (2)
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