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Drag the cursor to move the selected area to the position you like.
Figure 7.3 Edit content example (3)
Right-click the content to review its property.
Figure 7.4 Edit content example (4)
A property dialog will pop up:
Figure 7.5 Content property example
In General form, you can edit the text and change its font, font size and color.
Text: To edit the text in textbox.
Figure 7.6 Edit content text
Font: To select a font in the list box.
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Figure 7.7 Set content font
Font Size: To change the Font size in Font Size textbox.
Figure 7.8 Enter content font size
Color: To select a color in the color table
Then click on the upper right corner of the dialog to save the change and
exit editing. Or you can click anyplace outside of the edit box to save.
Figure 7.9 Edited content
In Transform form, you can enter X and Y coordinates of the start of the text.
You can use Esc key on the keyboard to cancel the edit each time.
Delete the content you selected. Use Delete key or right-click the content to
select Delete or click Edit > Delete, or click Edit > Cut to copy it to the
clipboard.
Copy the content to clipboard by clicking Edit > Copy.
Paste content into the document by clicking Edit > Paste.
You can select all of the content by dragging the cursor to the area you want,
Figure 7.10 Select all of the content
Then all the contents are selected
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Figure 7.11 All contents selected
Or use Ctrl + left click the content to select multiple contents. To deselect any
content, you can use Ctrl + left click the content.
7.2 Tools for working with Contents
The content toolbar follows as:
Figure 7.12 Content toolbars
Every type of content has its tool, as showed above in the toolbar: Text and Draw.
If you don’t have the toolbar, click View > Toolbar > Content to add it into
toolbars.
7.3 How to add contents
This part describes how to add contents.
7.3.1 How to add Text
This part shows the way to add text.
7.3.1.1 Adding text
Click the Content button in the basic toolbar or click Tools > Edit
Content to open the content status.
Click Add Text button on the toolbar or click Tools > Content> Text. The
Add Text dialog pops out.
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Figure 7.13 Add text dialog box
You can enter text and set font style and size, color and text’s location.
Font: Choose a font style.
Font Size: Enter a size value you want.
Font Color: Select a color for the text.
X and Y Position: Set the text start position.
Click OK to finish the text editing.
For example, input the text and change its size
Figure 7.14 Add text example (1)
Click OK,
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Figure 7.15 Add text example (2)
7.3.1.2 Moving the text
Let the cursor point to the text, you can drag it to any position in the document
pages.
7.3.1.3 Deleting the text
You can use one of the following ways to delete the text you have added:
Right-click the text frame, and select Delete.
Click the text, then click Edit > Undo or use shortcut key Ctrl+Z.
Click the text, directly delete with Delete key on the keyboard.
7.3.1.4 Editing the content
The text you add can be edited, and its property can be reset by right-clicking
the text.
Figure 7.16 Right click the text
Click Property, and the Content Editor-Text dialog pops out,
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Figure 7.17 Content property example
In General form, you can edit the text and change its font, font size and color.
In Transform form, you can enter X and Y coordinates of the start of the text.
Please see 7.1.1 Editing the content of PDF document.
7.3.2 How to add drawings
This part shows the way to add drawings.
7.3.2.1 How to add lines
You can draw lines in the PDF document by using Add line tool.
7.3.2.1.1 Using Add line tool to draw lines
Click the Content button in the basic toolbar or click Tools > Edit
Content to open the content status.
Click Add line button on the content toolbar. If you can’t see it, you can
select it from the Draw tool menu. Or click Tools > Content > Draw > Line.
Figure 7.18 Content drawing tools
Move the cursor to the place you want to draw the line. Left-click the line and
drag it to anyplace you like, and then there appears a line along with the cursor
path.
Figure 7.19 Add a line in PDF document
7.3.2.1.2 Relocating the line
You can do one of the following ways to relocate the line:
Let the cursor point to the line frame, you can drag it to any position in the
document pages.
Change the line X and Y coordinates in Content Editor-Line form. See Editing
the drawn line in this part.
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7.3.2.1.3Deleting the line
You can use one of the following ways to delete the line you have drawn:
Right-click the line frame, and select Delete.
Click the line, then click Edit > Undo or use shortcut key Ctrl+Z.
Click the line, directly delete with Delete key on the keyboard.
7.3.2.1.4 Editing the drawn line
You can change the line’s color, width and location.
Right-click the line frame and select Property, and the Content Editor-Line
dialog pops out.
In General form, you can change the line color and its width. In this example,
Click Color box and select a color in the color table
Figure 7.20 Select a color
Click the Line Width textbox and enter a value
Figure 7.21 Enter line width
Then click on the upper right corner of the dialog to save the change and exit
editing. You can see the result,
Figure 7.22 Edit result
In Transform form, you can set the line’s location and its width and height
Figure 7.23 Set line’s layout
Change the value in the box, and then click on the upper right corner of the
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dialog to save the change.
7.3.2.2 How to add rectangles
You can draw rectangles in the PDF document by using Add Rectangle tool.
7.3.2.2.1 Using Add Rectangle tool to draw rectangles
Click the Content button in the basic toolbar or click Tools > Edit
Content to open the content status.
Click Add Rectangle button on the content toolbar. If you can’t see it, you
can select it from the Draw tool menu(see Figure 7.18 Content drawing tools).
Or click Tools > Content > Draw > Rectangle.
Move the cursor to the position you want to draw the rectangle. Left-click the
mouse and drag it to anyplace you like, then a rectangle can be drawn with the
cursor moving.
Figure 7.24 Add a rectangle in PDF document
7.3.2.2.2 Relocating the rectangle
You can do one of the following ways to relocate the rectangle:
Let the cursor point to the rectangle, you can drag it to any position in the
document pages.
Change the rectangle’s X and Y coordinates in Content Editor-Rectangle form.
See 7.3.2.2.4 Editing the drawn rectangle.
7.3.2.2.3 Deleting the rectangle
You can use one of the following ways to delete the rectangle you have drawn:
Right-click the rectangle, and select Delete.
Click the rectangle, then click Edit > Undo or use shortcut key Ctrl+Z.
Click the rectangle, directly delete with Delete key on the keyboard.
7.3.2.2.4 Editing the drawn rectangle
You can change the rectangle’s color, width and location, and fill color into the
rectangle.
Right-click the line frame and select Property, then the Content
Editor-Rectangle dialog pops out.
In General form, you can change the rectangle line color and width, and fill color
inside the rectangle. In this example,
Click Color box and select a color in the color table
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Figure 7.25 Select a color for rectangle line
Click Fill box if you want to fill color into the rectangle. The default value False
means no filled color. Select True to fill color.
Figure 7.26 Set whether to fill color inside rectangle
Click Fill Color box, and select a filled color in color table if you have select
True in the Fill box.
Figure 7.27 Set fill color
Click the Line Width box and enter a value
Figure 7.28 Enter line width
Then click on the upper right corner of the dialog to save the change and exit
editing. You can see the result,
Figure 7.29 Rectangle result
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In Transform form, you can set the rectangle’s location and its width and height
Figure 7.30 Set rectangle’s layout
Change the value in the box, and then click on the upper right corner of the
dialog to save the change.
7.3.2.3 How to add ellipses
You can draw ellipses in the PDF document by using Add Ellipse tool.
7.3.2.3.1 Using Add Ellipse tool to draw ellipses
Click the Content button in the basic toolbar or click Tools > Edit
Content to open the content status.
Click Add Ellipse button on the content toolbar. If you can’t see it, you can
select it from the Draw tool menu(see Figure 7.18 Content drawing tools). Or
click Tools > Content > Draw > Ellipse.
Move the cursor to the position you want to draw the ellipse. Left-click the
mouse and drag it to anyplace you like, then an ellipse can be drawn with the
cursor moving.
Figure 7.31 Add ellipse in PDF document
7.3.2.3.2 Relocating the ellipse
You can do one of the following ways to relocate the ellipse:
Let the cursor point to the ellipse, you can drag it to any position in the
document pages.
Change the ellipse’s X and Y coordinates in Content Editor-Ellipse form. See
Editing the drawn ellipse in this part.
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