Introduction to PDF Editing
How To Edit Text & Images with deskPDF Studio X
In this blog post we are going to show you how to edit text & images in your PDFs, add text to your PDFs, highlight text, and sign documents electronically.
Editing Text
One of the most commonly used features of Studio X is in-line text editing. To directly edit text, simply click "Edit" in the toolbar:
Next, click once on the text you need to change to select the text element. You will see a new 'Text Object' menu in the toolbar, and a blue box outlining the text, which means the text element is selected. Click one more time to place the cursor, and you will now be able to edit, delete, or modify the text:
After selecting text, you can adjust the font, size, text color & outline color, & word & character spacing:
Tip: You can modify an entire text block at once without having to select individual text. While the text is selected, simply adjust the settings in the menu, including font, size, and color options along with the exact location of the text on the page & transparency settings.
Highlighting, Crossing-Out, & Underlining Text
Going paperless? Studio X is a useful tool for avoiding printing to paper, since many edits that used to only be done by hand can now be done in Studio X. To highlight, cross-out, & underline text, start by clicking the 'Highlight' tool available in the toolbar in the Home menu:
Then, choose highlight, cross-out, or underline to select the tool. After you have selected, simple click and drag over the text you need highlighted, crossed-out, or underlined:
Need to modify or delete a highlight, cross-out, or underline annotation? Click 'Edit' or 'Select' in the toolbar, then click on the annotation:
Tip: You can click on the square blue boxes around the borders to drag to resize, or, you can change the color & opacity in the 'Highlight Annotation' menu.
Filling Out Forms & Adding Text To A PDF
Why print out that form to fill out when you can easily add text to any document? Studio X includes multiple options for typing on a PDF.
Did you know? Many PDF forms such as tax forms already have fillable form fields. If a PDF already has fillable fields, Studio X will let you know with a notification at the top of the PDF. Click 'Highlight Existing Fields" to automatically highlight the fillable form fields already in the PDF:
To fill out a text field in a form which already has fillable fields, just click once on the blank field, and start typing:
Many PDFs do not include fillable form fields, however this is not a problem with Studio X! You can now add text to any document. To type on a PDF, click on the 'Text' tool in the 'Insert & Edit' menu:
Then, click on the document where you want to add text, and start typing:
Tip: Notice in the 'Text Object' menu you can fully adjust any added text - change the color, font, size, placement, spacing, and transparency. You can also move the text annotation by clicking 'Select' in the Home menu & clicking on the text. The blue border around the text indicates the text is selected and can be moved by simply dragging.
Easy Sign
With Easy Sign, Studio X gives you the power to electronically sign documents with just a click. To begin, click 'Easy Sign' in the Home menu:
Next, click 'Add Signature' and then click 'Browse' to find the image of your signature on your PC.
Then, name your signature & click 'ok':
You now have a saved signature! The next time you click the 'Easy Sign' button, you can see a preview of your signature. Click on your signature to place it in your PDF:
Click 'Select', then select your signature to move it within your PDF:
Tip: After selecting your signature, click on the square blue boxes in the border to make your signature larger or smaller to fit within the space.
Working With Images
Need to add an image or adjust an image element in your PDF? To insert a new image into your document, click 'Image' in the 'Insert & Edit' menu:
Then, click on your PDF to insert the image:
In the 'Image Properties' menu, you can now adjust the size and placement of your image, as well as the opacity.
Tip: You can adjust images that are already in your PDF the same way, by clicking 'Edit' to select the image, and looking for the 'Image Properties' menu in the toolbar.
In this post, we have covered some of the most commonly used features in Studio X, including in-line text & image editing, filling out forms, adding text & signatures, & highlighting text. Stay tuned for future tutorials - we'll cover features like drawing on PDFs, using stamps & watermarks, inserting hyperlinks & sticky notes, adding page numbers & bates stamps, and working with shapes & text boxes. Interested in functionality we didn’t cover? Click here to email us to get in touch!