Editing the original text

The Edit text tool changes the words that are already in the document, one line at a time. It rewrites the real text of the page rather than laying a text box on top of it. To add new text, use text boxes. To change a word everywhere, see replace text.

In the app: Help ▸ Show me

Edit a line

1. Choose Edit text on the toolbar, or press D.
2. Move the pointer over the page. A blue outline appears around the line under the pointer.
3. Click the line. A small editor opens over it, with the word you clicked already selected.
4. Type your changes.
5. Press Enter or Tab, or click anywhere else, to apply them. Press Esc to cancel.

If the text is the same as before (ignoring extra spaces), nothing happens: no undo step is created and the file is not touched.

Keys in the editor

Limits

• One line at a time. The editor holds a single line. You cannot add a line break or edit a whole paragraph in one go.
• Locked lines. A line outlined in red cannot be edited. Hover over the page to see the reason, for example that the line sits inside a form object.
• Fonts. The line keeps its font, size and colour. If the font was not fully embedded in the file, a similar substitute is used for that line and you are told which one.
• Encrypted documents. Text editing is not available.
• Unsaved annotations are left as they are. They are saved with the file in the usual way.