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Add or edit text
Nitro Pro 9 includes tools so you can add new text to a PDF document, or make last-minute corrections
and updates, without the need to re-open the source files in the authoring program.
The Type Text tool lets you add text anywhere on a PDF document, even if it does not have interactive
fields. It gives you full control over the text color, font type, and text size. For example, if you obtain a PDF
form created from a photocopy or scan of a paper form, you do not need to print the form and then write
information on the paper. Instead, you can use the Type Text tool to enter text as an annotation on the
form.
You can use the Edit tool to update and move existing blocks of text as a paragraph inside a bounding-
box, and do not have to manage paragraphs as a collection of separate lines. As you edit text or resize the
bounding-box while editing, text re-flows naturally onto adjacent lines.
TIP: Text re-flow is supported in paragraphs, and treats them as separate objects. To move a para-
graph, use the Edit tool.
Nitro Pro 9 includes tools so you can add text to each page in your document in the form of headers and
footers, and Bates numbers for unique page numbering.
For more information, see:
l Headers and footers
l Bates Numbers
NOTE: If you plan to make many small or several major text corrections to a document, we recommend
you go back to the source file and make the changes there. This gives more precise control over the
exact layout and look, and there may be an opportunity to automate the corrections to save time.
Alternatively, Convert PDF to Microsoft Word or Convert PDF to Rich Text to create an editable DOC or
RTF file.
To add text:
1. On the Home tab, in the Tools group, click Type Text
2. To type text, click the page where you want to insert text
3. On the Format tab, use the text options to set the appearance of the text, such as the font and
size
4. Enter your text, and press Escape or click Finish when complete
5. If spellcheck highlights an error, right-click the text to see a suggestion or to change the
spellcheck language
TIP: When you type text, it is inserted on the annotation layer by default. To insert text on the content
layer, Ctrl-click the page where you want to insert text. For more information, see Annotation layer and
content layer.
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