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How to Mark up PDF on Mac

1. Highlight PDF Text

  • After opening your PDF file in the program, please click the "Comment" > "Highlight" button.
  • Select the text you want to mark up, and it will be highlighted immediately.
  • You can modify the highlight color on the right Highlight Property panel.
highlight property
Highlight PDF text

2. Add Strikethrough/Underline/Squiggly to PDF Text

The Pencil and Eraser tools allow you to draw free-form shapes or lines in the document and revise them as needed.

  • After opening the PDF file in the program, please click the "Comment" on the Main Toolbar to get more tools.
  • Then click the "Strikethrough", "Underline" or "Squiggly" button, select the text you want to mark up, and the operation will be applied immediately.
  • You can modify the color of the line on the right panel.
strikethrough text
Strikethrough text

3. Insert Text Markup to PDF

The Pencil and Eraser tools allow you to draw free-form shapes or lines in the document and revise them as needed.

  • After opening the PDF file in the program, please click the "Comment" on the Main Toolbar to get more tools.
  • Then click the "Insert" button, select the text after which you want to insert text, and type the text you want to add.
  • You can modify the color of the text you inserted on the right panel.
insert text markup
Insert text markup