How to Draw on PDF Files for Windows

Margarete Cotty

2021-01-07 15:26:26 • Filed to: How-To • Proven solutions

PDFs are a safe way to store data because they deter unauthorized people from gaining easy access to editing documents. But what if you want to draw on a PDF file? Not to worry. This article will give you step by step instructions on how to draw on PDFs easily with PDFelement.

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How to Draw on a PDF Document

After opening a PDF document in PDFelement, click the Comment tab to choose a shape tool to add on the page directly, there are many options to choose to draw on a PDF file.

Step 1. Open PDF with PDFelement

Open PDFelement, and then click the "Open files" button on the Home window to upload the file you want to draw on.

Step 2. Draw on a PDF

Click on the "Comment" tab. Once you click "Comment", you will see many drawing tools, including a pencil, eraser, connected lines, ovals, rectangles, and cloud, etc. Select the tool you want to add, and then click on your desired page. The shape will show up as a drawing. For example, if you click the "Pencil" tool and move your mouse to the page area you wish to draw on, lines will be added. You can use the Eraser to erase any errors that may occur. Once you are satisfied with your work, you can save it.

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PDFelement is one of the best PDF drawing tools on the market. With many features that make PDF file editing easy and enjoyable, you are guaranteed to keep your document intact even after making modifications to it. With drawing PDF tools and editing options like cutting, pasting, copying, adding, removing text, images, and pages, and using OCR, you can edit any PDF file including scanned documents.

If you wish to create or convert a PDF document, PDFelement will help you easily change the format between PDF and other types of files without losing original layouts and formatting. The forms feature of this application enables you to create, edit, and fill forms with ease and efficiency.

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