Modify PDFs

Add text to PDF

From the bottom toolbar, tap Text.

It opens the document in ‘Add text’ mode, where the bottom toolbar displays tools for selecting text color and text size.

To select the text color:

Tap to activate the color palette and text size bar.

Tap and then tap on any color from the palette.

To change the text size:

Tap to open the Text size bar.

Drag the size bar to the desired text size.

Tap on the document where you want to add text.
In the text box that appears, enter the text and then tap
To resize the text box, drag the corner handles as required.
To move the text box to a different location, hold and drag the text box.
To add more text, tap on the document again and then follow the steps above.
Once done, tap < from the top-left corner to exit the ‘Add text’ mode.

To quickly add text to a blank space:

Press and hold on a blank space where you want to add text.

From the menu that appears, tap Text.

In the text box, enter your text and then tap

To edit, modify, or delete the added text:

Tap the text.

In the dialog that appears, take one or more of the following actions as required:

To delete the text, tap

To change the text color, tap and then select another color.

To change the text size, tap and then drag the slider to the desired size.

To edit the text, tap > Edit Note**. Then, edit the text and tap to enter the new text.

To add a reply to the added text, tap and add a reply. Tap to enter the reply.

To navigate through all the texts and comments added to the document, use < and > arrows and view or modify them as required.

Edit the text on PDF

You can edit a PDF only if you have a subscription to Adobe Acrobat Premium or Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Tap > Edit PDF.

It opens the PDF in edit mode.

Tap the text that you want to edit. Move the handles of the selection box to adjust the selection as required.

From the menu that appears, tap Edit text.
In the edit pane, edit the text as required and then tap Done.

To discard the edits, tap Cancel from the top bar.
To quickly edit some text on your PDF:

Press and hold on the text that you want to edit.

From the menu that appears, tap Edit text.

In the edit pane that opens, edit the text as required and then tap Done.

Delete a text

You can delete a text from your PDF only if you have a subscription to Adobe Acrobat Premium or Adobe Acrobat Pro.

To delete text on your PDF:

Tap > Edit PDF.

It opens the PDF in edit mode.

Tap the text that you want to delete. Move the handles of the selection box to adjust the selection as required.
From the menu that appears, tap Delete.

It deletes the selected text. You can restore the deleted text, by tapping |undo| from the top menu.

Edit images

The current version of the Acrobat Reader app does not support editing images on PDF.

Add images

You can add images to a PDF only if you have a subscription to Adobe Acrobat Premium or Adobe Acrobat Pro.

To add a new image to a PDF:

Tap > Edit PDF.

It opens the PDF in edit mode.

From the bottom toolbar, tap Add image. Then, tap on a blank space on the document where you want to add an image.

From the add image panel, take one of the following two actions:
- Tap Add from photos: If prompted, allow access to photos. It opens the recent image gallery. You may tap an image to select from there. To select images from other apps, tap on one of any of the app icons that appear on the top panel, and select any image.
- Tap Add from Camera: If prompted to allow access to the camera, select a consent option, as desired. Next, focus the camera on the image and tap the capture icon. Once satisfied, select Ok.

To modify the added image:

Tap the image and take one or more of the following actions, as required:

To move the image, drag it to the desired location.

To resize the image, drag the blue corner handles as required.

To delete the image, tap Delete

To rotate the image, tap or from the bottom menu.

Make drawings

To make drawings:

From the bottom toolbar, tap

It opens the file in ‘Add image’ mode, where the bottom toolbar displays tools for selecting Image color and Image line width.

For quick access to the ‘Add image’ mode, tap on a blank space on the document, and then from the menu that appears, tap Draw.

To change the drawing color:
1. Tap to activate the color palette.
2. Tap and then tap on any color from the palette.
To change the image line width:
1. Tap to open the line width picker.
2. Tap on the desired width bar.

Once you select the image line color and width, tap on the document and use a one-finger drag to draw an image.

Note: You can use a 2-finger scroll to scroll through the document and draw images where required.
To erase a part of the drawing, tap and then drag on the section that you want to erase.
To undo a step, tap from the top menu.
Tap Done.

To modify or delete a drawing:

Tap the image.
From the dialog that appears, take the following actions as required:

To change the image color, tap

To change the image line width, tap

To delete the image, tap

To add a comment to the image, tap Add a comment field and write your message. Once done, tap > from the top-right corner.

To add a reply to an image, tap and then add a reply.

Add annotations

From the bottom toolbar, tap

It opens the PDF in Highlight mode, which displays tools for highlighting, underlining, strikethrough, and color picker.
From the bottom toolbar, tap one of the following tools as required:
- to highlight text.
- to underline text.
- to strikethrough text.
Check the icon to verify the display color. To change the color, tap and then from the color palette, tap a color to select it.
Drag over the text that you want to highlight/underline/strikethrough.
You can use the text-magnifier tool that appears to verify your selection.

It marks the text with selected annotation in the chosen color.

To quickly highlight/underline/strikethrough few lines:

Tap on the text that you want to mark and then drag the handles to select the lines.
In the menu that appears, tap any tool to take the desired action as required. You can copy, highlight, underline, strikethrough, translate, read aloud, or spell the selected text.

To modify a highlight/underline/strikethrough or add comments:

Tap the marked text.
In the dialog that appears, take one or more of the following actions as required:

To change the color of the highlight, underline, or strikethrough, tap and tap on a color to select.

To reply to the annotation, tap > Reply and enter your response.

To add a comment to the annotation, tap on ‘Add a comment’ field and enter your comment.

To delete the annotation, tap

Add comments

To add comments on your PDF:

From the bottom toolbar, tap and then tap on the document where you want to add a comment.
Alternatively, tap on a blank space, and then from the menu that appears, tap Comment.
In the comment field that appears, type your message and then tap to post the comment.

The comment is posted on the doc in the form of .

To add a comment on selected text:

Tap on the text and then drag the handles to select the text that you want to add a comment for.
In the menu that appears, tap Add comment.

In the ‘Add a comment’ field, type your comment and then tap

It highlights the selected text and adds a comment to it.

View the list of comments

To view the list of comments on your PDF:

From the top bar, tap .

It opens the list of all the comments on the PDF.

To reply to a comment, tap Reply and then add your response.
To edit a comment, tap for the comment and then tap Edit comment.
To delete a comment, tap for the comment and then tap Delete.

Organize pages in a PDF

You can organize the pages of a PDF only if you have a subscription to Adobe Acrobat Premium or Adobe Acrobat Pro.

To organize pages:

Tap More tools > Organize pages.

Alternatively, tap > Pages.

Tap on one or more pages to select them and then take any of the following actions as required:
- To rotate pages: Tap or .
- To reorder pages: Long press a page and then drag it to a new location.
- To delete pages: Tap and then confirm the action.
- To insert pages: Tap and then choose whether to insert another file or a blank page. Next, choose before or after. The app automatically saves the file.
- To extract pages: Tap . The extracted pages are automatically saved to your device as “Pages from <file name>”.

Crop pages in a PDF

You can crop the pages of a PDF only if you have a subscription to Adobe Acrobat Premium or Adobe Acrobat Pro.

To crop a page:

Tap More tools > Crop pages.

Drag the selection handles to set the crop frame as desired.
- To apply the crop settings on all pages of the PDF, tap All pages to toggle it on.
- To apply the settings, tap Done.
- To reset the crop settings, tap Reset.

Save PDF to Adobe Cloud Storage

The following files are automatically saved to the source cloud location:

A file that you update after downloading from the cloud.
A file that requires Adobe cloud storage features, such as share, reviews, combine files, export PDF, and more.

To save a file to Adobe cloud storage, from the top menu, tap > Save to Adobe cloud storage.

It saves a copy of the file to Adobe cloud storage.

Save a copy of PDF

You can save a copy of your files to Adobe cloud storage or any supported 3rd party storage. Acrobat allows you to save a copy of shared and review files along with their comments.

To save a copy of your PDF:

From the top menu, tap > Save a copy.
Select a location.
Tap Save.