How to Edit Text in Adobe Acrobat (with Pictures)

2024 Author: Jason Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-19 22:11

Have you ever encountered a misspelled or mis-formatted text in a PDF file? You can edit it, you know! The TouchUp Text feature in Adobe Acrobat will help you fix the error. Learn how to use this feature in the following article.

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Method 1 of 2: Editing Text with Acrobat XI Pro

Step 1. Open Adobe Acrobat

After that, open the file that you want to change or repair

Step 2. Open the Tools toolbar

• At the top of the document, click the Tools button. A toolbar will appear. Click Content Editing to open the column, then click Edit Text & Images.
• The editable text box will be marked.

Step 3. Edit the text

Select the text you want to edit as usual: click to insert the cursor, click and drag to select a character, double-click to select a word, or triple-click to select an entire text box

Step 4. Adjust the text box

In Acrobat XI, text now flows as it appears. If you add or remove a lot of text, you may need to adjust the text box to keep the text fit

Step 5. Select the text box by clicking on it

• A text box will appear with a blue box and blue controls in the corner and center of the box.
• To adjust the size of the text box, click on the blue controls, then drag the controls as needed. To adjust the position of the text box, place the cursor on a vertical or horizontal line. The cursor changes shape to a cross, and you can drag the text box anywhere.
• The green line on the screen is useful for keeping the layout of the text symmetrical with other text objects when editing. Holding down the Shift key changes the drag direction to either horizontal or vertical.

Step 6. Edit the font

Acrobat Xi also makes it easy for you to change character attributes. Select the letter, phrase or text box you want to edit, then change the properties to your liking on the panel

Step 7. Don't forget to save your work

Method 2 of 2: Editing Text with Acrobat 8 Pro and Older Versions

Step 1. Determine the number of edits you need to make

• The "Basic Editing" steps in this article are for those of you who only need to change or add words, and don't need to edit text with other tools.
• The "Advanced Editing" steps in this article are for those of you who need to use other tools, such as changing font styles, colors, and other options, which include basic editing tools.

Step 2. Keep in mind that not all PDF files are editable

There are certain types of files that cannot be edited, even with Acrobat Pro

Step 1: Basic Editing

Step 1. Open Adobe Acrobat

Step 2. Open the document you want to edit

Step 3. Select the TouchUp Text Tool

Click Tools > Advanced Editing > TouchUp Text Tool from the available menu.

Step 4. Wait for the editor to load

You should only have to wait a few seconds

Step 5. Select the word or phrase you want to edit

Double-click on the text, or click and drag on the text to select it

Step 6. Edit the selected text

Step 2: Advanced Editing

Step 1. Open Adobe Acrobat

Step 2. Open the document you want to edit

Step 3. Open the TouchUp Text Tool

Click Tools > Advanced Editing > TouchUp Text Tool from the available menu

Step 4. Wait for the editor to load

You should only have to wait a few seconds

Step 5. Select the word or phrase you want to edit

Double-click on the text, or click and drag on the text to select it

Step 6. Right click on the text

Step 7. Select Properties from the Menu

• You can change the font by clicking on the menu at the top of the dialog box and selecting a font of your choice.
• You can change the font size by clicking the Font Size box and entering the size you want.
• You can change the color of the letters by selecting the Fill box and entering a new color.
• You can also adjust spacing between characters, spacing between words, horizontal scale, line color (very useful for bolding letters, since there is no bolding option in the editor), stroke thickness, and offset size.
• You can also include a typeface to the document. However, most documents do not require this option.

Tips

• If the document is scanned and has not been saved in an editable PDF format, you cannot edit the document. However, you can comment text after running an OCR scan.
• TouchUp Text has been available since Adobe Acrobat 6, and has been part of Acrobat since that version (including Acrobat Standard, Pro, and Suite). However, TouchUp Text was removed from Acrobat Xi.
• TouchUp Text won't help you edit WordArt because WordArt is an image, not text. As a result, Adobe will not recognize WordArt as text.