Annotation in PDF

How to get selected annotation in PDF

Also make sure you scan for annotations before you do anything because annotations are dynamic and could be added after of PDF has been opened and before you run your code.

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    Hello,
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  • Annotating/editing PDF options?

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    I don't mind paying some good money for them, but I expect them to be intuitive to use and feature-rich.
    There's Acrobat at $450

  • ADS functional features - Merge & annotations on PDF documents

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  • Annotating a PDF--My First Attempt

    I have a pdf that consists of specs on a digital camera. I pulled it down from the mfger'w web site. I want to send it to someone with what I think is an annotation to draw their attention to the note. I did that in the pdf, and sent it to him, and asked the question, "Do you see the two parts to the annotation?" One is a small yellow icon that apparently represents a written note. The other is called a sticky note. Apparently, he could comment there, but I really don't want him to comment. I just want him to read what it says.
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  • What is best option to Create an Annotation in PDF from VBA?

    It appears thwere are 2 ways to create an annotation (Like a sticky note) via scritping into a PDF File from VBA
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    2. Use AcroJS from a VBA call
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  • Seeing annotations on PDFs

    I made and saved annotations in a PDF document using the Adobe Reader for iOS on my iPad. However, I when I re-open the document (on my iPad), only the annotations on the last half of the pages show up. How can I see/recover the other annotations? Thanks!

    This is a known issue with Adobe Reader and the fix is already on it's way.  Please refer our blog post at: http://blogs.adobe.com/readermobile/2012/04/30/adobe-reader-patch-update-10-2-1/
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  • Enable annotations for PDF opened in browser, I am able to add annotation in the Reader XI application

    I have a document which is stored on the server. A link is emailed to several users and when they open the file it opens in the browser. It shows the Annotations menu but all the options are disabled. When the file is opened on the Adobe Reader XI application it does allow to use the annotations.
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  • How to change color of an annotation on PDF with VBA

    hi
    i 'm not sure i'm at the good place and i even don't know if it's posible
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    square are red or green in fonction of theire status.
    on the other side
    i'm using excel to list all equipement  and theire status that should be notify on my DPF
    i would like a macro on excel that check all statuts and give the good color to the square refering to the equipment listed on excel?
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    I know there should be some way to change the colors of just specific areas of text like this. It should be as simple as putting a color code at the start and end of the tag like
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    <div style="color: #ff0000;">This text should be RED</div>

  • Yosemite crippled PDF text annotation with Preview.

    In previous versions of preview, you used to be able to select 'textbox' markup tool and one-click create textboxes wherever you want on a pdf. Now, with the new Yosemite, selecting 'text' markup tool  creating a textbox in the middle of the screen, not where-ever you click. This cripples the productivity of annotating lecture slides during a lecture. I don't want my text box to always appear right in the middle of the page- I want to click to place it.
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    The link below provides instructions for annotating a pdf in Yosemite Preview, and additional links at the bottom of this page provide instructions for several other pdf editing capabilities:
    Select and copy text in a PDF
    Fill out and sign PDF forms
    Add, delete, or move pages in a PDF
    Crop or rotate a PDF
    Add effects to a PDF
    https://support.apple.com/kb/PH20218?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US

  • How do I change the default PDF viewer on my iPad so I can easily see annotations?

    I keeping missing annotations on PDF because the built-in iPad Mail viewer does not show annotations.  To limit the keystrokes, instead of  using "open with" on each PDF email attachment to view in a third part app, I'd like to just change the mail default viewer. Is that possible with the current iPad operating systems?

    No it is not possible to change the default pdf viewer in mail.

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