Editing a PDF in preview (os x 10.8)

I am editing a PDF in preview (os x 10.8) and I want to add a text box with a fill. I can change the text color, but the fill option is greyed out. how do I change the fill of the text box?

    * Arial - bold, italic, bold italic
    * Arial Black
    * Comic Sans MS - bold
    * Courier New - bold, italic, bold italic
    * Georgia - bold, italic, bold italic
    * Impact
    * Symbol
    * Times New Roman - bold, italic, bold italic
    * Trebuchet MS - bold, italic, bold italic
    * Verdana - bold, italic, bold italic

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When I try to crop in preview, it removes everything but the area I selected. Can I crop just one area and leave the rest untouched? I'm editing a PDF by the way.

ronaldo96xaxaxa wrote:
it removes everything but the area I selected.
That's what crop means.
Can I crop just one area and leave the rest untouched?
See above.

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Do you see the icon with the arrow in the toolbar in Preview? If so, click that and you should get an email option.
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Regards.
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Kolodner wrote:
Well, I'm using Preview Version 4.2 (469.5), what version does yours show?
5.0.1. I guess I wasn't paying attention. This is the 10.5 forum, isn't it.
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airman-nyc
Could you confirm if you could click and start typing inside
some de-marked form fields in your PDF opened inside Acrobat or
that the document is a plain PDF with no form fields? I would
request that you open the PDF inside Acrobat instead of Mac's
preview application (to be sure).
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Open your photo in Preview and convert it into a pdf file before you start your project. To convert it to pdf use the "Export" option and select "pdf".
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Regards
Léonie
P.S: I can currently test this only in 10.8.2, but it should work the same on your system.

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