Selecting the Draw tool allows you to freehand draw on top of your PDF. The Draw and Sketch icons in the markup toolbar look similar but behave differently. Markup Options Difference between Draw and Sketch This will open up an edit toolbar with additional formatting and annotation options such as adding notes, text, shapes, and lines. You can also add shapes and text to your PDF by selecting the markup button instead of the highlight button. To strikethrough: Select the strikethrough option from the dropdown list, then drag your cursor across the text to strikethrough. To underline: Select the underline option from the dropdown list, then drag your cursor across that text you want to underline.

The highlighter tool will be activated, and you will be able to highlight within the PDF by dragging the cursor across your text.

To highlight: Select one of the colors from the dropdown list. Selecting the annotation (or highlighter tool) will allow you to highlight, underline or strikethrough the text on your PDF. The two icons live side by side on the navigation bar within the Preview app, as illustrated below. Preview gives you the option to markup and edit your document. Option 1: Open With > Preview Option 2: Select your PDF from the file selector Step 2: Select the annotation tool Alternatively, you can open the Preview app first and then select your file of choice from the file selector that pops up on your screen. There are two ways to do this, you can right-click on your document and Open With > Preview.

The first thing you need to do is to open your document in Preview. On top of that, you can also edit, redact, split and add annotations to your documents! How To Annotate Step 1: Open your document On the Preview app, you can view images and PDFs. Adding annotations to a PDF on a Mac PC or Laptop is extremely straightforward! The Mac OS comes built-in with the Preview app, which has far stronger capabilities than the name might suggest.

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