Adobe ACROBAT READER 7.0 Manual page 103

Marking up documents using drawing tools
If commenting is enabled in the current Adobe PDF document, you can use the drawing
tools to mark up a document with lines, circles, and other shapes, called drawing markups.
You can also add a note to any drawing markup. When selecting a drawing tool, consider
the effect you want:
The Rectangle tool
you create simple shapes.
The Polygon tool
tool creates an open shape with multiple segments.
The Pencil tool
pencil drawing lines that you select.
The Dimensioning tool
dimensions in the PDF document.
To use the drawing tools to create a comment:
1. To select a drawing tool, choose one of the following:
Tools > Drawing Markups > [drawing tool] or Show Drawing Toolbar.
Comment & Markup > Drawing Markups Tools > Show Drawing Toolbar.
2. Add a markup to the PDF document:
If you're drawing a rectangle or oval, drag across the area where you want the drawing
comment to appear.
If you're drawing a line, drag across the area where you want the line to appear.
If you're drawing a polygon or polygon line, click a starting point, move the pointer and
click to create a segment of the polygon, and then continue clicking to create segments of
the polygon. When you finish drawing a polygon, click the starting point or double-click
to close the shape. Double-click to end a polygon line.
To draw a straight or diagonal line, a square, or a circle, press Shift while you draw
the markup. Make sure that you don't release Shift before you release the mouse button.
3. Using the Hand tool, double-click the markup to open the pop-up window, and type a note.
4. (Optional) Click the Close box in the pop-up window. A note icon appears to the right of
the markup to indicate the presence of text in the pop-up window.
To delete a drawing comment:
Do one of the following:
Select the drawing markup, and press Delete.
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the drawing comment, and then choose
Delete.
To change the appearance of a drawing comment:
Do one of the following:
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the drawing comment, and then choose
Properties. Change options on the Appearance tab.
Using the Hand tool
click (Mac OS) the toolbar area, and then choose Properties Bar. Specify options in the
Properties toolbar to change the appearance of the selected shape.
For more information on changing comment properties, see
comments.
Related Subtopics:
Grouping markups
, the Oval tool
creates a closed shape with multiple segments. The Polygonal Line
creates free-form drawings and the Pencil Eraser tool
lets you create lines with special properties that measure
, select the drawing comment. Right-click (Windows) or Control-
, the Arrow tool
Changing the appearance of
, and the Line tool
removes
let