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Add text using the Typewriter tool
Use the Typewriter tool to type text anywhere on a PDF page. Organizations sometimes provide PDF versions of
their paper forms without interactive form fields. The Typewriter tool provides a simple solution for filling out such
forms. The Typewriter tool is similar to the Text Box tool, but includes a different set of default properties.
1 Choose Tools > Typewriter > Show Typewriter Toolbar, and then click the Typewriter button.
Click where you want to type, and then begin typing. Press Enter to add a second line.
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To change the text size, select the text, and click the Decrease Text Size button or the Increase Text Size button in
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the Typewriter toolbar.
To change the line spacing (leading), select the text, and click the Decrease Line Spacing button or the Increase
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Line Spacing button.
To move or resize Typewriter text block, select the Select tool, click a Typewriter text block, and drag the text block
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or one of its corners.
To edit the text again, select the Typewriter tool, and then double-click in the Typewriter text.
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Embed fonts using the TouchUp Text tool
Embedding fonts ensures that your PDF uses the same fonts as the original document, no matter where you open
the PDF or what fonts are installed on that system.
Choose Tools > Advanced Editing > TouchUp Text Tool, or select the TouchUp Text tool
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Editing toolbar.
2 Click in the text containing the font embedding or subsetting you want to edit. A paragraph of text is enclosed in
a bounding box. You can select text within the paragraph by dragging.
Right-click/Control-click the text, and choose Properties.
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4 In the TouchUp Properties dialog box, click the Text tab to display the font name and font properties as well as
embedding and subset capabilities.
To see a list of all the fonts, scroll through the Font menu. Document fonts are listed first. Your system fonts are
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listed below the document fonts.
6 Choose a font in the Font menu, check the permissions to determine which options are available for that font, and
then select an embedding option:
You can select both the embed and subset options. To embed the entire font rather than a subset,
Can Embed Font
make sure that Subset is not selected.
Can Embed Font For Print And Preview Only
and preview but not for editing.
Neither the embed nor subset option is available.
Cannot Embed Font
No System Font Available
See also
"Fonts" on page 106
You can only subset-embed the font. You can embed the font for print
Neither the embed nor subset option is available.
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