--- title: How to mark up changes to a PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader quickly and easily description: Learning how to mark editorial suggestions in Adobe Acrobat (or Acrobat Reader) is an investment of time that will pay off in efficiency. image: https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/Entering-text-edits-cover_01_010820-jpg.jpeg --- ![](https://secure.leadforensics.com/199962.png) [Design](https://www.mreach.com/blogs/tag/design), [Editing](https://www.mreach.com/blogs/tag/editing), [Technology](https://www.mreach.com/blogs/tag/technology) [![Craig Clarke](https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/craig-new.jpg) ](https://www.mreach.com/blogs/author/craig-clarke) By [Craig Clarke](https://www.mreach.com/blogs/author/craig-clarke) December 18, 2020 Share [Share this blog post on LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://www.mreach.com/blogs/mark-changes-adobe-acrobat-reader) [Share this blog post on Facebook ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.mreach.com/blogs/mark-changes-adobe-acrobat-reader) [Share this blog post on Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://www.mreach.com/blogs/mark-changes-adobe-acrobat-reader) ![How to mark up changes to a PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader quickly and easily](https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/Entering-text-edits-cover_01_010820-jpg.jpeg) If you've never marked up a PDF in [Adobe Acrobat Reader](http://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/pdf-reader.html) using the Comment tool, this is the perfect tutorial for you. Once you get used to it, it will save you and your design team time. And saving time means saving money. ## The Comment tool With the PDF open, choose the Comment tool (not the Edit PDF tool). This will pull up your Comment toolbar. The Comment tools are easy to use, and they let you highlight the precise changes you want your designer to make to your document. Let's go over the most useful options: text deletion, text replacement, text insertion, the highlighter, and the sticky note. ## Deleting text ![Video section before markup](https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/Blog/entering_edits_deleting-1.png "Video section before markup") Say you want to delete the words “in-house animation and,” leaving the sentence to read, “With live-action video capabilities...” To do this, simply select the text you would like to delete, and press the Backspace or Delete key. ![Video section after markup, with strikethrough shown](https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/Blog/entering_edits_deleting-2.png "Video section after markup, with strikethrough shown") This will leave the text on the page with a red strikethrough. This means that this text is marked for deletion. Next, let's replace some text. I'm going to change the header “Writing” to “Editing.” ## Replacing text ![Writing section before markup](https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/Blog/entering_edits_replacing-1.png "Writing section before markup") Select the text as you did before, but this time, start typing the text you want in its place. A box appears with your text in it, and a comment appears to the side. ![Changing Writing to Editing](https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/Blog/entering_edits_replacing-2.png "Changing Writing to Editing") When you're done, you can either click outside the box, click the Post button, or save the file. ![Writing section after markup, with strikethrough and insertion shown](https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/Blog/entering_edits_replacing-3.png "Writing section after markup, with strikethrough and insertion shown") Instead of red, this text is crossed off in blue and has a caret. This is a dual delete-and-insert marking that means the text should be replaced by the text in the comment. In this case, “Writing” should be deleted and “Editing” put in its place. ## Inserting text What if you just want to add a few words? That’s simple, too. ![Events section before markup](https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/Blog/entering_edits_inserting-1.png "Events section before markup") Let's add “and trade shows” to “Events.” Click your cursor where you want the text, and type it in. Once again, a box appears with your text, and you can click away from the box, hit Post, or Save. ![Events section after markup, with and trade shows shown in comments](https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/Blog/entering_edits_inserting-2.png "Events section after markup, with and trade shows shown in comments") See that caret? That means you're inserting text. ## The highlighter The highlighter tool can be used for calling out text that you want changed in some cosmetic way—italic, bold, underlined, superscript, subscript—you decide. You can use this tool in two ways. Select the text, then click the Highlight button. Or, click the Highlight tool, and then select your text. Type the change you want into the box—“Please make me italic” for example—then click Post. ![Highlighting text in Project management section, with please make me italic shown to the side](https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/Blog/entering_edits_highlighter-1.png "Highlighting text in Project management section, with please make me italic shown to the side") And if any of those tools don’t cover what you need, there’s always the sticky note. ## The sticky note If you need to describe your edit in more detail, just do what you would in the offline world. Attach a note. Want to reverse the order of two of your slides? Click the sticky note tool, click on the page to attach it, and type “please swap with next slide.” It’s that simple. ![Sticky note markup shown, with please swap with next slide comment on side](https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/Blog/entering_edits_sticky-1.png "Sticky note markup shown, with please swap with next slide comment on side") Maybe you have a new graphic that you want to place. Place a sticky note nearby, and type, “please replace with new graphic.” ![Sticky note markup shown with please replace with new graphic in comment](https://www.mreach.com/hubfs/Blog/entering_edits_sticky-2.png "Sticky note markup shown with please replace with new graphic in comment") The sticky note can be used for pretty much any change not covered by the other tools. If you can explain it clearly, you can use the sticky note for it. These are the most useful tools for entering changes into a PDF for your designer. 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