Edit text in PDF

Nitro PDF Professional includes all the text-editing tools required for making last-minute corrections and updates to PDF documents, without the need to go back to the source files in Word, Excel^®, WordPerfect and so on.

The Edit Text tool is good for quickly fixing typos and making minor formatting changes to text -- for example, changing the font used, its spacing and its colour. While the Edit Object tool lets you move text blocks, rearrange them, resize and even rotate them for more creative editing.

Tip: If you're planning to make many small or several major text corrections to a document, it's better to go back to the source file and make the changes there -- you'll have more precise control over the exact layout and look, and there may be an opportunity to automate the corrections to save time.

To edit text in a PDF document:

1. Select the Edit Text tool by either of the following:
   • Select the Edit Text  toolbar button.
   • Choose Tools > Editing > Edit Text.
2. Left-click between the letters where you want to edit. To edit more than one letter at a time, left-click and drag the tool to select it.
3. Right-click and select Properties.
4. In the Edit Text Properties dialog do any of the following:
   • Select a different font for the text highlighted. Optionally embed and subset to ensure others can view the text.
   • Change the fill color to modify the font color.
   • Add stroke color (the color around the outer edge of each letter).
   • Increase the stroke width.
   • Change the font size.
   • Set whether character spacing should be higher or lower.
   • Set whether word spacing should be higher or lower.
   • Increase scale of text horizontally.
   • Increase the baseline to shift text vertically above or below the line (or 'baseline') on which the font is positioned.

Note: If you don't have the font installed that you are trying to edit, and it has not been embedded, you may not be able to edit the text. It's important to understand that if you are working on a PDF document and you want to correct or modify the text it contains, it's essential you either have the font installed on your computer or have it embedded in the document. Some fonts will work fine because everyone will have them installed. If you are unsure about the fonts other users have and you want them to be able to modify the text, it's best to stay with fonts like Times New Roman, Times, Courier and Symbol.

To edit blocks of text with the Edit Object tool:

1. Select the Edit Object tool by either of the following:
   • Select the Edit Object  toolbar button.
   • Choose Tools > Editing > Edit Object.
2. Left-click on the block of text to edit and do any of the following:
   • Select the red pointer above the object to rotate the object clockwise or counterclockwise.
   • Select the object and drag to a new position.
   • Select any side or corner to resize the text block.
   • Right-click and select whether the object should be rearranged so it is in front of or behind another object.
   • Right-click and select whether to group or ungroup.

Tip: To select multiple blocks of text, hold down the Shift key as you select them. In some cases the Edit Object tool selects a larger object than you may expect. Try right-clicking on the object and selecting Ungroup.

To resize or scale text objects proportionally:

1. Choose View > Grid and View > Snap to Grid.
2. Select a corner of the object and drag, ensuring the same amount grids both horizontally and vertically are changed.

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