[3 Ways]How to Annotate a PDF on Windows

PDFs are the most widely used document formats for sharing content across devices. However, there are times when you may want to mark up a PDF, highlight some text, or annotate something on the file.

This is where you’ll need tools for annotating your PDF files easily. Let’s explore a few methods that will help you learn how to annotate PDFs on Windows.

How to Annotate PDF on Windows with a Free PDF Editor

PDFgear is an easy-to-use PDF tool for efficient PDF management. Its annotation feature helps you leave shareable comments, and add e-signatures, text, and shapes to a PDF.

Besides, you can highlight, strikethrough, and underline certain text in a PDF file. Customizing stamps for file approval or rejection is no longer a tricky task.

In only 3 steps, you can effortlessly mark up a PDF on Windows with PDFgear:

Step 1. Add a PDF to PDFgear

Install and launch PDFgear on your device. Click on “Open File” to add the file to PDFgear. You will need to browse through your files and add them to the PDFgear interface.

Step 2. Select the Annotata Option

Click on the “Comment” tab on the main menu and get multiple annotation options below.

• Highlight or underline important content.
• Strikethrough mistaken text.
• Hand-draw lines, use Rectangle and Oval to emphasize certain content.
• Create a note on PDF, and more.

Step 3. Save the Annotated PDF

After all annotation, click the “Save as” button on the upper left menu bar to save the edited file.

How to Annotate PDF on Windows Online for Free

If you prefer not to install anything to help annotate PDF files, an online PDF editor would be a boon.

PDFgear offers a free web-based PDF tool that meets most of your file annotation needs, including adding comments, shapes, and stamps, to name a few.

Here is how to use an online tool to annotate a PDF on Windows:

Step 1. Upload PDF to PDFgear Online

Visit PDFgear’s PDF Editor Online and click the “Upload PDF files” button to browse for and add the PDF file.

Step 2. Open the Annotation Toolbar

Once the file has been added to the tool, look for the option for adding annotations. You should find it at the top right corner of the screen. Clicking on it will bring the annotation toolbar.

Step 3. Add Annotations to the PDF

You can add text, stamp, highlight, and handwritten notes based on what you want to do with the file.

How to Annotate PDFs on Windows with Adobe Acrobat Reader

Adobe Acrobat Reader is a well-known PDF reader. Coming straight from the horse’s mouth, Adobe Acrobat Reader is a reliable choice for viewing and annotating PDF files on Windows. The annotation feature available on Adobe Acrobat Reader lets you comment on the file with easy steps:

Step 1: If you haven’t installed Adobe Acrobat, download and install it from the official Adobe site.

Step 2: Click “Menu” > Choose “Open” to browse for and add your PDF file to the tool.

Step 3: From the sidebar, choose the text, sign, highlight, and other annotation options as per your preferences. You can add up stamps and other options as per your individual needs.

FAQs

Can you mark up a PDF on Windows?

Yes. As mentioned in this post. PDFgear is a handy and free tool for you to mark up a PDF. It allows you to add visual elements like annotations, sticky notes, highlights, comments, shapes, and more to a PDF that can stress or clarify important content within the document.

Does Windows 10 have a PDF editor?

Yes, Windows 10 has a basic PDF editor-the Microsoft Edge web browser. It enables users to view, annotate, and edit PDFs with basic features. For advanced editing, consider a professional third-party tool like PDFgear.

Can I annotate a PDF in Chrome?

You can not annotate a PDF using Chrome’s native PDF viewer. However, you can annotate by using an extension or web-based tool such as PDFgear. It allows you to highlight, underline, annotate, and draw on PDFs directly within the Chrome browser.

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