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24 August 2023  Amanda J. Brook  Senior Product Manager
Last update by William Davis at 16 April 2024

Summary
Discover the simplicity of annotating PDF files and effortlessly modify their content. Master the techniques to highlight essential information within a PDF. Explore the possibilities today!



I. Use professional software to mark PDF files

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When we need to mark the content of PDF files, we can use some PDF readers or PDF editing software to complete this operation. Here are several softwares that support marking PDF files.

(1) Adobe Reader software markup file

In addition to viewing PDF files, Adobe Acrobat Reader also has some primary functions for editing PDF files (for example: marking PDF files). Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for free download. If you need to do more PDF editing (for example: format conversion, etc.), you need to use the more advanced paid version Adobe Acrobat software.
Adobe Reader markup pdf The specific operation steps:
Step 1: Download genuine software from Adobe Acrobat Reader official website. (Download link:https://acrobat.adobe.com/acrobat/PDF-reader.html )
Step 2: After the download and installation is complete, run the software. Click the (File) button in the software interface, select (Open), and load the PDF file that needs to be marked.
Step 3: After loading the file, click the (Comment) button on the function bar on the right side of the interface, and then we can choose the type of markup PDF: add note/highlight text/underline text/add text annotation/add text box, etc. wait. After marking, click the (Save File) button to save the file locally.

(2) Wondershare PDFelement markup files

PDFelement can convert PDF files, add watermarks, mark text, etc. The standard version of the software is priced at RMB 399 (approximately US$56.6536) for lifetime use, and the price for lifetime use of the professional version is RMB 499 (approximately US$70.8525).
The following will introduce you to mark PDF The specific operation steps of the content:
Step 1: Download Wondershare PDFelement from the official website of the software. (URL: https://pdf.wondershare.cn/)
Step 2: After the download is complete, run the software. On the initial interface of the software, click the (Open File) button to load the PDF file to be marked, and then select the (Comment) function in the function bar above the interface.
Step 3: After the file is loaded, select the type of markup PDF file: add sticky note/typewriter/text box/area highlight, etc. After the selection is complete, click the (File) button, and then click (Save), you can mark the content of the PDF file and save the file locally.

II. Use Google Chrome to mark up PDF files

Browsers can also mark PDF files, just need to add a plug-in in the browser to operate. The following takes Google Chrome as an example to introduce the specific operation steps:
Step 1: Open Google Chrome, search for Kami Extension-PDF and Document Annotation in the browser, and add this plug-in to the browser.
Step 2: Then open the PDF file in the browser, and select the markup tool in the function bar on the left to mark the PDF file. After marking, click the save button in the upper right corner to save the file locally.
Markup PDF files in Google Chrome
The above introduces several ways to mark PDF files, so sometimes we don’t want others to mark PDF files at will, what should we do? In order to maintain the originality of the PDF file and prevent others from modifying or marking the content of the PDF file, we only need to encrypt the file. The following will introduce a PDF encryption tool – Renee PDF Aide , to help you prohibit others from marking PDF files.

III. Use Renee PDF Aide to disable markup of PDF files

Use professional PDF editing software to encrypt PDF files, which can restrict adding annotations. Let’s take Renee PDF Aide as an example to introduce the method of prohibiting marking PDF files.
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Renee PDF Aide, one of the professional PDF converters on the market, this software can convert PDF files to Word, Excel, PPT, EPUB, TXT, HTML and other formats. In addition, Renee PDF Aide also supports the conversion of English/French/German/Italian/Spanish/Portuguese/Chinese/Korean/Japanese and other multi-language texts. In OCR mode, selecting the corresponding recognition language can greatly improve the accuracy of character recognition , The conversion efficiency is extremely high, even computer beginners can easily handle it. In addition to the file format conversion function, PDF documents can also be repaired/optimized/split/merge /encrypt/decrypt/add watermark and other operations.
Using Rene.E Laboratory™PDF Converter Encrypted PDF To prohibit the specific operation steps of marking:
Step 1: Download and install Renee PDF Aide.
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Quick Convert dozens of PDF files in batch

Compatible Support Windows 11/10/8/8.1/Vista/7/XP/2K

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Step 2: After the installation is complete, run the software and select the (PDF Toolset) option on the interface.
select pdf tools in renee pdf converter
Step 3: After entering the (PDF Toolset) interface, select the (Encryption & Decryption) function, and then select (Encryption & Decryption). After the selection is complete, click the (Add File) button to import the PDF file to be encrypted into the software.
Step 4: After loading the file, set a password for the PDF file in the (Password) column. Then set the operation permission after PDF encryption. Note: Do not check (allow comments, form filling and signing) .
Step 5: Then select the storage location of the file in (Output Settings), click the (Convert) button after the selection is complete, and the encrypted PDF file can be exported, so that others can be prohibited from marking the content of the PDF file without authorization .

IV. Article Summary

In this article, the editor introduces three methods to mark PDF files, namely using Adobe Acrobat Reader, PDFelement and using a browser to mark.
Adobe Acrobat Reader supports marking PDF files for free, and there are many types of markings to choose from, but because Adobe Acrobat Reader is a reader, it does not support editing PDF files. If you need to edit PDF, you can download the paid version Adobe Acrobat. Adobe Acrobat DC 2017 costs $239 a year for the basic version and $359 a year for the premium version.
Wondershare PDFelement supports a wide range of markup types, and also supports the editing function of PDF files. The software is paid for use. The standard version is priced at 399 RMB (about 56.6536 US dollars) for lifetime use, and the professional version is 499 RMB (about 70.8525 US dollars) for lifetime use. Dollar).
To use Google Chrome to mark PDF files, we only need to add a plug-in (Kami Extension-PDF and Document Annotation) to the browser. There is no need to download software to the computer, and the operation of marking PDF files online is also more convenient.
If you need to prohibit marking PDF content to protect the originality of PDF file content, you can use Renee PDF Aide for encryption. This software is a well-known PDF conversion software in the industry, which supports PDF file format conversion and multiple PDF file editing functions, and the software is very cost-effective. The lifetime professional version only costs 99 yuan (approximately: 14.0569 US dollars), and the one-year standard version for 69 yuan (about $9.7972).
(Note: The exchange rate conversion involved in the article is based on April 8, 2020)
I hope the above content can provide you with some help, and you can choose according to your actual needs.
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Convert to Editable Convert to Word/Excel/PPT/Text/Image/Html/Epub

Multifunctional Encrypt/decrypt/split/merge/add watermark

OCR Support Extract Text from Scanned PDFs, Images & Embedded Fonts

Quick Convert dozens of PDF files in batch

Compatible Support Windows 11/10/8/8.1/Vista/7/XP/2K

Convert to Editable Word/Excel/PPT/Text/Image/Html/Epub

OCR Support Extract Text from Scanned PDFs, Images & Embedded

Support Windows 11/10/8/8.1/Vista/7/XP/2K

Free TrialFree TrialNow 800 people have obtained the free version!