How do I write text on a document?

Using Lumin PDF's Free Text tool, you can add and style inserted text anywhere within your documents.

Select the Free text option on the toolbar.

Tip: You can select the Free Text tool using the shortcut 'T'

2. Click on the document where you want to enter text.

An insert text box appears.

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3. Click the text box.

The box becomes highlighted and a toolbar appears with it.
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4. Add text as required.

Optional

Style and edit the text, using the toolbar to:

- add a comment to the text (using the speech bubble option ). See our article on comments here
- style your text with different fonts and colouring (using the palette option ). See our article on text styling here
- delete the text (using the trash can option )

Tip: you can drag and drop the text to other areas of your document.

Note: The ability to edit the original text on your raw PDF document is currently not available, however, this is a feature Lumin will be releasing very soon!