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Samantha3741495896ha
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May 15, 2024
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Whenever I draw on a PDF it stops drawing the moment I lift my pen up

  • May 15, 2024
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I have always been able to draw as much as I want on my PDF but recently whenever I lift tup my pen it reverts back to the selection tool.

For example if I want to draw a word: after I draw the first letter and lift up my pen I cannot keep drawing the rest of the letters of the word. It just selects the letter I have drawn and lets me move it or delete it.

    Correct answer Meenakshi_Negi

    Hi Lisa36246443koj6,

     

    Thank you for reaching out. 

     

    Please ensure that you select the pin icon to keep the tool selected for continuous use. Once you select the draw freehand tool, click on the pin tool below. In the screenshot below, draw freehand tool and pin tool are selected.

     

     

     

    For more information, refer to the title "Keep an annotation tool selected" in the following help document: https://adobe.ly/3Xsmv4y. 

     

    Let us know how it goes.

     

    Thanks,

    Meenakshi

     

     

    Got your issue resolved? Please label the response as 'Correct Answer' to help your fellow community members find a solution to similar problems.

     

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    Lisa36246443koj6
    Participant
    September 16, 2024

    Hello! Has anyone figured this out? It is driving me crazy!

      Meenakshi_Negi
      Meenakshi_NegiCorrect answer
      Legend
      September 16, 2024

      Hi Lisa36246443koj6,

       

      Thank you for reaching out. 

       

      Please ensure that you select the pin icon to keep the tool selected for continuous use. Once you select the draw freehand tool, click on the pin tool below. In the screenshot below, draw freehand tool and pin tool are selected.

       

       

       

      For more information, refer to the title "Keep an annotation tool selected" in the following help document: https://adobe.ly/3Xsmv4y. 

       

      Let us know how it goes.

       

      Thanks,

      Meenakshi

       

       

      Got your issue resolved? Please label the response as 'Correct Answer' to help your fellow community members find a solution to similar problems.

       

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        aeon_3031
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        May 8, 2025

        Saved my liffe. Thank you.

        Abambo
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        May 16, 2024

        What is your OS and version? What is your Acrobat and version?

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        Rick37542828fnex
        Participant
        May 21, 2024

        I have the same issue...I used to be able to free draw, but this must have changed with a recent update.  I select the drawing tool to use with my bamboo pen, but when I lift my pen it reverts to the selection tool.  Very frustrating to keep selecting the drawing tool to spell each letter of a word.  I have windows 11 and using latest version of Adobe Pro (this new version does not show any toolbars at the top).  This new version of Adobe Pro does not show the version under "help" anymore...how do I know my version?

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