Highlight boxed text

Question

Hi,

Before the update this fall, I was able to make a box around text in a pdf file and then highlight the text within the box. After the update, I can only highlight text BEFORE it is boxed. This is a small and silly issue, I realize, and I can do a work around by using the pen tool to make the text instead, it's just messier to do so, since the highlighting tool made an automatically straight line and the pen tool is freehand. I don't know why this change was made or if there is a way to allow me to highlight text after it has been boxed (I use the highlighting for annotating, it's tedious to highlight and then box for reasons that are relevant to my workflow), but if there is a workaround, I would appreciate hearing about it!

Thank you.

Thom Parker · Accepted Answer

The highlight tool is only blocked if the rectangle is selected. Click to the side to deselect it and you'll be able to select text under the box.

You can also start the selection outside the rectangle and then swipe across it to select text under the box.

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