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MMikeHH
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October 9, 2012
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Acrobat 9 Editing Typewriter tool

  • October 9, 2012
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We process multiple pdf's from various sources and need to annotate the documents. The typewriter tool can be used to type comments into the documents, but often, I'm not able to edit in terms of changing text size, fonts, colors etc. Why are the typewriter tool edit tools often grayed out?

Thanks

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fizziksman47
fizziksman47
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March 16, 2015

You may be viewing the document in PDF/A mode which turns off Typewriter and Forms editing.  Don't ask me why; I just discovered it.  Go to Edit --> Preferences on the tool bar and select the "Documents" category.  On that window is PDF/A View Mode.  Set the view mode to "Never" (view documents in PDF/A mode).  See screen shot below.  That fixed the problem for me; hope it works for you.

Sam

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Anonymous
June 24, 2014

First, create typewriter box.  If you are in editing mode when entering the text or double click in existing typewriter box, typewriter tools will be active.

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Bill12
Inspiring
October 9, 2012

I can't get to my AA9 right now (recovering the HD), but in AA8 the tools appear to be grayed out, but they are still active. That may be the same appearance issue for you. Have you tried them? Of course, in AA8 only the font size and line spacing can be changed, not the font or color.

gener7
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gener7Community Expert
Community Expert
October 9, 2012

In Acrobat X, the Typewriter tool is now called the "Add or Edit Text Box" and when the cursor is clicked on the document, Font type, color, line spacing, and size become active. The tool becomes greyed out when finished, so you must double click the added text to edit it and make the options active again.

Gene

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MMikeHHAuthor
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October 9, 2012

Sorry Gene.. N/A as mine is an Acrobat 9 inquiry

Mike

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