Cannot add text anymore
- July 15, 2024
- 16 replies
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When I select "Edit PDF" and then select "Add Text" and then try to click in a blank space on the page, the entire page or an editable section is selected instead. It's like the "Edit" is turned on instead of the "Add Text" button. I used to be able to click anywhere on the page and add my text. I make notes on all my PDF files that I save (like date and phone call made, date and email text, if a medical claim, how much I paid along with date and how I paid the bill).
I've found the only way to add new text is to try to find a blank area, type new next and then drag and drop that text box to the location I want it. Or if I had previously added text, I can copy and past that text box and move it to where I need a new text box and overwrite the text.
Why is the sytem thinking I still want to Edit and not just add new text?
I added a screenshot where you can see that "Add Text is highlighted. I wanted to add a new text below my note of how I paid on 10.17.23, but when I went to click the blank section of the page, Adobe thinks I'm in Edit mode and selected that whole box instead. In the past, when I clicked Add Text and clicked anywhere on the page, a cursor would appear and I could start typing. I can't do that any longer.
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