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staceyd_iqv
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March 13, 2019
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Highlighter Doesn't Work

  • March 13, 2019
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My highlighter tool in Acrobat Pro DC stopped working! Can anyone help me? I press the highlighter icon on top of my screen, highlight my text, and then nothing happens. If I click the area that I tried to highlight this blue box/border shows up - but nothing is highlighted.

First screenshot is my text as I'm highlighting it -

Second screenshot is after I "highlighted" it, but nothing happened

Third screenshot is when I click on the area that I had "highlighted", this annoying blue box appears.

Please help!

Correct answer try67

That "annoying blue box" is the highlight... You probably just set it to be transparent.

After clicking it press Ctrl+E and you'll be able to change it via the floating toolbar that will open (it's the check-board icon).

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Thomas17542722mvtk
Participant
November 23, 2022

My highlighter did work in Acrobat DC until recently but stopped.  I checked for updates and the updates are current.

I tried ctlE after pressing the icon.  I have rebooted, 

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    Laura35506118c5n1
    Participant
    February 16, 2024

    I am having the same problem.  The highlight tool worked on the first document I opened but has not worked in any of the subsequent documents in the same work session.  Have you found an answer yet?

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    Peter32508209ww5k
    Participant
    February 23, 2024

    Same problem. Different pdf from same session: some get highlighter tool some do not, so not a univ security setting...

     

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      susymartinelli
      Participant
      November 17, 2020

      I have a similar problem, but mine, it doesn't show the "blue box", it doesn't show nothing. 

      try67
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      try67Community Expert
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      November 17, 2020

      So what happens when you use the Highlight tool?

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      default5qx259todzx6
      Participant
      September 21, 2021

      My highligher icon disapeared aftere one use. How can I get it back? 

        try67
        Community Expert
        try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        March 13, 2019

        That "annoying blue box" is the highlight... You probably just set it to be transparent.

        After clicking it press Ctrl+E and you'll be able to change it via the floating toolbar that will open (it's the check-board icon).

          try67
          Community Expert
          try67Community Expert
          Community Expert
          March 13, 2019

          PS. After making this change right-click the highlight again and select Make Current Properties Default and it should not happen when you create a new one.

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