How to have text show

Forum|Forum|8 months ago
August 12, 2025
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On Acrobat standard (paid). I'm starting to think this is a VERY basic function they're locking behind a paywall.

-I make a rectangle on a document and fill it with a color. Great, works fine. I want to add text IN that rectangle. Text always ends up behind it. How do I get around this?

-Second issue. I just want a text box with white background and black letters. How do I do this?

Thom Parker

Community Expert

Text cannot be added to rectangle annotation. You could combine a text annotation with the rectange, but an easier solution is to use a text form field.

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Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Community Expert

The Text Box commenting tool would work.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Community Expert

What tools are you using? It sounds as if you are using the commenting tools.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

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friendly_difference3056Author

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This is what im using. The white text box is what im trying to do. Had to upload a screenshot of what I was able to do on a free app on my phone. Either a text box with white background, or a white rectangle with text OVER it would work. However it can be done thats all I'm trying to do.

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