Not able to unlock text

Click the comment, then press Ctrl+J and paste the following code into the Console window that opens:

this.selectedAnnots[0].setProps({lock: false, readOnly: false});

Then select it with the mouse or keyboard and press Ctrl+Enter. That will unlock the selected comment. Then right-click it and set its properties as the new defaults.

If you want to unlock all the comments in the file at once use this code:

this.syncAnnotScan();
var annots = this.getAnnots();
if (annots!=null) {
	for (var i in annots) {
		var annot = annots[i];
		annot.setProps({lock: false, readOnly: false});
	}
}

Hi there

Hope you are doing well and sorry to hear that.

• Would you mind elaborating an bit more about the issue? What is the workflow/steps you did to lock the text in the PDF file?
• What happens when you try to add text to the PDF? Do you get any error message? If yes, please share the screenshot of the same for a better understanding.
• Have you signed the PDF file? If yes, once the PDF file is signed it gets locked for further changes. Please try to recreate the PDF file from the original source file and see if that works for you.

Regards

Amal