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July 6, 2018
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Add more colors in color picker in Adobe Acrobat DC?

  • July 6, 2018
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I want to draw on a PDF form we created.  I have already found the tools in Comments to do draw with our pen, but I am needing more colors to choose from in the color picker.   Is there an option to add more colors to the color picker, or to adjust the colors that are offered?  Opacity only changes the transparency of the color.   Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks!

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    try67
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    try67Community Expert
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    July 6, 2018

    What's your operating system?

    FrostBakeShop
    FrostBakeShopAuthor
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    July 6, 2018

    Surface - operating Windows 10; Adobe Acrobat software

    try67
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    try67Community Expert
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    July 6, 2018

    OK. When you click the color button in the floating toolbar called "Pencil Mark Properties" you should see a selection of various colors.

    You can then click on Other Color... and you'll see this window:

    Here you can select your own colors and add them to the Custom Colors list at the bottom. It's not the easiest way to get to them, but it's only one available as a built-in feature.

    Another option is to use a script where you could define your own custom colors and switch between them much more quickly.

    I've developed a (paid-for) tools that allows you to do that, with pretty much any kind of commenting tool. You can find it here:

    Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat/Reader -- Quickly Switch Between Highlighter Colors

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