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Adding a color background in a box on a PDF document using Abobe Acrobat Pro Dc

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March 28, 2016
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Hello,

How do I add a color background in a box on a PDF doc on Adobe Acrobat Pro DC? I initially drew the box, then I went to the background tab to add the color I wanted, and the whole page color was changed. I am trying to apply the color only in the box I have drawn.

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Correct answer Meenakshi_Negi

Hi zolam56253661,

If you are trying to fill colour in the text box background, then select box and press "Ctrl+E". You will get the Text box properties.

Select the colour from fill colour icon. Check screenshot for same.

Let us know if this resolves your issue.

Regards,

Meenakshi

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robl77839360

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I tried following some of these replies but it's too complex. I have the 2023 version, whatever that is.

Here is my workaround, which worked very simply!

Create a white blank jpeg (I used a word doc, which I had saved as pdf and then in Acrobat exported to jpeg file so that I could insert image).

Insert image, then size it to the dimensions you want.

Then right click and send backwards until you have it no the correct layer.

I needed to use this in IngramSpark to create a cover for my book.

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Cindy24522487jtrl

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Thank you!

Cindy

markm99169476

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Control E does nothing. Hoe can a simple color fill change within a box be so difficult@

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terryt28704289

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It's a nightmare. I'm also trying to change the background colour of objects. It seems way complicated. I've tried the above suggestions and still can't get it right. I have a shap/text box and select ctrl E. No properties.

Can someone explain what a 'text area' is. All I want to do is insert a shape/text box and edit its colour.

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Ellen22507286s05x

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I hope this helps someone. The recurring problem is that the properties box to change the background of a box of text (i.e. <contrl><e>) is only available in a very narrow set of conditions in Adobe. Who in the heck knows why this was designed like this, but I am sure the designers had a reason. Anyway, the only condition is if you following the following steps. YOU CANNOT CHANGE TEXT BACKGROUND BY USING THE "ADD TEXT" ICON--you will be stuck in perdition and burn forever if you do this.

1. open the document you want to add text to.

2. click on the tools button (just to the right of the "Home") whihc will bring up a list of icons, with groups such as create & edit, review & approve, forms & signatures, etc. Click on the "Comment" icon under Review and Approve.

3. Then click the text box icon on the Comment Ribbon (its a square box with text letter "T" in it).

4. Creat the text you want in the new COMMENT text box that appears, adjusting the text style you desire per the controls listed.

5. Hit enter or click outside the box so the text box is set into the document.

6. Click on it again and move it into the desired position.

7. At this point point the back ground might be satisfactory for you since by default it has a white background. If not, NOW you can select the box, after you move it, and you can hit <contrl><e> and a properties box will come up. Or, sometimes, you can click on the outside border and right click to bring up the "properties" option. Either way, on the right side of this box is a "Fill Color" option. Use that to change the background color to what you need. You can also select the box "Make Properties Default" so that future Comment Text Boxes will have the same properties.

8. Please, someone, have a better day!

God bless!

Perfect, thank you!

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JoshKorn

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No. Ctrl-E does nothing.

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What version of Acrobat Pro exactly (“latest” is not what we are looking for)?

Mac or Windows?

What tool is selected?

what tool added the box?

please answer all the questions thanks.

kristindav

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I'm having the same issue as the others. Cntrl-E doesn't really do anything. Sometimes the properties box comes up but all it says is "no current selection," even if I have the text box selected.

To answer your questions:

What version of Acrobat Pro exactly (“latest” is not what we are looking for)?

Is this what you need?

Mac or Windows?

Windows

What tool is selected?

I've tried using "add text" and "edit."

what tool added the box?

Add text.

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larryhearn

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Since upgrading to Acrobat Pro DC several years ago I've been unable to get any "response" from the color selection for text box fills. Unlike previous Acrobat Pro versions, the identical text box fill color selections yield no results in DC version, in spite of correct selections. The majority of my web searches merely parrot "correct" procedures, while often ignoring numerous Pro DC users' complaints about this apparent "bug". I fully understand and follow correct DC Pro procedures for adding or modifying text box fill color selections. Problem: DC Pro is dysfunctional - it doesn't work. I've used all Acrobat Pro versions since version 4. I suspect I'll simply have to resume use of my Fully-Functional (and "portable") Acrobat 6.

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NoCleverScreenName

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When I occasionally need to "white out" something on a printed form, I'll scan the document as a PDF then open the document in Photoshop where, using the paintbrush tool, I can cover the error in a color to match the document's color.