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Sonnic
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August 11, 2015
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How can I draw in a pdf?

  • August 11, 2015
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Im a teacher and I recieve my students homework as pdf-files. And I would very much like to be able to draw in these files, handwriting notes to my students. Since I'm a math teacher I would like to be able to write mathematical notation and make explanatory drawings for my students.

So my question is: Is it possible to draw in a pdf document? Im not asking if I can insert a drawing or a picture, but actually draw directly in the document.

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    Correct answer Bill12

    Oh. Btw I found the drawing function. Thanks.

    I dont know why I didnt see it before.


    Again thank you


    The drawing tool is not that easy to use and Adobe has not addressed it. When you try to write for instance, it will often change to a selection of what you have been drawing rather than allow you to dot an "i" or cross a "t". If you find this to be a problem, the alternative for many educators is PDF Annotator. I don't like listing another product here, but it is an issue that Adobe will not address. There you can write and draw to your level of desire without this selection issue coming up. However, it can't do much more.

    If you are looking at purchasing Acrobat for educational needs, be sure to check out the pricing for educational use (Products).

    It sounds like you may have been looking at Reader and not the full Acrobat. In Acrobat, the drawing tools are under the Comments.

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    try67
    try67
    Adobe Expert
    August 11, 2015

    Yes, it's possible. Have a look at the various commenting tools available under the Comment panel.

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      SonnicAuthor
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      August 11, 2015

      Thanks. But I have tried that and I see no tools for that. Not in the version I have now. Do I have to opgrade? I tried a trial version of some kind and I saw no drawing tools except for signatures, but that's not what Im lookig for.

      I can see that in for instance PDF-Annotator, there is a tool for making hand drawn notes directly in the pdf. But I can't see that in Adobe's tools. Still I can't imagine that they havent made that option. It must be there. Or maybe it's not since there's a whole forest of smaller companies that are set up for exactly delivering that tool to pdf-mandling.

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      Bill12Correct answer
      Inspiring
      August 11, 2015

      Oh. Btw I found the drawing function. Thanks.

      I dont know why I didnt see it before.


      Again thank you


      The drawing tool is not that easy to use and Adobe has not addressed it. When you try to write for instance, it will often change to a selection of what you have been drawing rather than allow you to dot an "i" or cross a "t". If you find this to be a problem, the alternative for many educators is PDF Annotator. I don't like listing another product here, but it is an issue that Adobe will not address. There you can write and draw to your level of desire without this selection issue coming up. However, it can't do much more.

      If you are looking at purchasing Acrobat for educational needs, be sure to check out the pricing for educational use (Products).

      It sounds like you may have been looking at Reader and not the full Acrobat. In Acrobat, the drawing tools are under the Comments.

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