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September 13, 2020
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How to highlight pages free hand / free form?

  • September 13, 2020
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Seriously who the **** came up with that smart text highlighting feature? I don't need no assistance on helping me to stay in line or to cover only text, LET ME DISABLE IT!

I. JUST. WANT. TO. HIGHLIGHT. A. PAGE. THE. WAY. IT. WORKS. IN. REALLIFE. ****. THESE. BACKWARDS. SO. CALLED. SMART. FEATURES.

 

Even !FREE! software from the 2000s has been better at solving this task. And now a costly premium software won't let me highlight a page free hand, welcome to the future!

/rant

I apologize for the above.

 

Is there a way to highlight areas in pages anywhere I would like to instead of only text? I only came to know the text highlighting tool which doesn't really fulfill that need.

    Correct answer gary_sc

    Hi Joachime,

     

    It's done this way because people want it this way. 

     

    But fear not, you are covered as well, here's how. First go into the Comment Section, then:

     

    1) click on the Pencil in Tools region

    2) Now, select the line thickness you want

     

    You may need to test what size you want, but 8-10 points is probably good enough

     

    Now select the color and opacity. Between about 60-70% is a good range:

     

    Lastly, scribble away:

     

    Note: you cannot "Edit" this after you've scribbled so it's JUST LIKE a marking pen. However, it's also better than a marking pen in that you can delete it, just right-click on it and "delete."

     

    Lastly, almost none of us work for Adobe here and none of us are paid. We do not need to be swore at. We do not need any abuse. We work no better nor worse under pressure from rude people but often sleep better when working with people who treat us like human beings. Just becuase you are ignorant of how an appliation works and to lazy to look up instructions on line or in a book does not give you right to treat us rudely. 

     

    For the future, be kind! :>)

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    Fr3shKing
    Fr3shKing
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    April 5, 2023

    @gary_sc Thanks man! That's a big-brain, creative, Picasso, out-of-this-world solution! Are you alien? jk

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      Theresa248526227f24
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      June 14, 2022

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      gary_sc
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      gary_scCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      September 13, 2020

      Hi Joachime,

       

      It's done this way because people want it this way. 

       

      But fear not, you are covered as well, here's how. First go into the Comment Section, then:

       

      1) click on the Pencil in Tools region

      2) Now, select the line thickness you want

       

      You may need to test what size you want, but 8-10 points is probably good enough

       

      Now select the color and opacity. Between about 60-70% is a good range:

       

      Lastly, scribble away:

       

      Note: you cannot "Edit" this after you've scribbled so it's JUST LIKE a marking pen. However, it's also better than a marking pen in that you can delete it, just right-click on it and "delete."

       

      Lastly, almost none of us work for Adobe here and none of us are paid. We do not need to be swore at. We do not need any abuse. We work no better nor worse under pressure from rude people but often sleep better when working with people who treat us like human beings. Just becuase you are ignorant of how an appliation works and to lazy to look up instructions on line or in a book does not give you right to treat us rudely. 

       

      For the future, be kind! :>)

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        Anonymous
        September 13, 2020

        Honestly I didn't expect someone to answer and offer a solution. I must apologize for my initial post.

        I've just tried it and it works, although the drawn line is opaque while applying the pen, I guess that's good enough for me. Thanks for helping out even though I was being a jerk.

          gary_sc
          Community Expert
          gary_scCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          September 13, 2020

          No problem, these are trying times and almost everyone has short fuses. Seems you admitted you're human.

           

          As far as the opacity when marking, yeah it does that. I do not know if that's something that can be "fixed" or if it's just one of those things.

           

          Take care, stay safe. 

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