Unable to add text

[Ofek3403375232mb]

Like a russian roullete, every time i enter adobe to edit a pdf file, i have to pray that it׳ll work.

this time i clicked the add text, all the texts suddenly got boxed in this broken gray short lines, and again i cant add a text no matter what i do. i guess it has something to do with the font but i dont know how to solve it. suggestions please?

[Thom Parker]

Acrobat is a poor content editing tool. Change the text in the original file, then convert back to PDF.  

[Ofek3403375232mb]

Thank for the response. Unfortunately I'm unable to change the original text as its not a file I created. Someone sent it to me to edit and sign.

[Thom Parker]

So you are editing someone elses document before you sign it?  That's sounds very inappropiate. 

If they wanted you to modify something, then they should have put that thing in a form field.

[Ofek3403375232mb]

I was trying to add text to the contract my employer sent me, such as my name id etc

still sounds inappropriate?

[Thom Parker]

That's exacty the kind of thing that  should be in a form field.  

In fact, you might try adding form fields for entering that data.  It'll be easier than adding or modifying page content.