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Q: Preview's annotation feature

'Preview' has a very useful Annotation tool and I've discovered that it can be used to put a patch over unwanted text in pdfs. The colour of the patch can be changed by Tools >Show Colors, selecting the Annotation and clicking a color in the color pallet. The text can be deleted leaving a blank patch. Great so far, but we often have to use pdfs that were originated by a volunteer in another state or country and if we wish to change the phone of address details we're faced with having to re-draw the pdf. Yes we can add text to the patch but - please help me with this if you can. How can we change the font to match the font used in the pdf?

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Posted on Jun 26, 2006 1:13 AM

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  • by Dr. Smoke,Solvedanswer

    Dr. Smoke Dr. Smoke Jun 26, 2006 3:40 AM in response to Digby
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    Jun 26, 2006 3:40 AM in response to Digby
    Hi, Digby.

    You wrote:
    "How can we change the font [in a text annotation] to match the font used in the pdf?"
    The short answer is: you can't due to a bug in Preview.

    Currently there is a bug in Preview that basically ignores all of the options you can select from the Font choice in the contextual menu for text in a text annotation. There is no solution or workaround for this. A bug report has been filed.

    If you want to modify PDFs with relative font compatibility, you will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat, which includes "Text TouchUp" tools, permitting you to edit the text in an unprotected PDF.

    Good luck!

    Dr. Smoke
    Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X