Preview - annotate bubbles

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Preview - annotate bubbles

My question is about adding annotations in Preview. Why is it that when I want to add a note to a pdf I am stuck with a speech bubble? Speech bubbles block the text they float over. Can I somehow highlight a section and then attach a note to that highlighted section? This way when I re-read the pdf, I'm not hindered reading it because of the text bubbles.

12" Powerbook, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Feb 26, 2009 10:16 AM

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Ashka

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Feb 26, 2009 1:30 PM in response to schrodiscat

You have a few choices:
Double click the speech bubble and change the colour, opacity and icon.
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schrodiscat Author

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Feb 26, 2009 8:46 PM in response to Ashka

Yes, you can change the opacity and the shape of the comment bubble and I thank you for showing me this trick. However, making the opacity 0% still keeps the horrible outline of the image which still restricts re-reading the article. What I want to know is why I cannot highlight a section (which doesn't restrict re-reading) and attach a note to that highlighted section?

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Ashka

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Feb 26, 2009 9:07 PM in response to schrodiscat

I always draw a rectangle around the outside of the text then add a note. The note icon is as inconspicuous as possible right on the edge of the page and all added info is in the separate note.
I can't find another way to highlight text.
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Ashka

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Feb 26, 2009 9:51 PM in response to schrodiscat

Took longer to upload than expected.

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Answer 5

Ashka

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Feb 26, 2009 10:37 PM in response to Ashka

Ever wish you could turn back the clock a couple of hours 🙂

Right click the preview toolbar > Customise > drag the Mark Up icon onto the toolbar. Yellow highlight, Black strike through and Red underline...

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