Disabling dotted blue line and suggested text in Mark Up app for word puzzles

Have you tried turning Scribble off?

Settings > Apple Pencil > Scribble and toggle the switch to off

I do recall having seen other questions about this issue but not what (if any) the solution was. You might want to try searching the forums.

steve_mchenry wrote:

yes, it is the Markup app as shown in the link I'm using

i have turned Scribble off, and still have the issue

Sorry, I can't find anything else. And I only have a vague memory of reading about it before.

Have you considered trying a third-party app? I don't know if Acrobat Reader lets you annotate or not but I'd start there.

Sounds like you are using a third party app. We cannot help you.

Step1— wrote:

Sounds like you are using a third party app. We cannot help you.

No, I don't think they are.

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