notes won't delete in pdf

I can not get a note to delete in a pdf. Any suggestions? I see other post but no answers that work


MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.4

Posted on Aug 14, 2025 12:36 PM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2025 2:48 PM

I you saved a flattend PDF, then the note annotation is permanent.


Otherwise, open the PDF in Prevew and press cmd+i to open the Inspector. Click the right-most tool item on that Inspector (looks like a pen drawing) and that will display in page order, the annotations on the PDF. Click on the Note item and press backspace to delete it. Click once on the body of the PDF, save the PDF, and the note annotation will be gone

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Aug 14, 2025 2:48 PM in response to Sondraokam

I you saved a flattend PDF, then the note annotation is permanent.


Otherwise, open the PDF in Prevew and press cmd+i to open the Inspector. Click the right-most tool item on that Inspector (looks like a pen drawing) and that will display in page order, the annotations on the PDF. Click on the Note item and press backspace to delete it. Click once on the body of the PDF, save the PDF, and the note annotation will be gone

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