How to Edit PDF Text on Mac

Apple’s built-in Preview application is not only a PDF viewer like Adobe Reader, but has some editing features on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion or earlier. Open a PDF file in Preview, click "Tools" inside top menu, choose "Mark Up" then you can see "Highlight Text", "Underline Text" and "Strike Through Text" options. However, Preview seriously isn't powerful enough that you can edit the PDF text on Mac OS X, including changing this content, deleting or adding new words, images or paragraphs. You need to change the content of any PDF, you'd better decide on a professional tool to complete the job. In this information, we'll mention tips on how to edit PDF text on Mac OS X (Lion included) with PDF Editor for Mac.

PDF Editor enables you to add text quickly and accurately. Within a few drag and drops, everything is done perfectly. The following is detailed information for how to edit text on Mac. Here we go.

Step 1

Launch PDF Editor for Mac (Lion included) and open the PDF you're going to edit. Here are two ways to do the task. Double-click the quick start icon on the desktop and then open PDF. Or right-click on the PDF file. Open it with PDF Editor.

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Step 2

Modify text. Select the TouchUp Tool on the Tool Bar. And then double-click on the text you need to change. After that you can modify the text within the editable text block. If you click on the text, a text block will appear, enabling you to delete the text.

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Step 3

Add Text. See the "Add Text" tool in the Tool Bar? Click to select "Add Text" and then click on the text where you desired to add text. When you see the text block is available, type in the content. In the "Format" menu, you're capable of choosing your desired font and color.

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Step 4

Annotate PDF files. You might like to take some notes or make comments when you reading the PDF files. If so, annotating PDF is indispensable. Click to select the commenting tool. adding sticky note, Text Box, Free-hand Drawings, highlight, strike-through and underline text are all available.

Edit PDF text on Mac