Assume I ihave a long pdf document where I highlighted approx 40 to 50 text phrases. with a background color.
Later I want to remove all these highllghts. I could do this by selecting each highligh part manually step by step and disable it individually.
However this would be very tedious and user unfriendly.
Is there a "remove all highlights" function menu which let me do this with one click?
Matt
How to remove all highlighted backgrounds in one click?
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Re: How to remove all highlighted backgrounds in one click?
I do not know if it is the most easy way, but this is what I should do:
via PDF-XChange Viewer:
- first, activate the Comments pane, via the View-menu > Other Panes > Comments
- then, in the Comments pane, right click to view the Options menu,
- click "Group By" and then click "By Type"
- finally, right click the group header "Highlight(x)" and click "Delete"
- confirm by clicking "Yes"
or, via PDF-XChange Editor:
- first, activate the Comments pane, via the View-menu > Other Panes > Comments
- then, in the Comments pane, click "Options", and click "Group By Type"
- finally, click the group header "Highlight(x)" and click the "Delete" icon in the toolbar of the Comments pane
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via PDF-XChange Viewer:
- first, activate the Comments pane, via the View-menu > Other Panes > Comments
- then, in the Comments pane, right click to view the Options menu,
- click "Group By" and then click "By Type"
- finally, right click the group header "Highlight(x)" and click "Delete"
- confirm by clicking "Yes"
or, via PDF-XChange Editor:
- first, activate the Comments pane, via the View-menu > Other Panes > Comments
- then, in the Comments pane, click "Options", and click "Group By Type"
- finally, click the group header "Highlight(x)" and click the "Delete" icon in the toolbar of the Comments pane
Regards.
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Re: How to remove all highlighted backgrounds in one click?
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Re: How to remove all highlighted backgrounds in one click?
Ok, thank you it works.
However it is very tedious and user unfriendly.
A new menu in "Comments" or "Tools" with the label "Remove all comments and highlights" would be better.
However it is very tedious and user unfriendly.
A new menu in "Comments" or "Tools" with the label "Remove all comments and highlights" would be better.
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Re: How to remove all highlighted backgrounds in one click?
Hello mattad,
An alternative approach would be to e.g. run some JS that will delete all annotations of a given type for you, and you can have this code assigned to a custom button.
The JS you will need could be as simple as this one: If you wish to just execute it - press Ctrl+J on your keyboard with the Editor open, and this will open the JS console. Copy and paste the code in the console and execute it.
If you wish to make a custom button for this code you can find a sample e.g. here:
viewtopic.php?f=62&t=22821#p88112
The sample there includes script to print all opened documents - but it can easily be modified to include the code for removing all highlights.
Regards,
Stefan
An alternative approach would be to e.g. run some JS that will delete all annotations of a given type for you, and you can have this code assigned to a custom button.
The JS you will need could be as simple as this one:
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annots = this.getAnnots();
for (i = 0; i < annots.length; i++)
{
if (annots[i].type == "Highlight")
{
annots[i].destroy();
}
}
If you wish to make a custom button for this code you can find a sample e.g. here:
viewtopic.php?f=62&t=22821#p88112
The sample there includes script to print all opened documents - but it can easily be modified to include the code for removing all highlights.
Regards,
Stefan