I am a newbie with Version 7, build 325. When I select Tools>Comment and Markup Tools>Highlight Text tool what is supposed to happen according to the manual is: When the Highlight Text Tool is selected, the pointer icon changes when it is hovered over text. Click and drag to highlight text:
Well, all I get is a crosshairs box select tool that disappears when I release the mouse. OK, I'm an admitted newbie with PDF-XChange Editor and still in need of some hand-holding.
I need help with the highlight tool.
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Re: I need help with the highlight tool.
It seems that you are trying to highlight image, not text. Probably you should do OCR this file/page first ...
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PDF-XChange PRO, 10.1.1 (Build 381) / W7 SP1 x64
PDF-XChange PRO, 10.1.1 (Build 381) / W7 SP1 x64
Re: I need help with the highlight tool.
If your PDF is an image, create a custom line with properties as shown below and use for highlighting.
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Re: I need help with the highlight tool.
Hello All,
Another solution is the rectangle tool, using style palettes you can create a "Highlighter" tool by using the Multiply blend style:
Results in:
Hope this helps!
Another solution is the rectangle tool, using style palettes you can create a "Highlighter" tool by using the Multiply blend style:
Results in:
Hope this helps!
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Re: I need help with the highlight tool.
Thanks to all. You folks are obviously knowledgeable with this product. I think my first step is to become familiar with, and routinely use the OCR feature. I'll be working primarily with scanned documents which apparently save as image files. As I use PDF-XChange Editor I'll post questions here. Maybe at some point I'll be able to help other novices. Thanks again.
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Re: I need help with the highlight tool.
Hello Lighthouse,
Glad we could provide assistance!
Please also make sure to check our KB articles:
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowledgebase
As quite a few frequent questions and the most common features are already explained there.
Of course - if you can not find anything there - feel free to open up new topics, and we are looking forward to the time when you will be able to assist other novices!
Regards,
Stefan
Glad we could provide assistance!
Please also make sure to check our KB articles:
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowledgebase
As quite a few frequent questions and the most common features are already explained there.
Of course - if you can not find anything there - feel free to open up new topics, and we are looking forward to the time when you will be able to assist other novices!
Regards,
Stefan