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Add Text to PDF

Add new text to selected PDF pages with your chosen position, color and font size, then download the copy. Existing text on the page is not edited.

Six pages have a text placement guide and Total: 148.50. Enter one line, choose its position and pages, then check the added text in the downloaded PDF. The original page content remains.

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Local limits: Max single file: 60 MB

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A practical guide

Place and inspect the new text.

  1. Choose a PDF and select the page positions to label.
  2. Enter the new text and set its font size, color and position.
  3. Create the copy and inspect both labelled and unlabelled pages.

Try this example

Add Reviewed to pages 2-3 of the sample. Inspect the new labels and verify the first page has no added text.

Before

  • Page 2
  • Page 3

After

  • Page 2: Reviewed
  • Page 3: Reviewed
Input and expected output for this task. Illustrative example.

Before you start: This adds new text; it does not edit existing text. Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean letters are supported. One label is repeated on the selected pages per run; it is not redaction or an editable comment.

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What you get

Place a line of text on selected PDF pages. Text is added as page content and is not an editable comment.

Limits and important details

One PDF with selectable text, up to 60 MB and 500 pages; up to 200 parts. The phrase is matched without case; scanned pages without a text layer never match.

Example

Add Reviewed to pages 2-4. Inspect those pages and confirm page 1 is unchanged. This adds a new label without editing existing text.