Add new text

Last updated on Aug 16, 2025

Learn how to insert, format, and position new text in your PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat.

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Try it in the app
Edit a PDF in a few simple steps.

Select Edit from the global bar.

In the Edit pane, select Text.

Click where you want to add text in the document.

Type your text in the text box that appears.

Use the FORMAT TEXT options in the Edit pane to adjust the font, size, color, and other text properties as needed.


The Edit panel displays various text formatting options. The document pane shows selected text for the user to edit., Picture
Select the text formatting options to modify text properties to maintain document appearance.

To resize the text box, drag its corners or side handles.

To move the text box, hover over the border until the cursor changes, then drag it to a new location.

Click outside the text box to save the changes.