Add markups

Last updated on Aug 16, 2025

Learn how to annotate, highlight, and draw on your PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat markup tools.

Select Edit from the Global bar.

Use the Select text  tool from Quick action toolbar to select the text.

From the markup toolbar, do any of the following actions as needed:

  • To highlight a text, select Highlight text
  • To strikethrough a text, select Strikethrough text
  • To underline a text, select Underline text
  • To redact a text, select Redact text
  • To copy the text, select Copy Text
  • To edit the selected text, select Edit a PDF

Select outside the textbox to apply the changes.