Markup Tools

Add shapes, lines, and freehand drawings to your PDFs.

Shapes

Rectangle

Draw rectangles:

1. Select the Rectangle tool
2. Click and drag to draw
3. Release to finish

Hold Shift to draw a perfect square.

Ellipse

Draw circles and ovals:

1. Select the Ellipse tool
2. Click and drag to draw
3. Release to finish

Hold Shift to draw a perfect circle.

Polygon

Draw multi-sided shapes:

1. Select the Polygon tool
2. Click to place each vertex
3. Double-click to close the shape

Cloud

Draw cloud shapes (review markup):

1. Select the Cloud tool
2. Click to place each point
3. Double-click to close

Lines

Straight Line

Draw lines:

1. Select the Line tool
2. Click to start
3. Drag and release to finish

Hold Shift to constrain to 45° angles.

Arrow

Draw arrows:

1. Select the Arrow tool
2. Click to start (tail)
3. Drag and release (head)

Polyline

Draw connected line segments:

1. Select the Polyline tool
2. Click to place each point
3. Double-click to finish

Freehand Drawing

Pencil

Draw freely:

1. Select the Pencil tool
2. Click and drag to draw
3. Release to finish

Eraser

Remove freehand drawings:

1. Select the Eraser tool
2. Click and drag over marks to erase

Shape Properties

Fill

• Color: Interior color
• Opacity: Transparency level
• None: No fill (outline only)

Stroke

• Color: Outline color
• Width: Line thickness (1-12pt)
• Style: Solid, dashed, dotted

Line Endings

For lines and arrows:

• None
• Open Arrow
• Closed Arrow
• Circle
• Diamond
• Square

Tips

• Use shapes to highlight areas
• Arrows help direct attention
• Cloud shapes are standard for review comments
• Combine shapes for complex annotations

Next Steps

• Text Annotations - Add notes, highlights, and text markup
• Callouts - Add callout boxes with leader lines
• Comments - Collaborate with comment threads
• Edit and Annotate Tutorial - Step-by-step annotation walkthrough