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Drawing tool?

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2008-02-25 11:32:22
cbgstds
Registered: Feb 25 2008
Posts: 2

I need to draw small vertical lines (we call them change bars) in the margins next to text that has been updated. Seems like I can only draw a line with a link to a comment box. Is there a way to draw a plain line? I'll need to be able to delete them at a later time, and draw them again in different areas of the margin based on updated content. I'm currently using verson 7.0 professional.

Thanks for your help.

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2008-02-26 06:21:52
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SimonATS
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Registered: Jul 26 2007
Posts: 49
Check under comments>comment and markup tools>line tool. Hold shift whilst drawing the line to force 45 degree angles.

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2008-03-02 14:32:13
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tedpadova
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Registered: Dec 31 2005
Posts: 848
In a short answer, no there is no Line tool that isn't a comment tool in Acrobat. You can create a line in another application (such as Photoshop) and save as PNG to preserve transparency. Then click the TouchUp Object tool and open a context menu on your page. From the menu choices choose Place Image.

You can also create a vector object in a program like Adobe Illustrator. Save as PDF if using any other application and open in Acrobat. Copy/Paste the image using the TouchUp Object tool. You can open a context menu on the placed image and scale and crop to fit various sizes.

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The author of numerous books on Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator and the Adobe Creative Suite, and an international speaker on Adobe Acrobat, Ted Padova is a well-known PDF guru.

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