How to Comment, Highlight and Sign on PDF Like on Real Paper

How to Comment, Highlight and Sign on PDF Like on Real Paper

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You might don’t know how to use a graphics tablet to write, sign name on PDF files like using a real pen to do on real paper. Here are some suggestions for your reference to using GAOMON tablet to realize them.

All GAOMON tablets, with or without a display, support to write, sign name, comment, highlight on PDF like using a real pen on real paper. All solutions in this article are in Acrobat Reader DC. In other PDF programs, the steps resemble.

How to sign your signature on PDF.

  • Connect the cables of your GAOMON tablet to the computer and make sure they are well connected.
  • Open the Acrobat Reader DC and a PDF file that you want to sign your name. Here takes a PDF file named ‘User Manual_M10K’ as an example.
This picture is the first time when open the file.

the first time when opening a PDF file.

 

 

 

  • Click ‘Tools’ and then find the item ‘Fill & Sign’ from the ‘Tools’ menu, open it.
step: find Fill&Sign in Tools in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

find Fill&Sign in Tools in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

 

  • Click the item ‘Sign’, then choose ‘Add Signature’.
    click 'sign' and choose 'add signature' in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

    click ‘Sign’ and choose ‘Add Signature’

 

  • Click ‘Draw’, then you can use GAOMON stylus to draw. Here is an example: draws the name ’Charles’. After finishing your signature, click ‘Apply’ to save it.
click 'Draw' and use GAOMON tablet to write your handwritten name in PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

Write freehand signature like using a real pen to do on real paper

Note: ‘Clear’ means to erase the signature

 

  • The signature can be placed anywhere in the PDF after saving it. For example, put the signature at the place that mark ‘8’: choose ‘Sign’, click that place, then signature comes out
you can put the signature to anywhere in the PDF file

Place the signature to any place in PDF file

 

How to use GAOMON tablet to draw, comment on or highlight PDF files

After the connection of your tablet and computer, open the Acrobat Reader DC.

  • Click ‘Tools’ and then find the item ‘Comment’ from the ‘Tools’ menu, open it.
    use GAOMON tablet and comment tool to draw like on real paper in PDF file

    Click ‘Tools’ and then find the item ‘Comment’ from the ‘Tools’ menu

 

  • Click pen icon that named ‘Draw free form’ pen to draw (Note: you can select a color and line thickness you want from the icon that marked as ‘4’).

 

  • The ‘Draw free form’ option makes you can use the tablet pen to draw words freely on PDF files, just like to draw on a canvas. Here is an example, uses GAOMON tablet pen to draw ‘Gaomon’ and ‘Clarlse’ on this PDF.
Draw words by using GAOMON tablet on PDF like using a real pen to write on real paper.

Draw handwritten words on PDF like using a real pen on real paper.

 

  • The ‘Draw free form’ option also makes you can use the tablet pen to draw,  line, circle or mark out the important content.
    use GAOMON graphic table to take notes on PDF like using a real pen to do on real paper.

    Take notes on PDF like using a real pen to do on real paper.

 

  • Move the cursor on the circled pen and click it. Then you can use the tablet pen to highlight the content you want.
    Use GAOMON tablet to highlight contents on PDF like a real highlighter on real paper.

    Highlight contents of PDF like using a real highlighter to do on real paper.

Below is a tutorial video of this article. Thanks for watching.

Now it’s your turn to have a try.


If this solution failed to help you, please feel free to contact us. We’re always here for you. You can submit your issue from here: GAOMON SUPPORT TEAM.

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