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<h1>Editing PDF</h1>
<p>You can edit previously uploaded PDFs or the ones created using <b>ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor</b>.</p>
<h3>Editing text</h3>
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<li>Open a PDF file.</li>
<li>If the PDF file has been opened in a viewer or filling form mode, you can switch to editing by clicking the <b>Edit PDF</b> button on the top toolbar provided you have the corresponding rights.</li>
<li>Click the <b>Edit Text</b> button on the <b>Home</b> tab to run an automated process of marking up text boxes, graphical objects, etc.</li>
<li>
Click the recognized area you want to edit.
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<li>
To edit the recognized text, please read the following guides:
<p><img alt="Home tab" src="../images/interface/hometab_editing.png" /></p>
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<li>on changing <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Document-Editor/UsageInstructions/FontTypeSizeColor.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">font, its size, text color, case, and highlight</a>;</li>
<li>on changing <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Document-Editor/UsageInstructions/DecorationStyles.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">text formatting</a>;</li>
<li>on changing <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Document-Editor/UsageInstructions/AlignText.aspx" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">text direction</a>;</li>
<li>on adjusting <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Document-Editor/UsageInstructions/CreateLists.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">list settings</a>;</li>
<li>on changing <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Document-Editor/UsageInstructions/ParagraphIndents.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">indents</a>;</li>
<li>on adjusting <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Document-Editor/UsageInstructions/LineSpacing.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">line spacing</a>;</li>
<li>on changing <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Presentation-Editor/UsageInstructions/InsertText.aspx#formattext" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">vertical and horizontal text alignment</a>;</li>
<li>on splitting the text into <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Document-Editor/UsageInstructions/SetPageParameters.aspx#columns" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">columns</a>;</li>
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<p>These features can be found on the <b>Home tab</b>.</p>
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<li>To <b>delete</b> a recognized area, select it, and press <b>Delete</b> or <b>Backspace</b> on your keyboard.</li>
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<h3>Managing pages</h3>
<p class="note">Please note that you can select several pages by holding down the <code>Ctrl</code> key, or select a range of pages by holding down the <code>Shift</code> key.</p>
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To manage PDF pages, go to the <b>Home</b> tab:
<p><img alt="Home tab" src="../images/interface/hometab_editing.png" /></p>
<ul>
<li>
To insert a blank page, click the <b>Insert Page</b> button and choose whether you want to <em>insert a blank page before</em> the currently selected one or <em>after</em> it.
<p>The same feature is available through the <b>Page Thumbnails</b> button on the left interface panel of the editor. Click within the page navigation area with the right mouse button, and choose where you want to insert a blank page.</p>
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<li>
To rotate a page, click the <b>Rotate Page</b> button and choose whether you want to a page to be <em>rotated right</em> or <em>left</em>.
<p>The same feature is available through the <b>Page Thumbnails</b> button on the left interface panel of the editor. Click within the page navigation area with the right mouse button, and choose the direction of the page rotation.</p>
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<li>
To delete a page, click the <b>Delete Page</b> button.
<p>The same feature is available through the <b>Page Thumbnails</b> button on the left interface panel of the editor. Click within the page navigation area with the right mouse button, and choose the <b>Delete page</b> menu item.</p>
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<li>To change the <b>order of the pages</b>, drag and drop the pages on the left panel.</li>
<li>To copy and paste pages from one PDF file to another, copy the pages you need with the <code>Ctrl + C</code> key combination, and paste it into the required PDF with the <code>Ctrl + V</code> keys.</li>
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<h3>Working on objects</h3>
<ol>
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To insert new objects or edit the existing ones:
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please read the following guides on inserting <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Presentation-Editor/UsageInstructions/InsertTables.aspx" target="_blank">tables</a>, <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Presentation-Editor/UsageInstructions/InsertTextObjects.aspx" target="_blank">text boxes</a>, <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Presentation-Editor/UsageInstructions/InsertTextObjects.aspx#editatextartstyle_block" target="_blank">text art</a>, <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Presentation-Editor/UsageInstructions/InsertImages.aspx" target="_blank">images</a>, <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Presentation-Editor/UsageInstructions/InsertSmartArt.aspx" target="_blank">SmartArt</a>, <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Presentation-Editor/UsageInstructions/InsertCharts.aspx" target="_blank">charts</a>, <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Presentation-Editor/UsageInstructions/InsertAutoshapes.aspx" target="_blank">autoshapes</a>, <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Presentation-Editor/UsageInstructions/AddHyperlinks.aspx" target="_blank">hyperlinks</a>, <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Presentation-Editor/UsageInstructions/InsertEquation.aspx" target="_blank">equations</a>, and <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Presentation-Editor/UsageInstructions/InsertSymbols.aspx" target="_blank">symbols</a>.
<p>These features can be found on the <b>Insert</b> tab.</p>
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<li>use <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-Document-Editor/UsageInstructions/AlignArrangeObjects.aspx#boolean" target="_blank">Boolean operations</a> on shapes,</li>
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to insert <b>Stamps</b>:
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<li>go to the <b>Comments</b> tab,</li>
<li>click the <b>Stamps</b> button,</li>
<li>
choose one of the available presets.
<p class="note">The stamps act as regular graphic objects.</p>
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to insert <b>annotations</b>:
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<li>click the bottom part of the <span class="icon icon-annotations"></span> symbol to open the drop-down menu,</li>
<li>choose the preferred shape of the annotation, i.e., <em>Rectangle</em>, <em>Circle</em>, <em>Arrow</em> or <em>Connected lines</em>, its colour, and size. For colours, you can either use of the standard colours from the palette, or click the <b>More colors</b> button for further customization,</li>
<li>click the top part of the <span class="icon icon-annotations"></span> to enable the drawing mode and automatically start drawing the previously customized shape.</li>
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<h3>Collaboration</h3>
<ol>
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To facilitate collaborating on a PDF, please read the following guides:
<ul>
<li>
on <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-PDF-Editor/HelpfulHints/Commenting.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">adding comments</a>, highlighting and <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-PDF-Editor/UsageInstructions/DrawingOperations.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">drawing</a>.
<p>These features can be found on the <b>Collaboration</b> tab (for editing mode) or on the <b>Comment</b> tab (for viewing mode). To hide comments, uncheck the <b>Show Comments</b> checkbox.</p>
<p class="note">Please note that you can <b>add comments</b> by selecting the required fragment and clicking the comments icon in the opened menu. Here, you can <b>delete</b> comments as well.</p>
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<p>To highlight the selected text fragment:</p>
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<li>Select the text fragment.</li>
<li>Click the highlight pen icon in the opened menu. Here, you can change its colour or opacity.</li>
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<p>You can also add <b>text comments</b> using the <b>Comment</b> tab.</p>
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<li>Go to the <b>Comment</b> tab.</li>
<li>Click the <b>Text Comment</b> button.</li>
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Choose the type of the comment you want to insert:
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<li><em>Insert text comment</em> - a comment is displayed as a text box that can be moved around the page.</li>
<li><em>Insert text callout</em> - a comment is displayed as a text box with a guideline leading to the exact place on the page.</li>
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<p><img alt="Comment tab" src="../images/interface/commenttab_textcomment.png" /></p>
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<li>
<p><b>Collaboration</b>:</p>
<p><img alt="Advanced settings - Collaboration" src="../images/interface/advancedsettings.png" /></p>
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<li class="onlineDocumentFeatures">
The <b>Co-editing mode</b> subsection allows you to set the preferable mode for seeing changes made to the document when working in collaboration.
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<li><b>Fast</b>. The users who take part in the document co-editing will see the changes in real time once they are made by other users.</li>
<li><b>Strict</b> (by default). All the changes made by co-editors will be shown only after you click the <b>Save</b> <div class="icon icon-saveupdate"></div> icon that will notify you about new changes.</li>
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<li class="onlineDocumentFeatures">
The <b>Real-time collaboration changes</b> subsection allows you to choose how new changes and comments will be displayed in real time.
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<li><b>View none</b>. All the changes made during the current session will not be highlighted.</li>
<li><b>View all</b>. All the changes made during the current session will be highlighted.</li>
<li><b>View last</b>. Only the changes made since you last time clicked the <b>Save</b> <div class="icon icon-saveupdate"></div> icon will be highlighted. This option is only available when the <b>Strict</b> co-editing mode is selected.</li>
<li><b>Show comments in text</b>. If you disable this feature, the commented passages will be highlighted only if you click the <b>Comments</b> <div class="icon icon-commentsicon"></div> icon on the left sidebar.</li>
<li><b>Show resolved comments</b>. This feature is disabled by default so that the resolved comments are hidden in the document text. You can view such comments only if you click the <b>Comments</b> <div class="icon icon-commentsicon"></div> icon on the left sidebar. Enable this option if you want to display resolved comments in the document text.</li>
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<h3>Navigation, plugins</h3>
<p>To navigate PDFs, please read the following guide on the features available on the <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/ONLYOFFICE-PDF-Editor/HelpfulHints/Navigation.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)"><b>View tab</b>.</a></p>
<p>The <b>Plugins</b> tab allows <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/ONLYOFFICE-Editors/Editors-User-Guides/AllEditors/Plugin-manager.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">managing</a> your plugins. To learn more about each plugin, please refer to the <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/userguides/docs-de.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)"><em>Plugins</em></a> section of the <b>Document Editor</b>.</p>
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