[noj]

Hi all,

For my first post on here, I thought I'd ask a question I've had for a long time with PDFs: Is there a way to highlight text in a PDF and save the highlight? (I don't mean selecting text in order to copy it to another application). Or, is there a way to make notes in the margins or post "stickies" on the pages?

I ask because I download a lot of scientific articles in PDF format, and I'd love to have a way to make notes right on the PDF, rather than have to print it out. No one I've asked seems to know how to accomplish this. Any suggestions?



JP

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[noj]

Right, I knew that part. But I'm wondering if there is something outside the realm of Adobe out there.... There are plenty of other PDF readers (e.g. I use Foxit), so perhaps someone has made a small editor that can do the kind of thing I suggest.

If nothing like this exists, then it ought too! There is an enormous need for a tool like this among people I talk to.... I just don't have the requisite skills to design it.