How to Modify Font Properties of the Text in a PDF

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Need to change the look of text in a PDF file? We'll show you how to change the font in a PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro, as well as in a free tool called PDFescape.

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Using Adobe Acrobat

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    The Adobe Acrobat Reader app that many people have can open PDFs, but not edit them. In order to edit PDFs, you must have Adobe Acrobat Pro.
    • You can also download a free trial of Adobe Acrobat from Adobe's download page to temporarily use these features for free.
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    If Adobe Acrobat is your computer's default PDF reader, just double-click the PDF that you want to open.
    • If Adobe Acrobat isn't your computer's default PDF reader, open Adobe Acrobat, click File , click Open... , select your PDF, and click Open .
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    It's a tab in the upper-left side of the Adobe Acrobat window.
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    This pink icon is near the top of the Tools tab. Doing so will open a sidebar to the right of the PDF.
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    Find the text that you want to edit, then click and drag your mouse across the text to select it.
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    Using the tools on the right side of the window, you can change the following properties:
    • Font - Click the drop-down box below "FORMAT", then click the font that you want to use.
    • Size - Click the drop-down box with a number in it, then click a larger or smaller number. You can also type in a number to create a custom size.
    • Color - Click the colored box to the right of the numbered box, then click a new color.
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    Click File , then click Save in the drop-down menu.
    • You can also select Save As to change the file's name and/or where it's saved on your computer.
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Method 2
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Using PDFescape

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    Go to https://www.pdfescape.com/ .
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    It's a red button on the left side of the page.
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    This link is near the top of the page. Doing so opens a window.
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    It's a grey button on the left side of the window. A File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) window will open.
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    Click the name of a PDF that you want to edit to select it.
    • You may first have to click the PDF's folder location on the left side of the window.
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    It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. This will open your PDF on the PDFescape website.
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    You'll find this in the upper-left side of the page.
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    Click and drag your mouse from the top-left corner of the text that you want to replace down to the bottom-right corner of the text. A white box will appear over the text.
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    It's in the upper-left side of the page.
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    Click the far-left side of the whited-out section.
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    In the toolbar at the top of the page, change any of the following options:
    • Font - Click the current font's name, then click the font that you want to use in the drop-down menu.
    • Size - Click the current number to the right of the font, then click the number that you want to use. The larger the number, the larger the text.
    • Formatting - Click B to create bold text, click I to create italic text, or click U to create underlined text.
    • Color - Click the "Color" box, then click a text color in the drop-down box.
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    Type in the text that you want to use to replace the old text. The text that you type here should use all of your selected text properties.
    • You can also type in text, select it, and then change text properties.
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    Click the green downward-facing arrow on the left side of the page. Your edited PDF will download to your browser's default "Downloads" location.
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