Image markups

There are three ways to place an markup with the main differences being the source of the image: from a file saved to a local or network drive, from a camera attached to the device, or from a scanner attached to the device. The resulting markup will behave the same regardless of the source.

Place an image from an existing file

1. Go to Tools > Markup > Image > From File.

2. Select the desired image file and select Open.

3. To place the image at its default size, select the image tool cursor on the document.
4. To force the image to fit a particular space, drag a rectangle with the image tool cursor .

Place an image from an attached camera

1. Go to Tools > Markup > Image > Image from Camera. The camera preview window appears.

   

2. If more than one camera is attached to the device, select Switch to toggle between them
3. To change the camera preferences before capturing the image, select Preferences.
4. Select Shutter to capture the media.
5. To use the resulting image, select Use. Otherwise, select Retake to attempt to capture the image again.

Place an image from an attached scanner

1. Go to Tools > Markup > Image > Image from Scanner.
2. Select the scanner from the Select Source dialog that appears and select Select.
3. A dialog for the selected scanner appears and a scan preview is automatically generated. Do one of the following:
   • Select Cancel to abort the process.
   • Select New Scan to generate a new preview.
   • Select Accept to use the current scan. The scan is taken at this point.
4. Select the image tool cursor on the document to place the image at its full size. To force the image to fit a particular space, drag a rectangle.

To remove markups from your PDF, do one of the following:

• Select the markup on the PDF or from the Markups list.
• Press Delete on your keyboard, or right-click and select Delete.

You can add an action to almost any markup. Right-click the markup and select Edit Action.

Markups may display indicator icons below and to the right of the markup (or grouped markups). These include:

Action: Shows that an action is defined for this markup. Select to trigger the action.

Capture: Shows that the markup has embedded media (typically an image or video). Select this icon to open a preview window.

Reply: Shows one or more replies exist in the Markups list. Hover to preview replies or select to jump to the markup's entry. Turn off the ability to see reply indicators in the View menu.

Select a markup to reveal its control handles. Each handle controls a different aspect of size and orientation.

Rotate the markup: Drag the orange handle outside the markup (default: 15° increments; hold Shift for 1° increments)

To resize the markup, drag the appropriate yellow handle.

• Use the side control handles (yellow squares) to stretch or compress the markup in a single direction.
• Use the corner control handles (yellow circles) to scale the markup up or down in multiple directions.

See Editing Markups for more information.

The appearance of the Image markup is configurable, including its outline style, line width and color,mask color, and opacity.

To change the appearance of an Image markup, select the markup and select the Properties panel. Go to Window > Panels > Properties to show the Properties panel if it is hidden. Several properties will also be available on the Properties toolbar when the markup is selected.

Appearance properties

Color: Sets the color of the outline.

Crop: Select to Crop the image.

Fill Color: Sets the color of the interior fill of the image. Note that the Opacity needs to be reduced in order to see the effects of this setting.

Mask Color: Set this value to make a certain color of the image completely transparent. Any pixel in the image that is the defined Mask Color will pass through any underlying colors on the PDF through the image so that the portion of the image will appear transparent. For example, setting this value to white when you have an image on a white background and are placing on a black-and-white PDF will let the underlying PDF content show through the background, as in the example below. Set the Mask Tolerance by pressing the up/down controls to fine tune the sensitivity in which the underlying content shows through the mask color for the image. Increasing this setting tends to give a smoother appearance so that the image appears more natural in the PDF.

Opacity: Sets the level of transparency of the Image. Reducing this from the value of 100 will let the underlying PDF be seen through the image. If a Fill Color is set, the image will take on the color as defined in the Fill Color Setting.

Line Width: Sets the thickness of the line surrounding the image in points.

Style: Determines the type of line used to surround the image annotation.  

When Style is set to Cloud, the Size and Invert settings are also available.

Size: Sets the width of the cloud segments.

Invert: Inverts the cloud segments inward on the shape.

Size = 2.00

Size = 1.00 and Inverted

Encoding: Determines the method for saving the Image once it has been embedded in the PDF. The available choices are ZIP or JPEG. In general, ZIP is better for graphics, and JPEG is better for photos.

An image preview window shows a thumbnail version of the image. Double-click on the thumbnail to swap the image for another image.