Most markups can be edited extensively after they are created. The most common editing operations are described below.
Simply drag-and-drop to reposition any markup on the document. Some multi-part markups, such as the Callout markup, can be moved in parts or in whole; see the documentation for those markups for details regarding moving them. The markup's position updates in real time.
Resize a Rectangle or Ellipse | Resize a Polygon or Polyline |
All of the available control points will appear when the markup is selected.
Polygon and Polyline markups will keep their aspect ratio by default when their Resize (purple) control points are moved. Press and hold SHIFT to resize the length and width independently.
To rotate a markup, click and drag the orange control point outside the markup's bounding box. The following example shows a rectangle being rotated by 30°; the shape will not actually be rotated until the mouse button is released.
As the mouse pointer moves, the rotation angle will displayed. The rotation will snap to 15° increments by default. Press and hold SHIFT to free the rotation so any angle can be defined.
The controls available are slightly different for each type of markup. For example, a line has only two control points and cannot be rotated.
There are several ways to select more than one markup. This allows the editing of properties, aligning, movement and deletion of markups simultaneously. Selecting multiple markups also enables the grouping of markups.
The selected markups can be affected simultaneously through toolbars or the Properties tab. To deselect all markups, press ESC or simply click on any other part of the PDF.
Revu makes it easy to reposition many measurement captions.
Note: The captions of Radius, Diameter, and Angle measurements cannot be moved.
Measurement captions can be rotated. To do so:
Click the orange anchor point and drag it to the desired angle. Notice that the adjusted angle is automatically shown to make precise rotations easier.
To return a rotated caption to its original, default position, right-click the measurement and select Reset Caption Position.