Creating a Typewriter Markup
- Select the Typewriter tool using one of the following methods:
- Click
on the - Press W on the keyboard.
- Click
- Click on the document to begin typing.
The Typewriter tool is useful for entering information into form-like PDFs where rows are regularly spaced. The Typewriter tool also allows you to enter text without having to define a text box.
This function is only available for Studio Session PDFs.
Creating a Typewriter Markup
on the Resizing or Adjusting a Typewriter Markup
Select a markup to reveal its control handles. Each handle controls a different aspect of the markup's size and orientation.
To rotate the markup, click and drag the orange handle outside the markup (when the markup is first placed, it will be at the top). By default, the markup is rotated in increments of 15°; to rotate in increments of 1°, hold down SHIFT while dragging.
The rotation can also be entered in the Rotation field found in the Layout section of the Properties tab.
To resize the markup, click and drag the appropriate yellow handle.
See Editing Markups for more information.
Changing a Typewriter Markup's Appearance
The Appearance Properties for the Typewriter tool are generally the same as those for the Text Box Tool, though the default Font is Courier to better match the style of a typewriter. The most common thing that needs to be adjusted in a Typewriter markup is the amount of space between rows of text in order to fit properly on a form; to do so, change the Line Space setting.
To change the appearance of a Typewriter markup, select it and click the 
Properties tab.
Tabs > Properties or press ALT+P to show the Properties tab if it is hidden.
Appearance Properties
The Appearance section of the Properties tab contains the following options:
Color: Sets the color of the text box and leader line, if any.
Fill Color: Controls the fill color of the text box.
Opacity: Sets transparency level for the text box and the leader line.
Fill Opacity: Sets transparency level (100 = opaque, 0 = completely transparent) for the fill color.
Line Width: Sets the thickness of the line segment in points. If the Line Width is set to 0, it is effectively invisible.
Style: Determines the pattern of the line segment. The Cloud style only affect the text box; the leader line will be solid. Any styles other than Cloud will affect both the text box and the leader line.
Shape: Sets the shape of the text box.
End: This setting is grayed out because it does not apply to Typewriter markups.
Font: Sets the font used for the selected text. Available fonts are divided into three regions:
Note: If you attempt to embed a font for which the viewing and editing permissions do not allow formatting, Vu will display a message indicating the font will not be embedded in the PDF.
Font parameters are retained in the PDF such that even if the original font is not embedded or on the viewer's workstation, a suitable representation of the font will be substituted.
Font Size: Sets the size of the font.
Auto: Automatically adjusts the font size of the text to the maximum value that will fit in the text box.
Line Space: Adjusts the spacing between multi-line rows of text.
Margin: Defines the amount of space between the text characters and the border of the Text Box.
Text Color: Sets the color of text.
Alignment: Defines the alignment of text within the box. The icons represent Left, Center, Right, Top Justified, Middle Justified and Bottom Justified respectively.
The Font Style settings control the formatting of the text. Options include Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough, Superscript and Subscript. Generally, any combination of these styles can be applied to format the text.