Mark up a PDF

Procedure

If your administrator has given you permission for specific documents, you can mark up PDF instructions, documents, and reference documents The markup exists only in Electronic Work Instructions and does not affect the actual PDFs.

1. In the Instructions pane, Documents tab, or References tab, open a PDF.

If the PDF is editable, a Markup this Document icon is displayed above the PDF.

2. Click Markup this Document .

The Markup panel is displayed. Any previous or in progress text comments or freehand markup are displayed in the panel with login names.

3. To review existing markup, click any sub-panel.

The PDF jumps to the page where the freehand markup or comment was made. If a comment was made, the red-lined panel expands to show it. If freehand markup was added, a shadow appears below it in the PDF.

4. To comment on an area of the document, do the following.

Click Create Highlight Markup .

A new sub-panel with your logon ID appears in the Markup panel.

Drag to select the area that you want to address.

The selected text is highlighted in red.

Type your comment and when finished, click Create

5. To freehand draw on the PDF, follow the procedure to create freehand markup on a 2D image.