Text Box Not-Text Box: Framing Some Text  SOLVED

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shade-cabin-hammock
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Text Box Not-Text Box: Framing Some Text

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Hi,
I know I can make Text Boxes with great frames.

2022-12-20_16-54-22-599.png

Downside is - it seems I can't add comments to the text inside a text box or use highlighting.

Is there any way I could effectuate a frame around text? I notice there is no stroke setting in text when "Add Text" is the option.

Basically, what I'm wondering is: is there any way to have a text format with a frame that ALSO supports the text being highlighted / comments added to?

2022-12-20_16-57-55-679.png

Thanks!

SCH
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SCH
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Re: Text Box Not-Text Box: Framing Some Text  SOLVED

Post by Stefan - PDF-XChange »

Hello shade-cabin-hammock,

Highlights and other comments are types of annotation objects. Those can be applied to base content.
So if your text with border is also a comment - you will need to "flatten" it first - make it a base content object and after that you will be able to make e.g. highlights over that text. To flatten just a specific annotation, select it and then right click it to invoke the context menu.

Kind regards,
Stefan
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Re: Text Box Not-Text Box: Framing Some Text

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Got it! Excellent. THANKS!!! :D
Sincerely,

SCH
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Text Box Not-Text Box: Framing Some Text

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:)