Draw directly on a PDF on a PC.

A person draws directly on a PDF while using a PC.

Using a tool to draw on PDF documents freehand is the perfect way to show clearly what content you want moved or removed altogether.

You might be working on a document that includes a lot of visual elements and you don’t want to take the time to describe to your team how they should shift things around. Drawing allows you to communicate efficiently about how to rearrange elements. Or you can add visual layers to a graphic, using the drawing tool to create visual emphasis in the final product. For very short and large words, you can even handwrite.

Whether you want your project collaborators to reorganize a document’s flow, remove or redact PDF content, or even understand your text comments more clearly, Acrobat online services make it easy.

How to draw on a PDF on a PC.

  1. Using any web browser, go to the Edit PDF page.
  2. Click “Select a file” or drag and drop your PDF into the drop zone.
  3. After your file has uploaded, you will be prompted to sign in to your Adobe, Google, or Apple account.
  4. Go to the Pencil icon in the toolbar to start drawing on your PDF. For your markup preferences, choose from numerous colors in various shades. You can even select your preferred pencil-line thickness by using a sliding bar.

Why using your PC to draw on PDFs can be helpful.

The drawing tool works perfectly anywhere you access Adobe online services, including when you want to draw on a PDF on Windows 10. In addition to drawing on your PDF, you can also highlight and strike through existing text, add additional text and sticky notes, and respond to comments. When you’ve finished adding your drawings, markups, and annotations, you can download your PDF or share a link that enables others to see your markups for online collaboration.

Adding visual elements when you markup a PDF on PC can enhance your editing process by making your corrections and comments clearer. See what else you can do with Acrobat online services.