Q: In PDF Studio when creating a text annotation I can only choose set font sizes like 8 or 10, but not 9. How do I set a custom font size value for my annotation?
A: The font dropdown only includes a short list of most commonly used font sizes. However, you can easily set any custom font size of a text annotation. Use one of the two methods below to set a custom font size.
Setting custom font size on text annotation:
There are 2 ways to set a custom font size on a text annotation:
- By typing a new font size in the font size box on the toolbar
- Select the annotation (you can not be in editing mode with a blinking cursor)
- Click directly in the font size box on the toolbar and type the font size you wish to use
- Then press “Enter” to apply the changes
- By changing the font size in the Properties dialog
- Select the annotation
- Open its properties by right clicking on the annotation and selecting “Properties” or clicking on the properties button (small
icon floating at the bottom right of the annotation) - Then click in the font size box and type the font size you wish to use
- Click OK to apply the changes and close the Properties dialog
Changing the default font size for text annotations:
PDF Studio also allows you to set default font properties for text annotations. For example: if you are mostly using “Arial” at font size “9” you can make it so all new text boxes (or other text annotations) will use Arial at size 9 so you don’t have to keep changing it. To do so follow the instructions below:
- Open the tool properties in one of two ways:
- Right clicking directly on the button (i.e.
) on the toolbar, then select “Tool Properties” - Go do Preferences->Comments then click on the tool name to edit it’s properties
- Right clicking directly on the button (i.e.
- Then set the options you wish to have as default for that tool
- Click OK to apply the changes and it will use those settings going forward
