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Add comments to selected text or images

Last updated on Aug 31, 2026

Learn how to add comments to selected text or images in the document using Adobe Acrobat.

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Select the text or image using the Select text tool from the Quick action toolbar.

The document pane displays the following options in the floating toolbar to perform actions on selected text: Add a comment, Highlight text, Underline text, Strikethrough text, Redact text, Copy Text, and Edit a PDF.
The floating toolbar offers various tools to edit the selected text in a PDF.

Select Add a comment from the floating toolbar.

Type your comment and select Post.

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