Mark-up Tools / Annotating Text

How to Mark-up Text:

1. On the Review tab, in the Markup group, select one of the following mark-up tools: Highlight, Cross-out, Underline, and Replace.

2. With your cursor, select individual words or a block of text to mark-up.
3. Double-click the new mark-up to add comments to the annotation:
   • Press the X at the top of the pop-up note to close it

TIP: You can apply more than one mark-up on the same block of text. For example, text can be both highlighted and underlined.

To Delete Annotations:

1. To remove mark-up annotations from the document, right-click on the annotation, and select Delete from the menu.

To Edit Mark-up Properties:

1. Right-click the annotation or the mark-up text.
2. Select Properties, and a dialog appears, with the following tabs:
   • General: Edit the Author and Subject details of the annotation
   • Appearance: Modify the visual characteristics of the mark-up
3. Click Close to save your changes.

TIP: To make all your future mark-ups to look the same as the current one, right-click the annotation, and select Make Current Properties Default.