In other words, Adobe Reader won't let you add text. What you need is a program that's a little more accommodating, PDF-wise. Try Foxit Reader 4.3, which allows you to add text to any PDF.

This post will show you how to convert a PDF document to a fillable form in LibreOffice. A PDF can be used as a file to create a form with blank fields like text areas.

Devon Delfino/Insider 3. Navigate to the page you want to add text to, and then select the Text icon (it looks like a "T" inside of a rectangle). A text box will then appear on the page.

This will then bring up a + icon into the bottom-right of the screen, and after tapping that you'll either select Add Text Form Box or Add Signature.

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In the form field you selected, Reader displays the name you typed in the Add Digital ID box. This text meets the E-SIGN criteria for a legal electronic signature.

Type text into the window's text box and surround the text with quotation marks, as shown in the following example:"This is my note" Click "OK" to close the window and return to the form.

If you're wanting to convert an image into text, Google Docs has a powerful Optical Character Recognition feature built right in. Here's how to make it work.

macOS added an option to try to identify fields in a PDF form so you can easily enter text or check boxes.

To see alt text in a completed PDF document, you'll need to use a screen reading app, which is an accessibility tool for visually impaired users.