How to Annotate PDFs on Your Mobile Phone

Annotation is a valuable tool in many professional settings. Whether it’s a business contract,  student essay, research paper, or your own notes, annotation can facilitate understanding, collaboration, and memory retention. In this blog post, we’ll show you how to annotate PDFs on your mobile phone so that you can easily do it on the go and turn your commuting time into a productive work session. 

Have an Ace up Your Sleeve

If you’re someone who works remotely or spends more time in the field than behind a desk, a tool that allows you to review and annotate documents on your mobile phone can rid you of the need to carry around printed documents or a laptop everywhere you go to stay on top of your tasks. 

To annotate texts like a pro on your mobile device, you need an app that will allow you to:

• Highlight 
• Add shapes 
• Add text boxes
• Create watermarks 

Ideally, for free.

Why iScanner Is a Go-To Solution to Annotate on Your Mobile Phone

In iScanner, you can do all of the above and more for free. Plus, it offers several major benefits: 

1. Cross-platform syncing. The app comes with cloud storage and a sync feature. So, when you annotate a document on one device, you don’t have to manually transfer it to your other devices. The app will automatically sync changes on all in real time. 
2. You can edit or delete the edits anytime even after saving. Most apps allow you to edit annotations only in editing mode. Once you hit save, the changes become permanent. 
3. It’s free. And, very importantly, there are no pop-up ads and no branded watermarks will be added to your documents.
4. It’s a mobile scanner! Thus, you’re not limited to digital documents but can easily annotate and share any hard copy by simply scanning it first. 

How to Annotate PDFs on Your Mobile Phone

What You Can Do with iScanner’s Annotation Tool Kit

Color-code Your Thoughts by Highlighting

Highlighting is a simple yet powerful tool that can help boost productivity in various ways. For instance, by highlighting you can: 

To highlight text in iScanner, tap Markup at the bottom of the screen, which takes you into editing mode. You can zoom in for better precision, adjust the thickness and opacity of the brush, and change the color. 

Once finished, tap Save in the top right corner. What’s more, you can edit your highlighting an unlimited number of times or remove it altogether even after saving.

Elevate Your Text Game with Vector Graphics

Using vector graphics such as arrows, check marks, wavy lines, etc., in your text annotations is a simple and efficient way to make it easier for readers to understand and follow along with your annotations. This can come in especially handy if the comments are multiple.

Don’t hesitate to use vector graphics in your annotations for: 

In the iScanner app, you can add and edit vector graphics with literally three taps. First, press Insert at the bottom of the screen, then tap Shapes, and lastly, choose the shape you need from the selection. 

Let the Text Boxes Do the Talking

In the app, you can also easily add customizable text boxes with your comments. Move them around the page, and change the fonts, color, and spacing. Combine them with shapes or highlighting for clarity. 

Moreover, in iScanner, you can add a new page to the document with one tap. This can come in handy when there’s a lot to say and a text box won’t do the trick. 

Annotate Like a Pro with Watermarks

Watermarks are a neat way of providing some crucial information about a document without interfering with the original content. You can use it to: 

• Indicate the status of a document (e.g. draft, obsolete, version number, etc.)
• Provide additional information (like strictly confidential)
• Give instructions
• Facilitate document reviews

In iScanner, you can apply customizable watermarks in a tap. 

• Upload your file (text document or image) to iScanner and tap the Watermark icon at the bottom right. 
• Type the text you want to use in the text box. 
• Choose the font, size, color, transparency, and spacing of the text. The app allows you to see the changes in real time.

Moreover, you can edit or delete the watermark at any point even after saving the changes.  

All in all, annotation on a mobile device can help you make better use of your time, help you stay organized on the go, and make communication more efficient.  Don’t hesitate to take advantage of a nifty tool like this to boost your productivity!