Using the SMART Ink plugin for Adobe Acrobat Reader

Windows operating systems only

If you installed SMART Ink on a computer with Adobe Reader XI or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, you can use the SMART Ink plugin for Adobe Acrobat Reader to write or draw in PDF files.

Tip 

To confirm that the SMART Ink plugin is installed, go to Adobe Acrobat Reader and select Help > About Third-Party Plug-Ins > About SMART Ink plugin.

With Adobe Acrobat Reader and the SMART Ink plugin, you can write in, draw in and erase digital ink in PDF files. The SMART Ink plugin inserts digital ink in the PDF file as Adobe Acrobat Reader comments.

To write or draw in a PDF file

  1. Open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

    Note 

    If the author has restricted editing of the PDF file, a message appears. Ask the author to permit editing of the PDF file so that you can write or draw in it.

  2. Use your SMART interactive product’s pen and the SMART Ink floating toolbar to write or draw in the PDF file (see Writing, drawing, and erasing).

To erase digital ink in a PDF file

  1. Use your SMART interactive product’s eraser, your palm, your fist or the SMART Ink floating toolbar to erase digital ink in the PDF file (see Writing, drawing, and erasing).

You can label digital ink in situations where more than one person is writing or drawing in a PDF file. You can also use labels to differentiate digital ink notes. For example, in an architectural drawing, you could distinguish notes related to electrical systems from those related to plumbing systems.

To create a label

  1. Open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

  2. Pick up your SMART interactive product’s pen.

  3. Click Reviewing.

  4. Tap Add.

    The text conversion window appears.

  5. Write the text for the label in the text conversion window.

    As you write, the text conversion window converts your handwriting to text.

    Notes 

    • To display an on-screen keyboard, tap Keyboard.

    • To remove existing text from the text conversion window, tap Clear.

    • To edit text, use the editing marks in the bottom left corner of the text conversion window.

  6. Tap Accept.

To delete a label

  1. Open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

  2. Pick up your SMART interactive product’s pen.

  3. Click Reviewing.

  4. Select the label, and then tap Delete.

To label digital ink

  1. Open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

  2. Pick up your SMART interactive product’s pen.

  3. Click Reviewing, and then select a label.

  4. Write or draw in the PDF file.

    The SMART Ink plugin applies the selected label to the digital ink.

Keywords

  • PDF files
  • Add digital ink to a PDF document
  • Erase digital ink in a PDF document
  • SMART Ink plugin

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