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How to highlight in scanned PDF on MacBook with DocHub

DocHub is an exceptional platform for managing your digital documents with ease. It offers powerful features for editing, signing, and distributing documents directly from your browser. Especially for MacBook users, our editor allows you to seamlessly highlight text in scanned PDFs, ensuring that your important notes and information stand out. With deep integration with Google Workspace, you can manage your documents efficiently and for free, enhancing your overall productivity.

Follow the steps to highlight in scanned PDF on MacBook

Open the DocHub website and log in to your account.
Upload the scanned PDF document you wish to edit by selecting the import option. Choose the file from your MacBook.
Once the document is uploaded, navigate to the editing toolbar where you can find various annotation tools.
Select the highlight tool and choose your preferred color for highlighting.
Click and drag over the text you want to highlight in the scanned PDF, ensuring that your key points are easily visible.
After you finish highlighting, review your document to make any additional edits or annotations if necessary.
Finally, download the edited document back to your MacBook, share it via email, or print it directly from the platform.

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How do I highlight a scanned image?

The best way to highlight a scanned PDF in Mac or Windows is by using a PDFelement. This PDF tool comes with an OCR technology that scans image-based PDF files and makes them editable. Once you perform OCR, you will be able to highlight and edit texts of your PDF easily.

Why cant I highlight a scanned PDF?

The most common reason that you cant highlight PDF documents is because the document doesnt actually contain any real text. Instead, it contains scanned text, which is essentially an image of the text. In this case, you wont be able to highlight, underline, strikethrough, or edit this text in any way.

How do you highlight on a Macbook?

Select the text you want to highlight. Do one of the following: Press Shift-Command-H on the keyboard.

How do I highlight a scanned PDF for free?

Free Methods for Highlighting Scanned PDF How to Highlight Scanned PDF. Open the File with PDFgear. Choose Area Highlight Tool. Confirm the Highlight Area. Choose PDF to Word. Use OCR Tool. Get Highlighted Text in Word. Add Shape in PDF.

How do I select text from a scanned PDF?

Copying text from scanned PDF and images Upload your PDF to the OCR converter and turn your scanned PDF into a searchable PDF. You can then copy text from the PDF file instantly. Youll also have the option to convert the scanned PDF to a text file directly and you can then copy the text from the file as needed.

Why cant I highlight in PDF on Mac?

The Text Selection tool may not be selected: Choose Tools Text Selection, or click the Show Markup Toolbar button , then click the Text Selection button . The PDF may require a password before you can select or copy text: Choose Tools Show Inspector, click the Encryption Inspector button , then enter the password.

How do I highlight text in a scanned PDF?

Open your PDF in Acrobat. Click and drag the cursor to select the area of text you want to highlight. A small toolbox will appear above your text. Select the highlighter tool icon and it will automatically highlight your selected text.

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