Place dynamic text

Since version 8, pdfToolbox supports a variety of information using static as well dynamic text in a PDF file. Different fonts, colors and placement options can be added.

Using the Fixup "Place specified text at the center of each page" you can add text in a PDF file. In this tutorial we add the watermark "Draft".

Draft_Demo_file.pdf
First steps (beginner)

Launch pdfToolbox Desktop

Launch pdfToolbox Desktop

Open the PDF file "Draft_Demo file.pdf"

Open the PDF file "Draft_Demo file.pdf"
  1. Go to "File".
  2. Click "Open" to launch the file load dialog box and navigate to the folder where the input PDF file "Draft_Demo file" is located.

Open the Fixups dialog

Open the Fixups dialog
  1. Go to "Tools".
  2. Click "Fixups".

Apply the Fixup "Place specified text at the center of each page"

Apply the Fixup "Place specified text at the center of each page"
  1. In the search field, look for "Place specified text at the center of each page".
  2. Select the Fixup "Place specified text at the center of each page".
  3. Click "Fix".

Enter new value

Enter new value
  1. Use the default text value "Draft".
  2. Click "OK".

Save the output PDF file

Save the output PDF file
  1. Save the output PDF file as "Draft watermark".
  2. Click "Save".

Review the preflight report

Review the preflight report

A green checkmark shows, no errors occurred.

The output PDF file

The output PDF file

The text "Draft' is placed in the center of the page.

NOTE: By duplicating the Fixup you can modify the font, size, color or other design specifications of the text.

Modify the Fixup

  1. The sample text that needs to be placed on the PDF
  2. 'Method' allows to add:
    • Font families
    • Web fonts
    • Fonts from library
  3. Upon selecting 'Fonts from library' method, fonts can be imported from the system
  4. Font size (50 in the example above)
  5. Position of the text to be placed
  6. Rotation in degrees