


You will also see a formatting toolbar floating near the text field. Now, you will see a textbox in the same place you have clicked.After you click the ‘Add text’ button from the toolbar, click that place on the PDF file where you want to insert the text.You can either press the ‘Add text’ button here or right-click anywhere on the PDF documents to choose the ‘Add text’ option. Now, look for the ‘Add Text’ button on the toolbar of Edge’s PDF viewer.

Here’s how you can Add Text to PDF Files on Microsoft Edge:įirst of all, you need to open a PDF file on which you want to add the text in the Edge browser. However, this feature is partially accessible in the latest stable version 93.0.961.47 of Microsoft Edge. Use ‘Add Text’ Feature in PDF Files on Microsoft Edgeīefore we start, let’s clarify that this feature of the Edge browser is still being tested by Microsoft in the Canary and Dev channels. The insert text feature for PDF documents when the text fields are not supported will be available on the Microsoft Edge 94 (Canary). The ‘Add text’ feature present on the in-built PDF reader of Microsoft edge lets you input text on the PDF without abandoning your browser window. This feature will be specifically useful in such conditions when you have a PDF form to fill but cannot fill those fields due to restrictions.

This means you no longer have to install and use any third-party software to fill application forms on Windows or macOS. Interestingly, Microsoft will soon be releasing a useful feature that will let you add custom text boxes to your PDF documents. However, if you needed to insert text in the form fields, you needed the help of some other software like Adobe Acrobat Reader. The PDF reader of Microsoft’s edge has several notable features for highlighting, drawing, and reading aloud the text. Microsoft Edge is known to offer a better PDF viewing and editing experience than Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
