How to Edit Text in a PDF Online Free

Fix a typo or replace a phrase that is already on the page. Papr covers the old words and writes the new ones in their place, and it works on the text of the PDF itself.

Step by step

1.Open the PDF

Click Open file in the toolbar, or drop the PDF onto the page. Go to the page with the text you want to change.

The PDF editor with a sample report open.

2.Choose Edit Text

Open the Annotate menu and click Edit Text. The keyboard shortcut is Shift+E.

The Annotate menu open, with Edit Text outlined in red.

3.Select the words

Click the first word, then hold Shift and click the last word on the same line. The words are highlighted, and the Edit Text panel opens on the right.

Three words selected on the page, with an arrow pointing at them.

4.Type the new text

Type the replacement in the box at the top of the panel. The B, I and U buttons make the new words bold, italic or underlined.

The Edit Text panel with the replacement words typed in, outlined in red.

5.Apply, Cancel or Delete

Click Apply to replace the words. Cancel discards what you typed, and Delete removes the selected words from the page.

The Edit Text panel with the Apply button outlined in red.

6.Export the updated PDF

Check the page, then click Export in the toolbar to save the file.

The page with the new words in place, and the Export button in the toolbar outlined in red.

Tips

Replace a whole phrase at once. It reads better than editing one word at a time.
Check the page at the zoom you will print or share at, before you export.

Try it on your own file

Everything in this guide happens in your browser tab. Your file stays on your device.

Open the PDF editor