Drawboard PDF has the ability to select the text that lives within the PDF. This is different to the text that you insert as an annotation , and is not editable.
There are a few ways to select text in Drawboard PDF
Text Select Tool
To select text with the text select tool:
- Select the Text Select tool from the tool menu
- Navigate to the text you would like to select
- Click and drag to select the text
Double-tap to select text
To select text via double tap:
- Navigate to the touch settings in the app settings
- Check the "Double-tap selects text" option
- Navigate back to the canvas
- Double-tap/click on the text you would like to select
Text selection options
When you select text a menu appears at the bottom of the screen. This menu will allow you to:
- Unselect the text
- Copy the text
- Highlight text
- Underline text
- Strikethrough text
- Text squiggly
- Create a hyperlink