【PDF software articles】The most powerful PDF note editing software for Windows-Drawboard PDF personalized settings

The default configuration is strong enough, but I still recommend customizing it to suit your own operating habits. Drawboard PDF does not limit the number of note edits, it is easy to get started, and it takes a little time to explore for personalization.

There is one thing to say, after the recent update, the functions of Drawboard PDF have become more and more restricted. I am a little disgusted with this wave of operations. The latest version limits the free version to only add 7 tools, and also deletes some previously free functions such as pressure sensitivity. . —【Su Xiaomu】

1. Experimental environment

system	Version
Windows 11 Pro for Workstations	22H2（22621.1265）；
Drawboard PDF	6.39.4.0；

(1) Drawboard PDF installation

1. Microsoft App Store

Just search and install by yourself.

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2. Drawboard PDF official website

【Drawboard PDF official website: Drawboard PDF】

[Drawboard PDF download link: https://us-prod-prod.msix.dbpdf.drawboard.com/downloads/Db.App.appinstaller]

Click to install step by step.

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3. Drawboard PDF official website online tool

【Drawboard PDF online tool: Drawboard PDF | Quick Tool (drawboard.com)】

Features marked with an asterisk require the Professional Edition.

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(2) Drawboard PDF toolbar settings

The following mainly records some personal habits of configuring Drawboard PDF. Sometimes after software reset, you may have to reconfigure, which is easy to miss. Therefore, the following content is provided for personal reference.

1. Drawboard PDF custom toolbar position

Click the toolbar with the mouse, press and hold to drag, there are 7 directions that can be fixed, find your favorite position and put it.
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2. Drawboard PDF toolbar is fixed

Almost crashed, I kept checking the settings to find this, obviously the fixed toolbar has been set, but it still doesn’t show up, it turns out that there is a button to set the display hide/fold here, it’s cheating! ! ! Thought it was a document collection button!
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3. Drawboard PDF display or hide

This favorite icon! ! ! Yes Drawboard PDF show/hide toolbar icons.

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4. Drawboard PDF tool lock

This is a bit of a bug, some tools cannot be unlocked after being locked... It may be due to the adjustment of the software mechanism, and many functions have begun to be converted into fees, which has caused the software to be unstable.
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5. Drawboard PDF Free Edition - add tools limit 7

There are bugs in the 7 free toolbars, labels and other settings, you can only add, but not delete the label tools . If you encounter this problem, you will most likely have to reinstall the software.
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Restriction description, more than 7 tools are changed to paid unlocking.
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6. Drawboard PDF single page page layout

Drawboard PDF view and layout, you can set the default page layout and default page view of Drawboard PDF. For example, single-page continuous-PDF can be viewed continuously on a single page. Fit Width - Every time the PDF is opened, it will be the most suitable width when the software starts.

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7. Drawboard PDF dark mode

Drawboard PDF can set dark mode, the path is as follows.
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(3) Text highlight parameter setting

The following are a few colors that I often set, mainly for the convenience of compatibility with Xodo notes.

1. Text highlighting - bright yellow

This highlight color is the same as the default highlight color of Xodo, which can avoid the situation that the highlight note color is different after the software is switched (transparency can be adjusted by yourself).
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choose this.

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2. Text highlighting - dark red

This color marks the PDF text a bit more clearly than the big red mark.

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3. Text highlighting - cyan

This cyan marker text is also very clear.

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Summarize

The writing is one-sided, and it is purely a record. If there are mistakes or omissions, please correct me.

[ The ownership of the work belongs to the author [Su Xiaomu], please indicate the source of the article when reprinting ]

name	time
Start editing date	February 16, 2023
last edit date	June 28, 2023