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New PDF Comment 5: Sticky Note Tool
(See Example PDF and Example PDFill Project File  )

A text annotation represents a sticky note attached to a point in the PDF document. When closed, the annotation appears as an icon; when open, it displays a pop-up window containing the text of the note in a font and size chosen by the viewer application.

Note: Adobe Reader will use its default font for PDF Commenting Text. So, the text style inside PDFill will be different than that inside Adobe Reader.
To exactly control  the text style (font encode, font name, font size, font style and rotation) in the PDF output , please use the Single Line Text or Multiple Line Text. You can convert the Commenting Text into the Multiple Line Text from Edit Menu so that the text inside PDFill will match the text inside the PDF output.

1. Steps on how to create a Sticky Note Comment  to your PDF file:

• Choose Comment Menu > Sticky Note Tool

or click the Sticky Note Tool button in the Comment Toolbar

• Hold Left mouse button to create an area of the required size
• The new commenting properties dialog comes up to set options
• The size will be adjusted automatically. The left and top position will be kept.

2.  Access the properties:

• Click the Selection button first.
• Click inside the area to highlight it and click Properties Button
• Or, click the edge shadow and double-click again
• Or, Key F4

3. Set the properties:

Here is the list of the properties.

Text String	the content text string to be displayed for the annotation.
Spell Checker	Verify the spelling of words in the text string box.
Author	The author of the annotation.
Subject	Text representing a short description of the subject being addressed by the annotation.
Note Color	The color for the border line.
Open Note	If set, the note will be open. If not set, the note will be closed.
Opacity	The constant opacity value to be used in painting the annotation. This value applies to all visible elements of the annotation in its closed state (including its background and border) but not to the popup window that appears when the annotation is opened. The opacity vary from 0.0 (no contribution) to 1.0 (maximum contribution).
Icon Shape	The name of an icon to be used in displaying the annotation. There are 7 standard names: Comment, Key, Note, Help, NewParagraph, Paragraph and Insert.
Position (Left, Right, Top, Bottom)	The X and Y coordinate of the box to define the position of the field.
Set this field as default	If set, the new field will have the same properties as this one.

4. Screenshot:

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