To edit text objects, click Home/Edit > Edit Object > Text. And click on the text you want to edit. A selected object usually is outlined by a bounding box. Double-click the box or choose Edit Object in the context menu. Then the cursor will be blinking, and you can add, paste or replace text only if the font used for that text is installed on your system. More editing information, please refer to “Add New Text Objects”.
Merge and Split Text Objects (Pro Only)
You can also merge and split text objects by using Merge Text tool and Split Text tool. To remove the space between the letters of words to improve the appearance of text content, you can click Remove Kerning in the Format tab in the right panel after you select the text object.
To merge text objects, Shift-click the objects with the Edit Object command and click Merge Text in the Format tab in the right panel. To split a text object, please do the following:
- Select the object and click Split Text in the Format tab in the right panel. The Split Text dialog box pops up.
- Drag the slider and click the position you want to split. Click OK and the text object will split into parts.
Convert Text Objects to Shape Objects (Pro Only)
Foxit PDF Editor supports to convert the selected text object(s) into path(s), which will meet the pre-press requirement. For those computers that do not support or display certain embedded fonts, this new feature helps to overcome that issue. To convert text objects to paths, please do the following:
- Select the text objects that you want to convert to paths.
- Select the Convert to Shape button in the Format tab in the right panel to convert.