Add a drawing markup comment

1. In the Comment tab, select a type of drawing markup. Then click and drag to make a shape you want to mark up. 
2. (Optional) Sizing handles (small circles or squares) appear at the corners and sides of a selected drawing markup. You can drag these handles to change the size and shape of the markup.
3. (Optional) When you select a drawing markup comment, you will find a toolbar floating around the comment, which allows you to change the color of the comment quickly. Or you can change the appearance of drawing markup comments in the Format tab that appears in the right panel when you choose a drawing markup tool. 
4. (Optional) To add a text message in the pop-up note for the markup, refer to Text Markup Tools for details.

Drawing Tools

Button	Tool Name	Description
	Rectangle	To draw a four-sided plane figure with four right angles. Press the Shift key to draw a square.
	Oval	To draw an oval shape or a circle with pressing the Shift key.
	Polygon	To draw a closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
	Cloud	To draw cloud shapes.
	Arrow	To draw something, such as a directional symbol, that is similar to an arrow in form or function.
	Line	To mark with a line.
	PolyLine	To draw an open plane figure with three or more line segments.
	Pencil	To draw free-form shapes.
	Eraser	An implement, acts as a piece of rubber, used for erasing the pencil markups.

To draw a rectangle 

1. Choose Comment > Drawing > Rectangle.
2. Click and drag across the region in the document where you want to create the drawing. Press the Shift key to draw a square.

To draw an oval shape

1. Choose Comment > Drawing > Oval.
2. Click and drag across the region in the document where you want to create the drawing, or draw a circle with Shift. 

To draw a polygon or polyline

1. Choose Comment > Drawing > Polygon or PolyLine.
2. Click and drag the cursor, and click again at the desired location to draw a straight line.
3. Move the cursor and click once at each position where you want a new line segment to appear.
4. (Optional) While drawing, right-click a point and choose Cancel Drawing Markup from the context menu to discard the drawing. To undo a segment that you just drew, press Backspace or Delete.
5. To end a polyline, double-click the last point to complete the drawing. To end a polygon, do either of the following: 

• Right-click a point and choose Complete Drawing Markup from the context menu (or directly double-click a point) to draw the second-to-last line of the polygon, and an additional line will be automatically drawn from this point to the start point to close the polygon.
• Double-click the start point to finish the drawing. 

To draw a cloud shape

1. Choose Comment > Drawing > Cloud.
2. Click to create the start point, move the pointer, and click once where you want a new segment to appear. 
3. (Optional) While drawing, right-click a point and choose Cancel Drawing Markup from the context menu to discard the drawing. To undo a segment that you just drew, press Backspace or Delete.

4. To finish drawing the shape, double-click the last point, or right-click the last point and choose Complete Drawing Markup from the context menu. 

   Note: If you draw a cloud shape in a counterclockwise direction, the cloud comes out inward. If you draw the lines forming the shape in a clockwise direction, the cloud is created with the points outward.

To draw a line or an arrow  

1. Choose Comment > Drawing > Line or Arrow.

2. Click and drag across the region in the document where you want to create the drawing.

   Tip: To draw a line or an arrow in horizontal, vertical, or at a 45-degree angle, press Shift as you draw.

To draw with the Pencil and Eraser tools

You can use the Pencil tool to create free-form drawings as you draw on a piece of paper, and the Eraser tool acts as an eraser to allow you to remove the drawings you create with the Pencil tool.