{"id":392163,"date":"2022-01-10T23:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-change-the-highlight-color-in-adobe-acrobat-reader\/"},"modified":"2022-01-10T23:00:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T20:00:12","slug":"how-to-change-the-highlight-color-in-adobe-acrobat-reader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-change-the-highlight-color-in-adobe-acrobat-reader\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Change the Highlight Color in Adobe Acrobat Reader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27d2048b950\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27d2048b950\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-change-the-highlight-color-in-adobe-acrobat-reader\/#Change_the_Text_Highlight_Color_in_Acrobat_Reader\" >Change the Text Highlight Color in Acrobat Reader<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-change-the-highlight-color-in-adobe-acrobat-reader\/#Change_the_Form_Field_Highlight_Color_in_Acrobat_Reader\" >Change the Form Field Highlight Color in Acrobat Reader<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Change the Highlight Color in Adobe Acrobat Reader&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-773959\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/change-highlight-color-acrobat-reader-featured.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/change-highlight-color-acrobat-reader-featured.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/change-highlight-color-acrobat-reader-featured.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Text highlighted in a custom color on the Acrobat Reader window.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Want to highlight text and text fields using different colors in Adobe Acrobat Reader? Maybe your document background or text matches the color of the default. If so, it\u2019s easy to change the highlight color.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Annotate and Highlight PDFs in Microsoft Edge<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_the_Text_Highlight_Color_in_Acrobat_Reader\"><\/span>Change the Text Highlight Color in Acrobat Reader<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To change the color used to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/699120\/how-to-highlight-text-in-microsoft-word\/\">highlight the text, first, open your PDF document with Acrobat Reader.<\/p>\n<p>In the document, select the text you want to highlight. If you have already highlighted your text and you only want to change the existing highlight, then select your currently highlighted text.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll select some text.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-773962\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-acrobat-reader-select-text.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select text in an Acrobat Reader document.\" width=\"650\" height=\"403\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Right-click the selected text and choose \u201cHighlight Text\u201d from the menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-773963\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-acrobat-reader-highlight-text.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Right-click the text and choose &quot;Highlight Text&quot; from the menu.\" width=\"587\" height=\"387\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Acrobat Reader highlights your selected text with the default highlight color. To change this color, right-click the highlighted text and choose \u201cProperties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-773964\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-acrobat-reader-text-properties.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Right-click the highlighted text and choose &quot;Properties.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"340\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You will see a \u201cHighlight Properties\u201d window. Here, at the top, click the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>earance\u201d tab. Then select a new highlight color from the \u201cColor\u201d field. Adjust the opacity as well if you want to make highlights more noticeable.<\/p>\n<p>To make the newly selected color the default highlight color, activate the \u201cMake Properties Default\u201d option. Then click \u201cOK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-773965\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-acrobat-reader-change-text-highlight-color.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select a new highlight color on the &quot;Highlight Properties&quot; window.\" width=\"650\" height=\"466\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The text in your document now uses the newly chosen highlight color.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-773966\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-acrobat-reader-text-highlight-color-changed.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"New highlight color.\" width=\"650\" height=\"283\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s all there is to it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_the_Form_Field_Highlight_Color_in_Acrobat_Reader\"><\/span>Change the Form Field Highlight Color in Acrobat Reader<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can change\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/760644\/how-to-highlight-text-in-google-docs\/\">the highlight color for form fields as well. To do so, first, launch Acrobat Reader. You do not need to have a document open.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re on Windows, then on the Acrobat Reader window, select Edit &gt; Preferences from the menu bar. If you are on Mac, click Acrobat Reader &gt; Preferences in the menu bar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-773967\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-acrobat-reader-properties.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select Edit &gt; Preferences in Acrobat Reader.\" width=\"507\" height=\"385\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On the \u201cPreferences\u201d window, in the left sidebar, click \u201cForms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-773968 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-acrobat-reader-form-settings.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click &quot;Forms&quot; on the &quot;Preferences&quot; window.\" width=\"650\" height=\"299\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the \u201cHighlight Color\u201d section on the right, you can specify the default highlight color individually for the optional and mandatory form fields.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Create PDF Forms with Calculations in Adobe Acrobat<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To change the optional fields\u2019 highlight color, click the \u201cFields Highlight Color\u201d option and pick a new color. To change the mandatory fields\u2019 highlight color, click the \u201cRequired Fields Highlight Color\u201d and select a color.<\/p>\n<p>Then, at the bottom, click \u201cOK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-773969\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8-acrobat-reader-change-form-field-highlight-color.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Change the form field highlight color in the &quot;Highlight Color&quot; section.\" width=\"650\" height=\"337\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You are all set.<\/p>\n<p>Acrobat Reader will now use your newly selected colors for highlighting items in your documents. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Having trouble reading a PDF file in Acrobat Reader? If so, invert your PDF file\u2019s colors and see if that makes any difference. It\u2019s very easy to do that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Invert the Colors in a PDF File in Adobe Acrobat Reader for Easier Nighttime Reading<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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