I think I need to explain the problem in more detail. I have been using Acrobat Pro 9 for several months. I used the highlight text tool with no problem. Opacity was set at 100%, which is the default on my installation. I had no trouble reading the black text “behind” the yellow highlight. Within the last two weeks, I noticed a problem. Only with Adobe Acrobat Reader you can view, sign, comment on, and share PDFs for free. And when you want to do more, subscribe to Acrobat Pro DC. Then you can edit, export, and send PDFs for signatures. If you don’t like the color Adobe Reader uses when highlighting text, you can change it to one you like using this tutorial. Highlight Text. Open a document using “Adobe Reader“. Select “View” “Comment” “Annotations“. The “Annotations” options appear on the right pane.Right-click the highlight icon, then choose “Tool default properties“.

1. Acrobat Reader Highlight Shortcut

I downloaded the latest version of Acrobat Reader and cannot figure out how to permanently change the highlighter color for all future uses. In the version I have on another computer, I can simply right click on the highlighter icon and select the color and transparency I wish to use.

Is this still possible in the new version? I don't like the harsh yellow that is the default and it's not practical to change the color of every highlight I make.

struggleBusstruggleBus

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Yes it is still possible. Go to the Highlight tool and right click, and then click on tool default properties. This is where you can select the new colour.

*I tested this on Version:

2015 Release: Version 2015.009.20069

Version File Version: 15.009.20069.28170

You can change the highlight color from the Comment Toolbar like this:

1. Go to View > Tools > Comment > Open
2. Click on the Highlight Text tool button
3. The Color Picker button now turns from greyed-out (disabled) to blue (enabled)
4. Click on the Color Picker button and select the color you want your Highlight Text tool to be.
5. Go forth and Highlight text

Screenshot for context:

KyleMit

Here's the easiest way: Ctrl + E

(If the 'Highlight text' tool is not selected, select it first by clicking on it.)

Now you can choose your favorite color from color panel at left corner box

Ulrich SternMohammad HeydariMohammad Heydari

I haven't tested it in Reader, but this works on Acrobat Pro DC:

If you need to change an annotation's color on the fly, you can click on it and then press CTRL + E (CMD + E for a Mac). After you chose the color, click 'More..' and check 'Make Properties Default' to permanently store your prefered color as the new highlight color.

This is almost the same as right-clicking a comment and choosing 'Properties', but the interface is nicer and it's quicker to change properties this way.

An observation: if you press CTRL + E and, without having selected any specific comment, click on a comment tool (Highlight, Underline, etc.) and change its properties in the new interface opened by CTRL + E, it will make those properties the default properties for that comment tool, but only for this session of Acrobat. That is, as soons as you close all Acrobat instances and start the program again, it will revert to the 'default properties' you've set as 'default' through the 'Make Properties Default' method above mentioned.

Once you have highlighted an excerpt of the text, right-click the highlighted area. A menu will be presented; select 'properties' option; a window will be present so that you can select the color of your preference. You can make your color preference 'permanent' marking a check box ('make your choice as default pattern'), BEFORE clicking the 'Ok' button.

For Adobe Acrobat Pro on Windows 8.1 in 2016:View -> Comment -> Annotations (this should open a window on the right-hand side)

In the window, right-click the {Highlight Text} symbol/option.Select 'Tool Default Properties'. (Opens a window with 2 tabs: Appearance and General)

In the Appearance tab, choose your color and you opacity. It will become the default color but will not change the color of any previously highlighted sections.

I suggest keeping the Annotations window open if you like to use multiple color highlighters for notes.

Step 1:Highlight any text and using the highlight tool

Step 2:Right click the highlighted text

Step 3:In the pop up menu that appears, select Properties and from the window that appears select the preferred color in the Appearance tab

Step 4:If you want to keep the new color as default,tick the Make Properties Default checkbox

That's it.Hope this helps

TO change the highlighter color in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (2016 on Mac)1) Select the document's tab2) Double-click on the comment tool in the right pane -- this will open a 'comment' toolbar below the 1st toolbar. (View -> tools -> comment -> open also achieves this.)3) Click on the paint bucket icon, and pick a new colorThat color will be applied to future comments / highlights. Hopefully this is what you mean by 'permanently'.

For me, there were 3 ways:

1. Right Click on Highlight button -> Show Properties Bar. A small bar named Highlighter Tool Properties would be added on screen.
2. Right Click on the highlighted area, click on Properties...
3. Press Ctrl + E, it opens the same toolbar as in pt. 1.

I tested it on the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, 2015 Release, Version 2015.020.20042 (Windows).

Ayushi JhaAyushi Jha

In Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 2018.011.20040 (2018 version) the below steps need to be performed:

1. Select the text you want to highlight (Example: ProfilingComponent text)
2. Righ click > 'Highlight Text'
3. Now, Right click on highlighted text and select Properties
4. Change the desired color for highlight
5. Click on 'Make Properties Default' check box
6. Click OK, you are done!

EXAMPLE:

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