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Editor interface tour

A quick look at the toolbar, tool dock, undo and the main controls.

iOS Android Mac Windows Web
Applies to iOS / iPadOS 16 or later

Get familiar with the main parts of the Kiwi PDF editor before you start annotating.

iPhone & iPad

  1. Back — closes the PDF. Your changes are already saved.
  2. Tool group — the button in the middle of the top bar shows the current group. Tap it to switch group.
  3. ••• — share, export, print, password and other file actions.
  4. Tool dock — the tools of the current group. Swipe it sideways to see more tools.
  5. Undo — reverses your last change. Redo appears next to it after you undo.
  6. Bottom bar — Pages, Search, Display options, Reader and Contents.
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    The parts of the editor

Switch tool group

  1. Tap the tool group button in the middle of the top bar.
  2. Pick a group: Annotate, Markup, Draw, Insert, Chart, Measure, Fill & Sign or Edit. All tools opens the Tools hub.
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    The tool group menu

The Properties bar

When you pick a tool or select an annotation, the Properties bar floats over the page:

  1. Tap one of the five colours.
  2. Use − / + to change the size or thickness.
  3. Tap for every setting — opacity, line style, font, exact position and more.
  4. Tap to close the bar and go back to the Select tool.
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    The Properties bar for the Pen

Android

Mac

Windows

Web

Undo and autosave

Kiwi PDF saves your changes automatically — you never need to press Save. To reverse a change tap (or click) Undo; to bring it back tap Redo. Undo history is kept for the entire editing session.