Fill in forms and edit PDFs
HOW TO DO ANYTHING ON YOUR MAC, iPHONE & iPAD
You can use Preview to fill in, annotate, and even password-protect PDFs
REQUIRES
Preview app on Mac (iPhone/iPad/Apple Pencil optional)
YOU WILL LEARN
How to edit, annotate, sign, protect, and share your PDFs
IT WILL TAKE
20 minutes
THEY’RE TRICKY THINGS, PDFS! So what can you do with them on a Mac? Well, quite a lot actually, with Preview alone letting you fill in forms, add signatures, make comments, use passwords, and more.
Opt for some other PDF editors and you can go further. PDF Expert ($79.99/ year, https://pdfexpert.com), for instance, lets you change text and add links, and enables you to convert PDFs to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint docs. Foxit’s PDF Editor ($110/year, https://www.foxit.com) adds nifty share and collaborative options. With some deep diving, however, you’ll soon discover how versatile Preview and macOS can be.