When exporting as PDF, choose Editable to preserve document outlines and original PDF hyperlinks. Choose Flattened for a smaller file that works with most PDF viewers and can include searchable handwriting.
Some PDF export choices cannot preserve outlines and original hyperlinks. Searchable handwriting uses “Enable Handwriting Recognition”.
A flattened export does not preserve document outlines or hyperlinks from the original PDF.
Choose Editable PDF
- Handwriting is not searchable.
- Images, text boxes, handwriting, and highlighting can be selected, moved, or resized in another PDF viewer.
- Document outlines are preserved.
- Hyperlinks in the original PDF text are preserved.
Choose Flattened PDF
- Handwriting can be searched, selected, and copied when Enable Handwriting Recognition is enabled.
- Copying recognized handwriting copies the recognized characters.
- Document outlines are not preserved.
- Original PDF hyperlinks are not preserved.
- The format is recommended for broad PDF-viewer compatibility.
Enable searchable handwriting
- Open the export dialog.
- Select Flattened.
- Enable Enable Handwriting Recognition.
- Complete the PDF export.