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How to fix disappearing the end of my text that add on a PDF ?

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Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-08T20:19:23.1+00:00
Issam Hajaj 110 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-11T17:38:48.2066667+00:00
Jose Monroy 0 Reputation points
9 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to fix disappearing some of my text that I wrote or added on a PDF before? (It occurs on the latest version of Microsoft Edge browser)

How to fix disappearing some of my text that I wrote or added on a PDF before? (It occurs on the latest version of Microsoft Edge browser) And then I have to click on the text so that I can see the rest of the text that I wrote before. I've attached two…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-08T05:10:36.8233333+00:00
Hamidreza Asadi 55 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-11T17:26:15.63+00:00
Fiege, Buffalo 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Comments box in Edge pdf-viewer shows different font while typing compared to final result. Not all typed text is shown.

Difference between typed comments text and how it's shown in the end.

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-11T13:00:07.7266667+00:00
Rik Vlemminx 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-11T13:36:42.0766667+00:00
DaveM121 813.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

MS Edge PDF issues (text box) starting 12/05/2025

I use MS Edge PDF daily. Today (12/05/2025) the text box feature stopped functioning correctly. It looks fine when creating or adding info to an existing text box, but when you leave the formatting changes and/or disappears on screen. Re-entering the…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-05T21:47:13.9333333+00:00
Rinker, Jeffrey 45 Reputation points
recommended 2025-12-11T06:11:22.17+00:00
Thomas4-N 4,950 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

Microsoft Edge PDF editor textbox zooms in a crops text when editing text

We will annotate PDFs with textboxes and when opening a textbox to amend the text when deselecting the textbox the text is then zoomed in and cropped. When entering the textbox again it says that the text is the same size as before, however every time…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-08T11:09:39.55+00:00
Sam Taylor 5 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-12-10T23:07:40.77+00:00
Denis De La Durantaye 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Adding text to a saved pdf massively increases file size.

First noticed on December 9, 2025. Editing a saved PDF, file size 149kb, by adding text. Upon saving the changes, the file size increased to over 19000 kb. This happened no matter what I tried, adding just 1 character to the PDF. Using the drawing tool…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-10T20:19:14.3166667+00:00
Teresa Fournier 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T21:22:45.23+00:00
Lucky 4,865 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

new version of PDF editor for Edge is making my files absolute gigabytes bombs

Hi, I don´t know what happened with the latest update for editing the pdf files in browser, but anytime i but text in while working with my textbooks, my files grow so large that i cannot open them and not even compress because they are too large. Anyone…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-10T18:34:32.5466667+00:00
Daria 10 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T19:18:35.6533333+00:00
Lucky 4,865 Reputation points Independent Advisor
4 answers

Saving after TEXT edit error on Microsoft Edge 143 ver

When you save the PDF files after Text edit or draw something, the file size getting large on Edge 143 ver. Please let me know how to fix it?

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-09T07:30:46.6533333+00:00
한재영 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-10T11:13:55.91+00:00
Natasha Harding 5 Reputation points
1 answer

Microsoft Edge PDF text box cutting off

Yet again the Microsoft Edge PDF annotating text box is not formatting text properly / cutting text off Yet another display of incompetence from developers and testers of this browser.

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-09T11:50:49.3366667+00:00
50000_stitches 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-09T12:28:53.2+00:00
Paulo GM 56,560 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Frowny face box in Edge PDF reader and grey screen

I was drawing on a pdf in the browser and taking screenshots as I went. Suddenly the screen went gray with a white box with a frowny face inside in the center. How do I fix it? Is there any way to get back what I was drawing? I tried to click save but…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-30T21:10:07.72+00:00
Channels, Nila 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-09T10:42:30.2866667+00:00
Ian-T 6,490 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Amazon Kindle Read Aloud

Unable to read kindle cloud / eBooks on edge browser, what text to speech feature is compatible to read Amazon Kindle Books?

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-09T04:40:45.13+00:00
Josiah Burden 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-09T05:50:55.3+00:00
Jhun Buala 2,715 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

How to track how often specific PDF's are hit/accessed on the website?

My problem is how to use Clarity to get metrics of how often specific pdf documents on our website are hit/opened/used/accessed so we can track if certain pdf's need to be removed/revised/updated, etc. How or where can I find out such information?

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-08T21:20:35.91+00:00
Van Hemert, Kent 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-08T22:08:28.5033333+00:00
Kimberly Olaño 19,550 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Edge no longer is able to add text boxes on PDFs cleanly

Just 2 days ago, Edge was my go-to for opening PDFs and taking down notes in class as it allowed me to 1. add handwriting & text boxes cleanly & 2. surf the web for concepts I wasn't sure about, all in the same browser. With the latest update,…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-08-13T11:10:59.6866667+00:00
Yew Young N 30 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-08T20:09:47.53+00:00
Denis De La Durantaye 0 Reputation points
3 answers

View downloaded PDF files

Every time I download a PDF file, the preview in the Explorer shows the message that the document might damage the computer. I have to classify the source as trustworthy. This never happened in the past. How to I classify a source?

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-08T08:38:03.2566667+00:00
Walter Kaufmann 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-08T15:47:21.6633333+00:00
Ethan Collins 0 Reputation points
1 answer

MS Edge PDF issues starting 12/05/2025

Has anyone else been experiencing issues with MS Edge PDF viewer/editor starting 12/05/2025? I am specifically having issues with the text box function. Text appears fine while in the box, but some text "disappears" when posted. When you…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-05T21:53:47.2933333+00:00
Rinker, Jeffrey 45 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-08T13:34:22.3033333+00:00
Rinker, Jeffrey 45 Reputation points
2 answers

Unable to add text longer than a word in the PDF editor

Hello, As of this morning, when I try to edit a PDF and add a text box, anything longer than one word gets cut off. It was working yesterday. I do majority of my work in editing PDF's. I have cleared my cache and history. Went into the PDF flags and…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-12-06T17:26:08.3733333+00:00
Brigette Broadbent 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-07T15:29:54.2133333+00:00
Yew Young N 30 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to fix PDF Text Box Formatting Glitch in Microsoft Edge

When filling in a PDF form in Microsoft Edge, text entered in a text box appears normal while typing. However, as soon as I click outside the text box, the text zooms in slightly and becomes bold, even though I did not change any formatting. This makes…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-08-10T13:19:48.6433333+00:00
Ozair Peerally 75 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-06T13:40:47.06+00:00
Murilo Morais 0 Reputation points
2 answers

How do I remove the 'Edit with Acrobat' advertisement from Edge?

I opened a PDF document to find I was getting some advertisement for an Adobe product? I didn't open a PDF for this reason. I do not allow or even want to see Adobe's products or advertisements on my PC. How can I permanently remove this unwelcome…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-07-18T19:43:26.9966667+00:00
Scallywag 10 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-06T09:43:36.48+00:00
Time Lady 38,760 Reputation points Independent Advisor
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Password-protected PDF cannot be opened when New PDF Viewer flag is enabled in Microsoft Edge

When I enable the New PDF Viewer feature flag in Microsoft Edge, a password-protected PDF fails to open. The password prompt appears, but after entering the correct password it just prompts again. The same PDF opens correctly in: Microsoft Edge (when…

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-25T05:43:00.0733333+00:00
90694349 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-11-28T04:44:52.72+00:00
90694349 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Problems with Updated Edge PDF Reader-Writer

I love Microsoft Edge's PDF reader and use it constantly. I noticed a big problem in the updated version. While it added the "undo" function that was missing from the prior versions, it also somehow caused huge problems when typing text. …

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11
asked 2025-11-20T14:36:24.3866667+00:00
Robert Coscarelli 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-20T15:16:37.1766667+00:00
John Oliver 6,485 Reputation points Independent Advisor