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New Commenting (Annotation):
Pencil Tool (See Example PDF and Example PDFill Project File  )

The Pencil Tool creates free-form drawings on the page. When opened, they display a pop-up window containing the text of the associated note.

1. Create a Commenting:

Here are the steps to create:

• Choose Menu Insert > Commenting > Select Pencil Tool, or click the 9th button to the Selection Button in the Commenting Toolbar.

• Hold down the left mouse button where you want to begin drawing. You can release the mouse button, move the pointer to a new location, and continue drawing.
   
• To exit the editing state, Press "Esc" or "Enter", or Double click the left mouse button..

• The new commenting properties dialog comes up to set options

To edit the curve path, right-click the curve and the following menu comes up:

To delete a point, move the cursor to an existing point; To add a point, move the cursor to a segment.

To erase parts of the drawing, select the Curve Eraser Tool and drag across the point or segment of the drawing that you want to remove. Click the mouse button to erase.

2. Access the properties:

• Click the Selection button first.
• Click onto the curve to highlight it and click Properties Button
• Or, click the edge shadow and double-click again
• Or, Key F4

3. Set the properties:

Here is the list of the properties.

Text String	the content text string to be displayed for the annotation.
Spell Checker	Verify the spelling of words in the text string box.
Author	The author of the annotation.
Subject	Text representing a short description of the subject being addressed by the annotation.
Thickness	The thickness of the border.
Border Color	The color for the border.
Border Style	Solid: a solid rectangle surrounding the annotation. Dashed: a dashed rectangle surrounding the annotation. Dash is the line length in point; Gap is the distance in point between the dashed lines.
Opacity	The constant opacity value to be used in painting the annotation. This value applies to all visible elements of the annotation in its closed state (including its background and border) but not to the popup window that appears when the annotation is opened. The opacity vary from 0.0 (no contribution) to 1.0 (maximum contribution).
Printable on PDF	If clear, it will display and not print onto the page; If set, it will display and print onto the page.
Position (Left, Right, Top, Bottom)	The X and Y coordinate of the box to define the position of the field.
Set this field as default	If set, the new object will have the same properties as this one.

4. Screenshot:

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