PDF Reader Pro makes it easy to measure distances and areas of objects in PDF documents with its measuring tool. So that you can quickly and accurately measure the dimensions of any object in your PDF document. Let’s take a look on how to do it:
How to use the Measuring Tool to measure distances and areas in PDFs
To measure an object, click Annotate and choose Measure, then click
on the upper right corner and choose the measurement tool you want to use here.
1) Select Line to measure an object’s length, height, or distance between two points;
2) Select Multilines to measure the distance spanning multiple points;
3) Select Polygon to measure the perimeter and area of closed shapes;
4) Select Rectangle to quickly identify a complete rectangular area, and automatically calculates the perimeter and area.

Note: Click Esc to exit continuous marking mode.
Other options to set your measurements
1) Set Actual Size and Precision
- Click the measurement area;
- Tap Settings on the upper right corner of the left sidebar;
- You can set the Scale and Precision here.

2) Set Measurement Appearance
- Click on the selected area and the Properties panel will be displayed on the right side of the screen; - You can set the Fill Color, Border Color, Opacity, Display Label, and Font here.
3) Delete the Measurement Result
If you want to delete the measurement result in the PDF file, right-click on the measurement and select Delete. You can also Cut, Copy, and Note the measurement result on this pop-up window page.
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