Your Therapy Source Magazine for Pediatric Therapists February 2016 | Page 10

Drawing on Visual Motor Downloads
I received this question from a customer and thought others
may benefit from the response so I am posting it here:
Question: I love your products and have enjoyed using them.
I would like to use your products in the digital form for
on-screen use. Prior to the change in Adobe Acrobat ( in the
past 3-5 months…?) I was able to use the mazes and other
e-products with students on screen. There were different tools
that allowed highlighting and/or drawing on screen, but NOW
I am unable to do that. I have looked at upgrading to the
Adobe DC pro, but I’m not sure if that will help. Do you know?
Answer: Here are a few suggestions that may help your
situation if you are using a Windows computer.
There is a great, free app for Windows called Xodo PDF
reader. Not only will it let you draw on PDFs but you can
also type and sign documents. Download the app here.
Step 1: Open the app on your computer once downloaded.
Browse and find your PDF file that you would like to mark up.
Step 2: Once the file is open, click on the lines in the upper
right hand corner. Click on App Commands. A toolbar will open at the top. Hit edit.
Step 3: Choose the tools you would like to edit the document with. The paintbrush works well
for a maze/ visual motor type product for free drawing. It even works on touch screen
computers essentially turning the Your Therapy Source pdf documents into an electronic
document that you can draw on using your finger or a stylus.
Step 4: If you want, you can save the document that is marked up or print it to keep a record of
progress. PRETTY COOL if you ask me!!!
Another option is to just use the Snipping tool on your Windows computer. Open up the PDF
you want to draw on. Type in Snipping Tool in your search box on your computer. This is a
desktop app that is usually preinstalled on Windows. Once i