Visible by default, hide or reveal the editing bar by choosing View > Hide Editing Bar, (Command+Shift+E).
Tools appear in Touch Bar on supported Macs.
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Basic Tools
Select Text
Select text to copy or edit with correct text ( Editing and Correcting Text); use this tool to fill interactive PDF forms ( Working with Forms). This tool is selected by default when a document is opened.
Edit Tool
Select an image, text box, or another object to move, resize, or delete. ( Editing and Cropping Images, Formatting Text).
Precision Edit Tool
Select otherwise un-selectable objects and images. Select text line by line. Move, resize, or delete. ( Editing and Cropping Images, Formatting Text). The Precision Edit tool is accessed by double-clicking the Select tool (the arrow icon) in the Editing Bar.
Select Rectangle Tool
Select a region of a page. The region can be copied and pasted, or the page can be cropped to the selected region. ( Selecting and Cropping).
Measurements
Measure the distance between two objects on the page. ( Measuring).
Hand Tool
Pan around a document with a click and drag. Zoom in by pressing the Option key, zoom out with Command+Option. ( Scrolling).
Fonts, Styling, Color, and Alignment
The font or text formatting section displays the typeface, size, and other properties of the selected text or newly created text imprint. ( Editing and Correcting Text, Formatting Text).
Alternatively, typeface, size, and style are accessible by choosing Format > Font > Show Fonts (Command+T). Justification is accessible by choosing Format > Text.
Font
The current font will display. Click the down arrow to expand the menu and select a new font.
Nitro PDF Pro uses the macOS font matching machinery. The application asks for the best match, and what it returns depends entirely on what is available on a user’s system. ( Document Properties).
Size
The current font size will display. Click the up or down arrows to expand the menu and select a new size, or click on the font size directly (a blinking cursor will appear) and type in a custom size.
Style
The current typographical emphasis (if any) will display. Click on Bold, Italic
, or Underline to select or deselect. The style selected will be highlighted in blue.
Text Color
Change the color of text imprints. Click to select from a range of available colors or choose a custom color.
Alignment
The current alignment will be displayed. Click to choose the alignment: Align Left, Center, Align Right, Justify.
Object Properties
Object Properties ( Object Properties) Tools remember their last chosen colors and properties.
Stroke Color
Set the Stroke color of objects such as comments, lines, or shapes. ( Adding Annotations, Drawing and Objects). 
Fill Color
Set the Fill color of objects such as comments, lines, or shapes. Pick the background color of a text field ( Creating Forms). 
Line Attributes
Used for dotted and broken lines. Set the Start and Ending of a line to create an arrow. ( Drawing and Objects) 
Stroke Width
Set the line weight of a scribble, line, or border of a text field. ( Drawing and Objects, Creating Forms).