PDF text boxes outlined

Question

How do I removed the outline of text boxes on a PDF I am editing? They were never there prior to the latest Edge update (02/13/2025).

Answer 1

Hi @Katie M,

I could reproduce this issue, but unfortunately there's no solution to control this textbox border right now. Please report this problem to the Dev Team by sending feedback in Microsoft Edge at ··· menu --> Help and feedback --> Send feedback.

As a workaround, you can enable NewPDFReaderEnabled policy to enable Adobe Acrobat powered built-in PDF reader in Microsoft Edge. Per my test, the textbox does not have any border, which is same as before. Please note that this policy does not apply to personal profile, so if you are signed in with a Microsoft (personal) account in Edge, this policy won't work.

If you are not familiar with group policy configuration, please refer to this doc.

EDIT:

As Rebecca Garza said, enabling New PDF Viewer at edge://flags/#edge-new-pdf-viewer also serves as a workaround, which is actually identical to the policy workaround above. You can have a try if the policy workaround is complicated.

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Shijie Li