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How to Add Text To a CV PDF

Updated 2026-09-17 · 2 min read

The usual reason to add text to a CV PDF is a phone number, job title or date range that is out of date the night before an application closes.

Adding text differs from editing it: there is no existing line to inherit a font and position from, so both are your responsibility.

PDFfont edits PDF text in the document's own embedded font — no white cover boxes.

Steps to add text to a CV PDF

Click an existing line first to see which font and point size the document uses.

Click where the new text should start and type it.

Apply the same font, size and colour, and align the left edge with a nearby text block.

Save — added text is part of the page, so it prints normally.

With this kind of document, the layout came from a template, so replacing whole lines keeps the column widths honest.

One caution worth stating plainly: keep the text real text so applicant tracking systems can still read it.

Misaligned left edges are the fastest way to make an addition look bolted on; matching them is what makes it look original.

Yes, text blocks sit above existing page content.

Yes, including matching a muted grey used elsewhere on the page.

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