In a collaborative environment, PDF documents are often shared for review before their content is finalized. During that process, some sentences may need to be removed, corrected, or replaced. A strikeout annotation provides a clear method to mark such text without changing the original wording immediately. It can benefit editors, reviewers, and anyone checking a document before publication. In this article, you’ll learn how to add strikeout annotations to PDF files in Java applications using the Cloud REST API. It lets you mark specific text for review while keeping the actual PDF content available for comparison or further editing. In the following sections, we will explore the step-by-step process.

Steps to Add Strikeout Annotations to PDF Files in Java

1. Download the GroupDocs.Annotation Cloud SDK for Java and create a new project
2. Obtain your API credentials and set them up using the Configuration class
3. Initialize AnnotateApi and add the input PDF file with FileInfo
4. Configure the strikeout annotation properties with AnnotationInfo
5. Apply annotation-related options such as the output file using AnnotateOptions
6. Request to add a strikeout annotation to a PDF using the annotate() method

Adding a strikeout annotation to a PDF involves these simple steps. First, prepare your client credentials and identify the source PDF in cloud storage. Initialize the annotation API and specify the document you want to process. Configure the annotation as a strikeout markup, and provide the position or text area where the unwanted content appears. Finally, send the annotation request and save the resulting PDF. Using PDF strikeout annotations gives reviewers a visible way to flag content while preserving the underlying document. Instead of manually editing every copy, teams can add text markup through a repeatable cloud-based workflow. The Java REST API integrates seamlessly into applications that handle documents across different environments and operating systems.

Code to Add Strikeout Annotations to PDF Files in Java

Strikeout markups help identify text that may need removal or revision in a PDF. The GroupDocs.Annotation Cloud Java SDK allows users to add strikeout annotations to PDF documents without reinventing the file-editing process. The Java-powered REST API simplifies marking specific text while ensuring the original document content remains untouched. Once configured, this workflow can be incorporated into document review systems, content workflows, or Java-based applications that need PDF text annotations and review markup.

If you liked this article, please review our related tutorial on adding underline annotations to DOC files using the Java REST API and see how to highlight specific text when reviewing word-processing content.