I'm looking for a way to type notes on a PDF document. I would like to be able to include LaTeX in my notes. Is there software that does this?
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3There are a number of ways of doing this. From overlaying LaTeX on top of a page (which will print with the document), to adding annotations which will not print and may only be viewable in certain PDF readers. What exactly are you after here? – Werner Jan 14 '12 at 02:29
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Both actually. I would like to make notes on my math textbook. Most of my notes will be for self-reference only. But I would also like to know how to overlay LaTeX on a PDF. – objectivesea Jan 14 '12 at 02:48
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1See Overlay LaTeX/TeX coding easily on PDF with 300 pages for how to overlay LaTeX on an existing document. – Werner Jan 14 '12 at 04:13
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2See How to annotate PDF files generated by pdflatex? to annotate PDF files. – Werner Jan 14 '12 at 05:03
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If it's a commercial textbook then the book may very well be write protected. Even if you can edit the book, you may not be allowed to add notes (change it). – Jan 14 '12 at 06:02
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@MarcvanDongen The PDF was generated from a DVI – objectivesea Jan 14 '12 at 08:10
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@MarcvanDongen: If you want to add notes to a PDF with Adobe Reader, you must create it with Adobe Acrobat. – Martin Schröder Jan 15 '12 at 12:15
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@MartinSchröder: No, thats no longer true with Adobe Reader X. I already wrote comments for documents created with MS Word, LaTex and InDesign using Reader X. – Tom Bombadil Jan 15 '12 at 23:01
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@TomBombadil: Ah. I primarily use Linux, so I'm stuck with AR9. – Martin Schröder Jan 15 '12 at 23:03
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Just to post an answer (from Werner's comments):
To overlay LaTeX on an existing document see this question.
To annotate some PDF files created with pdflatex see this question.
