Google is making it easier to edit PDFs on Chromebooks

I am salivating over how convenient this looks. | Image: Google Starting next week, editing PDFs on a Chromebook is going to be a breeze. Users will be able to highlight text, sign documents, and add text annotations directly within the Gallery app. Gallery is the default photo editing app on Chromebooks — similar to Photos on Windows, it’s where a a batch of photos first appears when you open it. Most Chromebooks don’t come with a PDF editor by default, and while free third-party ones exist, their features tend to be limited, and editing directly in Gallery seems like it would involve significantly less hassle. This could be a big help for students, a demographic among which Chromebooks are widely used. Not only could they more easily mark up texts and assignments but also they can annotate... Continue reading…