How to Add Text into a PDF from Podio Status using PDF.co and Make

Sep 9, 2024·4 Minutes Read

For this step-by-step tutorial with screenshots. You will learn how to add a text into a PDF from Podio status using PDF.co and Make.

We’ll be using this sample PDF below for our tutorial:

Screenshot of the Source PDF
Screenshot of the Source PDF

Let’s start by Creating a New Scenario.

Step 1: Create a Podio module, then select watch files

Type in and select Podio from the list of apps. Then, select Watch Files

Create Podio module

Step 2: Set up the Podio module

  • Under Watch, select Workspace
  • For Organization, select the Organization where your workspace is located
  • For Workspace, select the workspace that you’re going to use
  • For Maximum number of returned files, set the maximum number of files that Make will work during one cycle
  • For Attached to, select where your file is attached
Set up Podio module

Step 3: Choose where to start the process

Start process

Step 4: Create a PDF.co module, then select Add Text and Images To a PDF

Type in and select PDF.co from the list of apps. Then, select Add Text and Images To a PDF

Add text and images

Step 5: Set up the PDF.co module

  • Under Import Options
    • For Input File, choose to Upload a File
    • For Source File, select the Podio module output
  • Under Parameters
    • For Text Annotations, add the text, pages, x and y coordinates, and font size
    • You can get the coordinates of your PDF on this helper site.
Podio - Watch files
Add item

Step 6: Run scenario

After setting up all of the modules. You may now run the scenario.

Run scenario

Step 7: Get the output link

Output link

Step 8: Added Text PDF

Here’s the Output PDF. As you can see we’ve successfully added a text to it.

Screenshot of the Output PDF
Screenshot of the Output PDF

In this tutorial, you’ve learned how to add text into a PDF from Podio status using PDF.co and Make.

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