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PDF is a well-known source to publish final documents. Everybody uses it for different reasons. However, even with the presence of the password, it is still possible to see the hidden content in your document. A better way to protect data in your documents is to block out text in PDF. Now, you will learn how to accomplish the task.
Wondershare PDFelement does the job for you in blocking out text in PDF documents. It not only does the job effortlessly but also gives you complete control over all your PDF documents like no other application. Its redaction feature not only lets you block out text, image and pages but also allows you change the appearance of redaction box with color, custom text and redaction code.
PDFelement also features editing, annotating, creating and converting PDFs. You can create new PDF files from different formats or convert PDF to Office documents, image files and more. The best part of PDFelement is that it gives you the possibility of editing PDF with ease. No matter it’s a standard PDF or a scanned PDF, this smart tool will help you make changes on the document.
Install and run PDFelement. The Home window appears, from where you need to choose "Open" to select the file for which you want to block out sensitive text.
On Mac: Launch PDFelement, and from the Home window, click "Open File" to browse to the PDF file that you wish to redact.
After the file opens in the program, head to the "Protect" tab. From there, click the "Mark for Redactions" option. Now use your cursor to choose the data that you want to remove from the file permanently. You can pick a color to fill the redacted region from the color choices and even add custom text and redaction codes by clicking the "Gear" icon on the top right corner.
On Mac: The Redaction button locates at the top corner. Click the "Arrow" icon next to it. You will see a sub-menu pop up with different features of redaction. To block out text, select "Mark for Redaction" option. You can then mark the information that you want to remove from the document. If necessary, customize the look of redaction box on the right side.
After completing the selection procedure, click the "Apply Redactions" button from the top menu. You cannot reverse the redaction once you save the file. Under the "File" tab, select "Save As" and browse to the location where you want to save the redacted document. It is useful if you did not create a duplicate copy of the original file.
On Mac: Go to "Redaction > Apply Redactions". Then you have redacted your PDF documents successfully.
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