With the introduction of latest macOS Sierra, you need to choose PDF software which is up-to-date with the latest versions of Apple products. This article is about how to redact sensitive information in PDF for Mac OS Users (macOS Sierra). For creating a perfect industry-standard PDF, you need to preview the document for sensitive images, content or any other information. You can redact/remove this sensitive information in your document with specific redact tools.

Part 1. Best PDF Redaction Tool for macOS Sierra
Part 2. How to Redact PDF on macOS Sierra

Part 1Best PDF Redaction Software for macOS Sierra

Redaction is an essential process to remove sensitive content such as text or images from a PDF document. This is a permanent process. With Wondershare PDFelement for Mac you can remove sensitive information such as metadata, signature fields, hidden text, unnecessary comments, overlapping images/objects, cropped images, deleted pages, links, etc.

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PDFelement for Mac is a compact and powerful tool which allows you to convert, edit, annotate, organize or redact PDF into a standard PDF document. With the newly released macOS Sierra update, you can use this tool to redact the content of your PDF documents effortlessly.

Part 2The Steps for Redacting PDF Files on macOS Sierra

PDFelement for Mac is compatible with all Mac Operating systems. By following these steps you can easily redact text, graphics, add redact codes, redact multiple pages or search text for redaction. Follow detailed explanation on how to redact PDF files for best results.

Step 1. Open PDF Files

Once the software is installed, launch the application and open PDF document. Select "Open File" to import target PDF file. Add files from your Mac to redact the PDF Document.

Step 2. Mark Sensitive Content for Redaction

To start the redaction process, select "Redaction" and click "Mark for Redaction". Now, select the object or text to start redaction. Please find a detained explanation to redact any PDF content:

Redact Text: You can locate and redact specific sentence, words, phrases, characters or any other text content easily by marking the items. When you mark and go for redaction it will automatically blackout the sensitive content permanently.
Redact Image: Just double click the image or object to redact any sensitive image content in the file. Remove any sensitive or confidential image easily.
Redact Pages: Highlighting feature of PDFelement is that it allows you to remove an entire page or a set of pages for desired results. If you find any sensitive information in a set of pages, simply click and select the pages to redact them simultaneously.

Step 3. Apply and Save Redaction

After redacting the sensitive content, you just need to finalize the document by clicking "Apply Redactions". This will save any changes made to the target image or text content. Finally, go to "File" menu and "Save" the PDF document.