Black out writing in DOTX

The best way to black out writing in DOTX

DocHub is an all-in-one PDF editor that lets you black out writing in DOTX, and much more. You can highlight, blackout, or remove document elements, add text and images where you want them, and collect data and signatures. And since it runs on any web browser, you won’t need to update your device to access its powerful tools, saving you money. When you have DocHub, a web browser is all you need to manage your DOTX.

How to black out writing in DOTX without leaving your web browser

Sign in to our website and follow these instructions:

Upload your document. Click New Document to upload your DOTX from your device or the cloud.
Use our tool. Locate features you need on the top toolbar to black out writing in DOTX.
Save changes. Click Download/Export to save your updated file on your device or to the cloud.
Send your forms. Select the how you want to share it: as an email attachment, a Sign Request, or a shareable link.

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How to black out writing in DOTX

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How to redact text in Word 365?

I want to redact information in a document I want to redact information in a Microsoft Word document Open the new . Select Mark for Redaction. Apply redactions: Click on Apply to save your changes when you have finished marking up text for redaction. You may also want to sanitise your document. Save changes.

How do I black out something on a snipping tool?

3 Quick redact button. If any of this text looks like a phone number or an email address, Snipping Tool will redact that information for you in one go. Once you press the Quick redact button, you will notice that all phone numbers and email addresses have been automatically blacked out (see fig.

How do you write redacted text?

Simply type [REDACTED] or the word XX in the Find What control after the content you want to remove.

How do I black out text in a document?

Blacking Out Text Manually Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the ab highlighter icon in the Font section. Click the black box in the drop-down menu. Click the black line below the highlighter icon. Repeat this process of highlighting with black to cover text.

Can Word do redaction?

As Word doesnt offer a dedicated redaction tool to black out the sensitive information in the document, there will still be some scenarios where the reader can read the information. To protect your document information from this problem, we recommend using PDF redaction tools.

How to mask text in a Word document?

Go to Settings Masking. Under Masking mode, select a masking mode. Strict: The entire text is masked. Balanced: Only sensitive text is masked.

How to redact text?

To use the redaction tool in Word, you first need to select the text or images that you want to redact. Then, go to the Review tab in the ribbon and click on the Redact button. This will open the Redaction pane on the right side of the window.

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