Blackout text box and padding in PDF online

Aug 6th, 2022
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Effortlessly blackout text box and padding in PDF with DocHub

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Handling and modifying papers is usually a no-brainer if you have straightforward instruments designed to blackout text box and padding in PDF at your fingertips. With DocHub’s tools, adding and eliminating or modifying elements in your documents is a matter of a couple of mouse clicks with our user-friendly interface and easy navigation.

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  3. Open the file for editing and utilize the DocHub toolbar to make the modifications you want.
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In your file, click Ctrl + E to open the properties bar. Double click inside your text box, which will make the Text Color setting appear on the Properties Bar. Highlight the text in your text box, and change the text color on the Properties Bar.
To make a PDF transparent in docHub, you would need to access the Edit tab and then click on Edit PDF. From there, select More Background and Update. To make the Background transparent, go to the opacity panel and adjust the opacity slider to the desired level of transparency.
Once youve downloaded your editor of choice to your device, follow these steps to add text boxes: Open the document in the PDF editor. Select Tools Edit PDF Add Text. Drag the new text box to the preferred location. Add text to the box and choose the formatting options.
Right click on the text box, choose Properties, then adjust features as needed. In your case, you would set the Opacity to 100% and press OK.
You can change the text properties using the options under Format in the right pane. Type the text. To resize the text box, drag a selection handle. To move the text box, place the pointer over the line of the bounding box (avoid the selection handles).
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Upload the file to docHub Pro Click Mark for Redaction Text Images Select the text and areas you need to blackout Hit Apply.
How To Black Out Text in PDF Files Open our online PDF editor. Drag and drop a PDF into the toolbox. Click on the square symbol and select Rectangle. Set the color to black and resize it to cover text. Done!

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