Blot out field in text

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You can’t make document changes more convenient than editing your text files on the web. With DocHub, you can get tools to edit documents in fillable PDF, text, or other formats: highlight, blackout, or erase document fragments. Include textual content and pictures where you need them, rewrite your copy completely, and more. You can save your edited record to your device or share it by email or direct link. You can also transform your documents into fillable forms and ask others to complete them. DocHub even has an eSignature that allows you to certify and send out paperwork for signing with just a few clicks.

How to blot out field in text document using DocHub:

  1. Sign in to your profile.
  2. Add your file to DocHub by clicking New Document.
  3. Open your transferred file in our editor and blot out field in text using our drag and drop tools.
  4. Click Download/Export and save your text to your device or cloud storage.

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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.
How to uncover blacked-out text in a PDF. Open the PDF in Acrobat. Go to the Document menu. Click Examine Document. docHub will then scan the PDF and give you a checklist of items that you are able to remove by clicking on them. Choose the Preview button to see the hidden text.
Cut-out (literally) all the text to be redacted and properly dispose of (shred) the clippings. This method will always be 100% effective. Use opaque (100% impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent) tape or paper to cover over the sections to be redacted.
Cut out the text that needs to be redacted. Use scissors to cut out all the text you need to redact. Make sure you find every mention of the sensitive information in the paper document and cut it out. NOTE: You should then shred the paper clippings to ensure the cut-out information cannot be traced or found.
In the drawing window, click on the text tool, which allows you to create shapes. Select the shape tool to draw a black rectangle. Place this shape over the specific text that needs to be hidden. Once youve covered all the sensitive text, click Save Close to add the black boxes to your document.
Open the PDF in Acrobat, and then do one of the following: Choose Tools Redact. On the Edit menu, choose Redact Text Images. Select the text or image in a PDF, right-click, and select Redact. Select the text or image in a PDF, and choose Redact in the floating context-menu.
Redaction Tool For Microsoft Word 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.

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