Unhighlight in PDF on Macbook quickly

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How to unhighlight in PDF on MacBook with DocHub

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Follow the steps to unhighlight in PDF on MacBook

  1. Open the DocHub website and log in with your credentials.
  2. Upload the PDF document that contains the highlighted text you wish to remove.
  3. Access the editing tools available in the online interface, where you can view your document.
  4. Locate the highlighted areas within the PDF and select them to initiate the removal process.
  5. Confirm the changes to unhighlight the selected portions of text in your document.
  6. After editing, choose to download the updated PDF, share it directly, or print it for your records.

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How to remove highlights from PDF files Single-click on the area of highlighted text you wish to remove. A small toolbox will appear with two options, allowing you to change the color of your highlight or delete the highlight altogether. To remove your highlight, click the trash can icon.
Undo the last action: Choose Edit Undo (from the Edit menu at the top of your screen), or press Command-Z on your keyboard. Redo the last action you undid: Choose Edit Redo, or press Command-Shift-Z.
In order to delete the text from PDF on Mac using docHub, you need to access its Edit PDF tool to remove the text in Acrobat. Now, the editing tool is active; simply click or select the text by dragging that you want to delete, then press backspace to remove the selected text.
In the Preview app on your Mac, open a PDF or image. Do one of the following, depending on your previous actions in the file: Choose File Revert To Previous Save [date, time].
How to Remove Annotations from a PDF on Mac Open the PDF document in Highlights. From the menu bar choose File Open. Select the annotation you want to remove. This will bring up the annotation popover: Click the trash button in the popover.
Click on the Edit PDF tool on the right-hand side of the screen. Select a text block and make changes in the PDF or erase words using your keyboard. Erase entire text blocks by clicking Delete when the block is highlighted. Save any changes made to your PDF.
You can quickly remove highlights and comments from body text in your document. Select the text where you want to remove highlights and comments. Choose Edit Remove Highlights and Comments (from the Edit menu at the top of your screen).
Revert changes to PDFs and images in Preview on Mac Choose File Revert To Previous Save [date, time]. Choose File Revert To Last Saved [date, time]. Choose File Revert To Last Opened [date, time].

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