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The Redact toolset is displayed in the secondary toolbar. Do one of the following:. To search for only one word or phrase, choose Single Word Or Phrase and type the word or phrase in the text field. You can also import a text file with the list of words or phrases to search for. To search for a pattern for example, phone numbers, credit card numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, or dates , click Patterns.

Choose one of the available patterns. You can change the language version of the patterns. See Select a different language version for patterns. Then, select the occurrences you want to mark for redaction:. To select all occurrences in the list, click Check All.

To select individual occurrences, click the check box for each one you want to redact. Click the text next to a check box to view the occurrence on the page. To mark none of the occurrences, close the Search dialog box or click New Search to start over. To mark whole words or partial words characters for redaction, select the option under Redaction Mark Options.

In the Settings dialog box, specify the number and location of the characters for redaction. The items you selected in the list are shown marked for redaction.

To remove the marked items, click Apply in the secondary toolbar. Find and remove hidden content Acrobat Pro. Make sure that the check boxes are selected only for the items that you want to remove from the document. See Remove Hidden Information options. Remove Hidden Information options. Bookmarks Bookmarks are links with representational text that open specific pages in the PDF. Comments And Markups This item includes all comments that were added to the PDF using the comment and markup tool, including files attached as comments.

Form Fields This item includes Form Fields including Signature fields , and all Actions and calculations associated with form fields.

Hidden Text This item indicates text in the PDF that is either transparent, covered up by other content, or the same color as the background. Hidden Layers PDFs can contain multiple layers that can be shown or hidden.

Deleted Or Cropped Content PDFs sometimes retain content that has been removed and no longer visible, such as cropped or deleted pages, or deleted images. Overlapping Objects This item includes objects that overlap one another. Sanitize document Acrobat Pro.

It removes: Metadata Embedded content and attached files Scripts Hidden layers Embedded search indexes Stored form data Review and comment data Comments hidden within the body of the PDF file Hidden data from the previous document saves Obscured text and images Unreferenced data Links, actions, and javascripts Overlapping objects.

Select a different language version for patterns Acrobat Pro. Change the look of redaction marks Acrobat Pro. Set the default look of all marks. Click the Redacted Area Fill Color icon and select a fill color from the color palette for the boxes that replace removed items.

Choose No Color to leave the redacted area blank. Select Use Overlay Text if you want to select the custom text or redaction code options. Select the font, size, and text alignment. Select Custom Text , and type the text you want to appear in the redacted area. Select Redaction Code , and then either select a code within an existing set, or click Edit Code to define a new code set or a new code. See Create redaction codes and code sets. Select a color from the color palette for the images and text you mark for redaction.

Move the slider to adjust the opacity of the color. Choose No Color to leave the selected area blank. Properties for redaction text Acrobat Pro. Custom Text. Displays custom text in the selected font. Font Size. Displays custom text in the selected point size. Font Color. Displays custom text in the selected color, which you can change by clicking the color swatch.

Aligns text to the left, right, or center. Redaction codes Acrobat Pro. Create redaction codes and code sets. Select Use Overlay Text. Select Redaction Code. To add multiple code entries to a redaction code, select an entry from the Code Entries list and click Add Selected Entry. PDF Reader. Number Pages. Delete PDF Pages. Rotate PDF. PDF to Word. PDF to Excel. Word to PDF. Excel to PDF. Unlock PDF. Protect PDF. How to Edit PDF. Click and drag a PDF into the toolbox. Ensure the color is set to black, and resize it to cover text.

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You can then browse your local files and import them into the program. Click on the "Protect" tab and select "Mark for Redaction". Then go to the page where you want to hide text and select the text. Right-click on the redaction area and select "Properties". The properties will open on the right side of the screen. Here you can change the filling color. The next option is to add overlay text. You can write custom text and change its color, position, style, and even orientation.