{"id":57215,"date":"2022-06-01T17:53:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/question-how-to-redact-in-adobe-acrobat-xi-standard\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T17:53:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:53:10","slug":"question-how-to-redact-in-adobe-acrobat-xi-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/question-how-to-redact-in-adobe-acrobat-xi-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Question: How to redact in adobe acrobat xi standard?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>Adobe Acrobat XI Pro Quick start guide.<\/li>\n<li>Redaction\u2014Remove visible data from PDF files.  <\/li>\n<li>Remove confidential information from a document before distributing it.<\/li>\n<li>Select text for redaction.<\/li>\n<li>At the top right in <strong>Acrobat<\/strong>, click the Tools pane.  <\/li>\n<li>Apply redactions.<\/li>\n<li>Click Apply Redactions.  <\/li>\n<li>For more information.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<p>Also know, can you Redact in Acrobat XI? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P3Xax_IwkoI\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also, how do I Redact in <strong>Adobe<\/strong> <strong>Acrobat<\/strong> <strong>Standard<\/strong> DC? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x2awQvLDzsM\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Frequent question, how do I black out text in <strong>Adobe<\/strong> Acrobat? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the PDF that contains the text you want to black out.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the Tools menu and select the <strong>Redact<\/strong> tool to open the Secondary Tool Bar immediately above the PDF.  <\/li>\n<li>Choose Mark for Redaction and select OK when prompted by the pop-up window.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>People ask also, why does my Adobe not have <strong>Redact<\/strong>? Redaction is only available with <strong>Acrobat<\/strong> X Pro.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>At the top right in Acrobat, click the Tools pane. Open the Protection panel. The redaction tools are listed under the heading Black Out &#038; Remove Content.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Where is redaction tool in Acrobat?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Redact text and images from a PDF. Launch Acrobat. Go into the Tools menu and select Redact. Choose Select A File and locate your PDF. Select the redaction type you need from the Mark For Redaction drop-down menu.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Does Adobe standard allow redaction?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Hello CLBlanton,Redaction is only available in Adobe Acrobat Pro &#8211; not in Standard, So, to use the feature, you can subscribe to Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I Redact a PDF without Adobe Pro?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on \u201cNew\u201d on the Google Docs page and upload your file to the drive.<\/li>\n<li>Once the file is uploaded, in the main view, right click on the file and select \u201cOpen with\u201d, and then \u201cGoogle Docs.\u201d A new tab will open in your browser with editable content.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can you Redact PDF for free?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>If you want to redact the PDF text automatically by PDF Expert, you can click on the &#8220;Search&#8221; icon at the right sidebar and then type the word you want to hide in the &#8220;Find and Redact&#8221; field. Select a search result and click &#8220;Redact&#8221; to redact the PDF automatically. Step 4. Click the &#8220;File&#8221; > &#8220;Save&#8221; to save your PDF.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you Redact text in PDF?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select Tools \u203a Redact.<\/li>\n<li>Use the crosshair to draw rectangles over the text or images you want to permanently remove from the PDF.  <\/li>\n<li>Optional: If you don&#8217;t want a black box, select your preferred redaction marks.  <\/li>\n<li>Click Apply.  <\/li>\n<li>In the same pop-up window, select whether you want to remove the hidden data and metadata as well.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I black out text in a PDF for free?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open our online PDF editor.<\/li>\n<li>Click and drag a PDF into the toolbox.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the square symbol and select &#8216;Rectangle&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure the color is set to black, and resize it to cover text.<\/li>\n<li>Hit &#8216;Finish&#8217; and save the document.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I mask information in a PDF?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Click on &#8216;Edit&#8217; in the upper toolbar. Click on the &#8216;Redact&#8217; option. Choose the way to hide content: &#8216;Blackout&#8217; or &#8216;Erase&#8217;. Drag over and select the fragment of text you want to hide.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I Redact a secured PDF?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the PDF in Acrobat DC.<\/li>\n<li>Select Tools > Protect > Encrypt > Remove Security.<\/li>\n<li>Your options vary depending on the type of password security attached to the document: If the document has a Document Open password, click OK to remove it from the document.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I Redact in Adobe Acrobat 9 standard?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the desired PDF file.<\/li>\n<li>From the View menu \u00bb select Toolbars \u00bb Redaction.  <\/li>\n<li>Click Mark for Redaction.<\/li>\n<li>To select text for redaction,  <\/li>\n<li>To select images for redaction,  <\/li>\n<li>To deselect an item marked for redaction,<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What version of Adobe do I need to Redact?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Adobe advertises Acrobat Pro as being the only solution to redact documents. Here is how we can effectively do the same with the Standard version of Acrobat.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I Redact a PDF in Windows?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6llRa78cU8M\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I delete text from a scanned PDF?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the PDF: Click the &#8220;Open PDF&#8221; button to open the PDF document.<\/li>\n<li>Select the Page Contains the Sensitive Content: Move the mouse onto the page list, and click on the page which contains the unwanted content.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the Eraser Tool and Erase:  <\/li>\n<li>Save the erased PDF:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I white out text in Adobe Acrobat?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to Comment tool.<\/li>\n<li>Add a new text box.<\/li>\n<li>Right click on the comment and choose Properties.  <\/li>\n<li>Change Border color and Fill color to white.<\/li>\n<li>Now start typing in the white text box.<\/li>\n<li>Press &#8220;Ctrl\/Cmd+E&#8221; to open the properties bar.<\/li>\n<li>Change the color or any text related properties.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I erase something on a PDF?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Click on the &#8220;Edit&#8221; tab on the top right to enable the editing mode. Then click on the text block you want to delete. You can either use the &#8220;Backspace&#8221; key or press the &#8220;Delete&#8221; button from your keyboard.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I white out something on a PDF?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>If you want to \u201cwhite out\u201d an entire text box, you can do so by selecting the entire thing and hitting Delete\/Backspace. Once your edits are complete, go to the Acrobat top bar and select File, then Save As to resave your edited PDF as a fixed-layout PDF.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I mask text in Adobe PDF?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Click on the &#8220;Protect&#8221; tab and select &#8220;Mark for Redaction&#8221;. Then go to the page where you want to hide text and select the text. You can also use the &#8220;Search &#038; Redact&#8221; option to search for a particular word and hide it on all pages at once.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can I redact protected PDF?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Acrobat XI Pro lets you quickly remove hidden information from a PDF so that you can distribute your file knowing that that your confidential data doesn&#8217;t get revealed to others. This is done using redaction tools. Within Acrobat, I&#8217;ll just select tools, then protection, then mark for redaction.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you edit PDF when it is protected?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Drop your protected PDF into our Unlock PDF tool.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the password when prompted.<\/li>\n<li>Wait for the PDF to unlock, then select \u201cEdit PDF\u201d to start editing the file.<\/li>\n<li>Once you&#8217;re done modifying your document, click the download button to save your newly-edited PDF.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I edit a non editable PDF?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to File -> Document Properties and select Security tab.<\/li>\n<li>Click Edit button to open the \u201cChange Document Security\u201d dialog.<\/li>\n<li>Un-check \u201cAllow Filling Form Fields &#038; Signing\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Check \u201cPassword to Change Permissions\u201d checkbox and set the permission password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Does Adobe Acrobat Standard 2017 have redaction tool?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The redaction tool is not available in Acrobat Standard DC, Acrobat Standard 2017, Acrobat Standard 2020, or in Adobe&#8217;s free PDF software, Acrobat Reader.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adobe Acrobat XI Pro Quick start guide. Redaction\u2014Remove visible data from PDF files. Remove confidential information from a document before distributing it. Select text for redaction. At the top right in Acrobat, click the Tools pane. Apply redactions. Click Apply Redactions. For more information. Also know, can you Redact in Acrobat XI? 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