Redact PDF
Cover a region and flatten the page so the text underneath is genuinely gone.
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How to redact pdf
- Choose the PDF containing information that must be removed.
- Drag boxes over every region to hide.
- Press Save. The page is flattened so the text underneath is genuinely gone.
Questions
- Is this safer than drawing a black rectangle?
- Yes, and the difference matters. Drawing a black box in most editors leaves the text sitting underneath, where anyone can select and copy it — that is how redaction failures make the news. This flattens the page to an image, so the words no longer exist in the file.
- What do I lose by flattening?
- The page stops being selectable text, which also means it is no longer searchable. That is the trade for the content actually being gone.