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Use scissors to cut out all text that you need to redact. Make sure you find every mention of the sensitive information in the paper document and cut it out. You should then shred the paper clippings to ensure the cut out information cannot be traced or found.

How to black out text in a PDF file Open your PDF in Adobe's Acrobat online services. Select Tools, then Redact. Select text. Either double-click to select the text or drag to select lines of text. Apply redaction. Once you've selected the text you want to remove, click Save to apply the changes and save the document.

Because protecting sensitive information is important, many PDF tools now include redaction tools that perform a similar job. You can highlight a portion of sensitive text and mark it to be redacted ? the PDF creation software then 'hides' the text so it cannot be read.

You can also use a redaction pen or sharpie instead of cutting out the sections. Slightly less time consuming then cutting and shredding, however, still manual. Use opaque tape or paper to cover the redacted sections.

Sanitize your documents. Choose Tools ? Redact. Click Sanitize Document in the top toolbar. Choose to selectively remove hidden information or remove all by clicking OK. Choose Save As? and save the file with a different name to avoid overwriting the original.

Redacted Process Financial account numbers: Only the last four digits should be used. Names of minors: If the involvement of a minor must be mentioned, only the minor's initials may be used. Date of birth: If the date of birth must be included, use only the year of birth (not month or day).

How to redact a PDF in 7 steps. Select Tools ? Redact. Use the crosshair to draw rectangles over the text or images you want to permanently remove from the PDF. ... Optional: If you don't want a black box, select your preferred redaction marks. ... Click Apply.