How to Redact Document with Easy and Simple Steps?

PDF files are the most accessible and secure way to share important documents with your clients, colleagues, companies, etc. Sometimes, you must hide certain information that is not needed for the receiving party. Your social security number, bank and contact details, addresses, etc. are some details you want to keep private.

PDF tools allow you to hide this information using a method called Redaction. The process is relatively easy, allowing you to share the redacted document without any worry.

In this article, we discuss in detail how to do redact document with two efficient document redaction tool apps.

Part 1 – How to Redact Document with UPDF?

The best tool to redact document is UPDF because it is simple-to-use and has many other powerful features to streamline your work. Not only can you redact document quickly, but you can repeat the process many times if the same information is repeated throughout the document.

Let's discuss how to do it in simple steps. Before we begin, you can download the UPDF app by clicking on the button below to try it out yourself.

Step 1: Enter Redact Mode on Your PDF File

Run the UPDF app so you can open the important document.

If it is a Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or image file, you can drag and drop it to UPDF. UPDF will automatically convert it to a PDF file. You can convert it back to the original format after the redaction.

If it is a PDF, you can directly open it using the "Open File" menu. You can also right-click any document, use "Open With" in the contextual menu, and choose UPDF. Now, on the left, you can see the Redact menu, as shown in the image below.

Step 2: Choose Your Redaction Method

Once the document redaction tool menu is open, you will find three options below:

• Mark for Redaction – You can mark any image, data, table, or anywhere.
• Redact Pages – Select whole pages to redact.
• Find Text & Redact – Find specific information through the search function and redact it.

Step 3: Select Redact Information and Apply

Go through the document using one of the methods mentioned in the previous step and redact your information. Once you are done, you can "Apply" as shown below and then save the new redacted document.

Following these steps, you can redact document in no time and share it with others.

Now that you know how to redact document files such as PDFs in UPDF, do you want to know what other amazing features it has? Here are some of them.

Best UPDF Features

• It is not only a fantastic document redaction tool, but it can also edit images, texts, and more right inside the document.
• Enhance your workflow when reviewing documents with expressive highlights, marking annotations, and more.
• You can easily add or remove pages, split a single document into many, or combine different parts to make a detailed yet complete document.
• Convert from PDF into other formats such as Word, PPT, text, and more while converting any similar formats into PDF seamlessly.
• Share redacted document files seamlessly with anyone from within the app.

Part 2 – How To Redact Document In Adobe Acrobat?

Adobe Acrobat is one of the most common tools that we all know we regularly use for reading and accessing PDF documents. In this section, we will discuss how you can redact document using Adobe.

Step 1: Choose the Document You Want to Redact

Open the file from which you want to redact information in the Adobe Acrobat app. Once you have opened the document, go to Tools and select Redact, as shown below.

Once there, you can select "Redact Text & Images," which allows you to choose what you want to redact.

Here, you can also mark it for repeat redaction by using "Repeat Mark Across Pages," which allows you to speed up the process if the same information is repeated throughout the document.

Step 2: Tweak Redaction

Next, you can choose to change the color or the type of redaction through the drop-down menu, as shown in the previous image. Select properties and change the outline, color fill, and opacity level.

Step 3: Save the Document

Once you are done using the document redaction tool, you can choose to save your document to share with the concerned party. Proceed with "Apply" from the toolbar and save the document.

Adobe Acrobat PDF Redacted Document Pros and Cons

Here are some pros and cons for Adobe Acrobat when it comes to redact document.

Final Words

In this article, we discussed the importance of keeping your documents and information safe when sharing them with others. The redact document feature can help you mask all critical information from the document that you don't want to show to others. Now, the process may sound quite complicated, but it isn't.

The redact document method is quite simple and powerful. UPDF allows you to efficiently and quickly process a document within minutes - so why not give it a try now?