Create Redact Area or Redact Text Redactions
To create a redaction of the Redact Area or Redact Text type:
- In Redaction view, click the icon for the desired redaction.
- Change the redaction color or reason in the bar above the document, if desired.
- Drag a box around the area or words to redact.
Click here to learn more about the Redact Text feature- You can redact one or more words. All occurrences of these words in exactly this combination and order will be redacted in the document. The redaction tool automatically searches for them, following these rules:
- The tool will not redact your text selection if it is only 1 character long.
- If your text selection is 2 or 3 characters long, it will perform the search with match case enabled; otherwise, it will perform the search with match case disabled.
- If your selection contains whole words and the first and last character are not punctuation characters, it will perform the search with the whole word option enabled; otherwise, it will perform the search with the whole word option disabled.
- A character will only be included for selection and redacted if its center point is captured.
Tip: The Find and Redact button allows to explicitly specify search options.
- You can redact one or more words. All occurrences of these words in exactly this combination and order will be redacted in the document. The redaction tool automatically searches for them, following these rules:
- Click
to save the redaction.
Tip: If you switch to another view or another document, redactions are saved automatically.