Redaction Part Two: Something Else You Shouldn’t Do
Note: Acrobat 8 Pro and up offer true Redaction tools which permanently remove information from the datastream of the document. You no longer need to use the method listed here. Acrobat 8 Standard and...
View ArticleAcrobat 8 New Features: Redaction
Redaction is the permanent deletion of data from documents. Documents are redacted in order to maintain privacy, censor state secrets, or protect intellectual property. I have written about Redaction...
View ArticleAcrobat and Reader 8.13 Available: Redaction Overlay Issue Fixed
Adobe Reader 8.13 and Adobe Acrobat 8.1.3 are now available: Product Update Link Acrobat 8 Win Click Acrobat 8 Mac Click Adobe Reader (All) Click The Adobe Acrobat/ Reader 8.1.3 update addresses a...
View ArticleUpdated Redaction Pattern Sets Available
In my Custom Redaction Pattern article, I discussed how you can create new, customized redaction patterns to find specific types of information. In that article, I pointed out that at the time we...
View ArticleRedaction Tips and Techniques for Acrobat 9
Redaction is the permanent deletion of privileged or sensitive information from documents. Acrobat 8 Pro introduced a comprehensive set of Redaction tools to the product. Acrobat 9 added additional...
View ArticleRick’s Guide to using Redaction in Acrobat X Pro
Redaction is the permanent deletion of data from documents. In the past, markers were used to black out information on documents. These days, it simply doesn’t make sense to print out a document to...
View ArticleRick’s Acrobat X Redaction Guide
Redaction is the permanent deletion of data from documents. In the past, markers were used to black out information on documents. These days, it simply doesn’t make sense to print out a document to...
View ArticleCreating and Using Custom Redaction Patterns
Acrobat 9 and X offer powerful redaction tools including the ability to search on patterns such as: Social Security Numbers Email addresses Phone numbers Dates Credit card numbers While the default...
View ArticleChanging Multiple Redaction Marks and Undocking the Comments Panel
Recently, I received the following question via email: A word processing tech here at my firm marked approximately 75 areas for redaction on a 150 page PDF. However, while doing the marking, he had...
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