How to Hide Text in PDF for Windows

Just like crossing out text on the hard copy of a document, users can also hide text in digital format using the redaction feature. You can also add a description detailing what kind of information is hidden in the file. Wondering how to hide text in PDF on Windows? In this article, you'll learn how to hide text in PDF files using PDFelement.

Step By Step Guide to Hide Text in a PDF File

Step 1. Import Your PDF

Launch PDFelement and then click on the "Open File" button on the Home page. You can then browse your local files and import them into the program.

Step 2. Redact Text for Hiding

Click on the "Protect" tab and select "Mark for Redaction". Then go to the page where you want to hide text and select the text. You can also use the "Search & Redact" option to search for a particular word and hide it on all pages at once.

Step 3. Edit Redaction Mark Properties

Right click on the redaction area and select "Properties". The properties will open on the right side of the screen. Here you can change the filling color. The next option is to add overlay text. You can write custom text and change its color, position, style and even orientation. Once you have hidden the text, you can click on the "Apply Redactions" button in the same upper tab.

PDFelement lets you hide the text in your PDF file with just a few clicks. You can also change the color of the filling, or add overlay text and redaction codes. You can either select from the list of FOIA codes or Privacy Act codes. This program is also a PDF creator, editor, converter, form-filler and PDF scanner for your PDF files. You'll be able to directly import images, documents or webpages in order to convert them to PDF files with PDFelement. You can also edit current PDF files, by adding or modifying text, or modifying images.