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Site could be more mobile friendly. I'm still learning but so far it has done exactly what I needed and greatly improved my ability to get the docs back I send.
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2018-07-14
Good utility but service was even better I used this a couple of times. It was good, but other than that specific task I had no use of it, I let the trial run out and a week after I was charged and they were gracious enough to give me a refund and cancel the subscription with no fuss. Greatly appreciated.
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Great tool for PDF mistakes Good experience, I really recommend this for people who need a PDF edit tool It' easy to use, few and useful settings that can really help fix a mistake or even save the document in a different way I couldn't find the go back tool for a minute but it's actually pretty simple and helpful
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2019-02-26
Stupid-Easy to use Very easy to get used to. This should be called PDF-Text for Dummies. I literally had this program up and running in less than 5 minutes of downloading and installing it. Wish it was a little cheaper. If you are not using it often it hard to justify the monthly cost. It may be better to go with the annual subscription instead of the monthly in some cases.
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Block Out Text Format: full-featured PDF editor

There’s an entire marketplace of digital solutions that allows you to manage documents 100% paper-free. Nonetheless, most of them are restricted in features or require to use a computer only. When a straightforward online PDF editing tool is not enough and a more flexible solution is needed, save time and process the documents faster than ever with pdfFiller.

pdfFiller is a robust, web-based document management service with a wide range of tools for editing PDF files on the go. Create and change templates in PDF, Word, scanned images, text, and other popular file formats. Make your documents fillable, submit applications, complete forms, sign contracts, and so on.

Just run the pdfFiller app and log in using your email credentials to get you started. Browse your device for a document to upload and change, or simply create a new one from scratch. From now on, you’ll be able to easily access any editing tool you need in one click.

Use editing tools such as typing text, annotating, blacking out and highlighting. Add fillable fields and send for signing. Change a page order. Add images to your PDF and edit its layout. Ask your recipient to complete the document and request an attachment if needed. Once a document is completed, download it to your device or save it to the third-party integration cloud.

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Open the PDF file to redact in Preview. Black out text using any method you want (e.g. use the rectangle annotation tool with black as the color and choose the thickest border. Then draw the shape as many times as needed until your document is blacked out.) File > Save As, and choose an image format such as PNG or GIF.
Open the PDF that contains the text you want to black out. Go to the Tools menu and select the Redact tool to open the Secondary Tool Bar immediately above the PDF. It includes the Redaction Tools. Choose Mark for Redaction and select OK when prompted by the pop-up window.
Open the PDF file to redact in Preview. Black out text using any method you want (e.g. use the rectangle annotation tool with black as the color and choose the thickest border. Then draw the shape as many times as needed until your document is blacked out.) File > Save As, and choose an image format such as PNG or GIF.
Use the paper document method to redact a scanned file. Print out the paper document. Cut out the text that needs to be redacted. Use opaque tape or paper to cover the redacted sections. Scan the document and save it as a PDF.
Double-click the Word document that you want to redact in order to open it in Word. Select the text you want to redact. Click and drag your cursor across the text you want to redact to do so. Drop-down arrow to the right of the ab highlighter bar, which is in the “Font” section of the Home tab.
Sensitive information that could be used to commit fraud or expose private information should be redacted. The following list is a general guide: Social security numbers. Driver's license or professional license numbers.
Running the installation again seemed to work. Once you have installed the Word 2007 Redaction Tool, a Redact group is added to the Review tab. To redact, or black out, private text in your document, you first need to mark the text to be redacted. To do this, highlight the desired text and click the Mark button.

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