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Search Text in PDF. Search and Redact

The search tool is one of pdfFiller’s the latest enhancements. Using this tool, you can find a word or a phrase in a PDF document. Now you can save even more time editing or annotating your PDFs because our search tool not only finds words, but also enables you to erase, highlight, and redact them. To activate the Search tool, click the Search button on the main toolbar or press CTRL+F on your keyboard.

The search toolbar will appear under the editing tools.

Type the text you want to find in the search field. The counter will show you the total number of search terms found in the document and the ordinal number of the current search term. The currently selected term is highlighted in green, the others in red.

To jump to the next search term, click the down arrow; to go to the previous instance, click the up arrow. To redact the selected search term, click Blackout.

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How do I black out text in a PDF?

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.

How do I redact in PDF?

Choose Tools > Redact. On the Edit menu, choose To redact Text & Images. Select the text or image in a PDF, right-click, and select Redact.

How do you black out text in a PDF?

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.

How do I mask information in a PDF?

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.

How do you cross out text in PDF?

Choose Tools > Comment, and select the Highlight Text tool, the Strike through Text tool, or the Underline Text tool. Note: Drag from the beginning of the text you want to mark up. (Optional) To add a note, double-click the markup and add text in a pop-up note.

How do I scrape text in a PDF?

Add PDF Files to the Program. Download and install PDF element, and then open the PDF files that you wish to extract text from by clicking on the “Open File” button. Extract Text from PDF. Once you've opened the file, click on the “Edit” tab and then click on the “Select” button.

How do I black out text in PDF Preview?

To protect your information, learn how to redact in Preview. Open your PDF in Preview. Click the Markup icon on the top right. Click the Redact button on the top left. Read the reminder in the dialog box, save a copy of your PDF, and click OK. Select your text to have it automatically redacted.

How to search and Redact in PDF?

Click Search & Remove Text. In the search results, click the plus sign (+) next to the document name to see all occurrences of the word or phrase. Then, select the occurrences you want to mark for redaction: To select all occurrences in the list, select Check All.

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