Why you need to hide sensitive information in PDF files PDF redaction is the process of permanently eliminating confidential text, images, and metadata from a PDF document before sharing.

Why you need to hide sensitive information in PDF files PDF redaction is the process of permanently eliminating confidential text, images, and metadata from a PDF document before sharing.

Removing text from a PDF isn't as easy as drawing a black bar across it. Fortunately, redaction tools let you truly erase sensitive text in Preview, Adobe Acrobat DC Pro, and PDFPen.