How to Redact Text

by Chaknith Bin

Redact text involves the process of permanently removing or obscuring sensitive or confidential information from a document. This is typically done by covering the text with a black box or using a tool to delete the text entirely. Redaction ensures that the information cannot be accessed or viewed, providing privacy and security for sensitive content.

How to Redact Text

Download the C# library to redact text
Prepare the PDF document for text reduction
Use the RedactTextOnAllPages method to redact text on the entire document
Use the RedactTextOnPages method to redact text from pages
Save or export PDF document as new document

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Redact Text Example

Text reduction can be easily accomplished with the help of IronPdf. Use the RedactTextOnAllPages method to remove the specified phrase from the entire document. Let's use a sample PDF authored by Lena Bourne.

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PdfDocument pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("novel.pdf");

// Redact 'are' phrase from all pages
pdf.RedactTextOnAllPages("are");

pdf.SaveAs("redacted.pdf");

Dim pdf As PdfDocument = PdfDocument.FromFile("novel.pdf")

' Redact 'are' phrase from all pages
pdf.RedactTextOnAllPages("are")

pdf.SaveAs("redacted.pdf")

VB C#

Output PDF

Use RedactTextOnPage and RedactTextOnPages methods to redact text from a single or multiple pages, respectively.

Chaknith Bin

Software Engineer

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How to Redact Text