Hi,
Can I hide something in a pdf by overlaying an opaque white rectangle? I don't see how to do it.
Thanks.
Dave
How do I white something out?
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Re: How do I white something out?
Hi Dave,
you certainly can do that. This article will explain how: https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowled ... F-document
hth
you certainly can do that. This article will explain how: https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowled ... F-document
hth
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Re: How do I white something out?
Just be careful, as the original content is still there underneath. If the recipient is just using a plain viewer it will be OK. If they have full PDF editing software then they would be able to find and delete the blank text box see what is underneath (if they could be bothered to look for it). It depends how important the information is and how secure you need it to be. If you want to be sure then hide the content, then export as an image, then save the image back to a new PDF.
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Re: How do I white something out?
Thanks for the tips denzil!
Yes that is indeed the correct way to fully remove the hidden content if the information hidden is sensitive/restricted.
And you can then OCR the new PDF file so that it's contents is still searchable
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Stefan
Yes that is indeed the correct way to fully remove the hidden content if the information hidden is sensitive/restricted.
And you can then OCR the new PDF file so that it's contents is still searchable
Cheers,
Stefan
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Re: How do I white something out?
Good to know. Thanks for explaining.
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Re: How do I white something out?
It is enough to "print" your PDF with hidden content to PDF with some PDF virtual printer (such as PDFCreator). (only 4 times "PDF"? )denzil wrote:If you want to be sure then hide the content, then export as an image, then save the image back to a new PDF.
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Re: How do I white something out?
Not all of us are native English speakers ZoNi
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Cheers,
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