11.2.1 for Windows

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➢ Set Current Properties as Default – sets the current properties as default.
Appearance tab:
Redacted Area Fill Color – select a fill color for the boxes that will replace the redacted
items.
Use Overlay Text – check this item if you need to display some text or code on the
redacted area. You can set the font, font size, font color and text alignment.
Custom Text – check this option and input the text you want to display in the redacted
area.
Redaction Code – check this option to select code entries from corresponding code
sets.
Add Selected Entry – After selecting a code entry, click this option to add the code entry
to the box next to the Redaction Code option. When you select a code entry that has
been added to the box, the option changes to Remove Selected Entry to allow you to
remove the added code entry from the box. (Tip: You can also add/remove code entries
by selecting or unselecting items from the context menu of the marked area.) The names
of the code entries you added will appear in the marked area when you put your
cursor on the area.
Edit Codes – click it if you need to add, rename, remove, or import/export redaction
codes and code sets.
General tab:
You can change the author and subject of the redaction.
Review History tab:
You can see the history of changes which have been made to the status of a redaction
before applying the redaction.
Apply Redactions
You need to apply the redactions after marking the text, graphics, or pages you want
to redact. To apply the redaction, do the following:
1. Select Protect > Mark for Redaction > Apply Redactions to redact all of the
marked content in the document. You can also do this by right-clicking the marked
content and choosing Apply or Apply All to redact either the selected content or