HOW DO YOU delete or Paint over or fill a couple words of text/ numbers??

[larry45]

I have a bank document PDF, and just need to delete, or paint over in white, a select fill of words of text/ actually bank account numbers.

Even though I'm 25 years in PHotoshop. I could not after fifteen minutes figure out how to select a couple of words of text and delete.  I also could not find a pen tool to write over or paint over.

Also could not find a way to select and fill.  Extremely frustrating, as I'd have this done easly in 1 min in Photoshop. I was able to bring it into photoshop, but then PS seperates the pages.

I even googled how to do this , but did not help, some goofy tips on commeing .. Totally flustred.

I knew Acrobat would be harder than photoshop, but I though after 15- 20 mintues, I'd find one of those three methods, but no totally stuck. Thanks!

[Bernd Alheit]

In Acrobat Pro use the redaction tool.

[larry45]

Great thanks Bernd, can you please send a screenshot of where it is  (extremely hard to find anything in this software), and how to use it. appreicate it as so frustrating...

[Bernd Alheit]

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/removing-sensitive-content-pdfs.html

[larry45]

Thanks Bernd, I'd need a good 6 months to read that page fully, but thanks apply , in lower left! Who would guess!  OK apply, the apply is GREYED OUT, so I cannot apply the simple change.

Being redaction not work apply grey out, I tried fill, but fill also problem.  It does not fill, no apply fill or checkbox to get it to work.

And cannot even find a brush or painbrush,  which would be good idea too.
Ok read page bit, apply hidden in lower right, but actually lower left, yet greyed out. I cannot send screenshot and bank numbers

Also, I chose fill but nothing happens. So still stuck

[Bernd Alheit]

Have you marked the items?

[larry45]

No idea what that means....mark them I did solve issue using Apple preview.  Still have no clue how to:

redact -- apply greyed out

Use pen/ brush tool where is that hidden?

Fill -- select fill, nothing  happens.

MInd bending Acrobat.  30 years in and almost unusable app for layman.

Maybe others here, ,do many come on this form to help?

[Bernd Alheit]

I mean this:

"Select the text or image you want to redact. You can double-click to select a word or image or drag to select a line, block of text, object, or area"

[creative explorer]

@larry45  @Bernd Alheit is explaining exactly how it should work. Maybe, you better with visuals:

In Acrobat Pro - Tools - Protect & Standardize - Redact

For example, 

Just make sure to 'Click on Apply' and 'Save' when done! 

[larry45]

Creative  thanks for helping!   I don't see  Home, and Tools as you are showing.

I only see all tools, hence , cant find in the clumbsy software your prescipiton.  I can't find anything intuitive in Acrobat, it's truly a hall or mirrors.  Was able to get rolling in apple preview.. all tha basic, redact, fill, even brush, paint, can't find.  These things are well hidden!  Maybe Adobe make more money by making the software difficult and unusable, just a guess. Baffling.

[creative explorer]

@larry45 what app and version are you using? 

[larry45]

[larry45]

Dont see how version matters, since 1993 and still a cyuptic almost unsable software, unless you willing to spends hundreds hours on it's impenitrable interface.  With apple preview able to redact quicly, that is also not easy software, but whew acrobot is beyond belief.

[creative explorer]

@larry45 wll, if @Bernd Alheit and I have no problems with redacting our PDFs and you can't, well..versions may help. If you were using an older version of Pro, maybe we can try to help you out. We have no problem using Acrobat. It's probably one of the easiest tools to use. I guess we all made different. I did try to help, I guess, I wasn't able too 

[Bernd Alheit]

The tool is at "All tools".