Is there a way to change the Highlight color from Yellow to Black so certain text can be "hidden"?

Question

I need the ability to "hide" certain text in documents, principally financial statements and other documents for clients I represent as a business broker and financial consultant.

I suppose I could continue using a black marker and re-scan, but don't want to make more copies and spend time re-scanning. Seems to me it would be much easier to 'edit' and 'save as' a new pdf. There are times when I'm nowhere near a copier and/or scanner (i.e., in a hotel room when I'm traveling).

Also, would that really work? Wouldn't someone else simply be able to see what's been highlighted?

What are my options?

Acrobat Standard Version 9.5

Thanks in advance.

K. Glenn Cole

Southwyck Advisors, Inc.

dave_m_k · Answer

Good day Glenn,You may want to consider upgrading from Acrobat 9.5 Standard to Acrobat X Pro. Acrobat X Professional has the redaction tool which is really easy to use. You could also accomplish the workflow you described in your question. If you right-click the tool-bar, and enable the Properties Bar, you can change the color of your highlighter tool to black. Then you can 'highlight' the text you would like to eliminate. After you're done, print the document to the Adobe PDF printer with 'Document and Markup' selected under the 'Comments and Forms' drop-down menu to 'refry' your PDF.Hope this helps!Kind regards,DavidAcrobat Community ManagerAdobe Systems

Sign up

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Sign in to Adobe Community

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Scanning file for viruses.

This file cannot be downloaded