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lyon9701
lyon9701
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October 28, 2017
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Question about how to block out text

  • October 28, 2017
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I'm working with a form that has been locked after signatures were added; I'm trying to block out a signature added by mistake by creating a rectangle in comment section and imposing it onto the unneeded signature. I can create a figure with a solid black border, but how do I create a rectangle that is solid black? Thanks in advance for your help. -

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Karl Heinz Kremer
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Karl Heinz KremerCommunity Expert
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October 30, 2017

If you want to not just cover up the signature, then you need to use the Redaction tools in Acrobat Pro. Anything done without redaction can potentially be restored and uncovered.

Dave__M
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Dave__MCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 30, 2017

You can make a black-filled rectangle with the help from the Properties Toolbar.  You can open the Properties Toolbar by pressing control/command E.  Then select your rectangle.  The toolbar should then reflect the properties of the rectangle.  Choose black for the fill.  I also have black as the stroke in my example.

Be aware, though, that this would 'hide' the black text of a signature, but not actually cover it.

I hope this is helpful.  My best,

Dave

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