Change the look of redaction markers

By default, black boxes appear in place of redacted images and text. You can set the default appearance of redaction marks before you mark items for redaction, or you can change the look of redaction marks before you apply the redactions.

Set the default look of all marks

  1. In the Redaction toolbar, click Redaction Properties.
  2. On the Appearance tab, select options you want to change, and then click OK:
    • Click the Redacted Area Fill Color icon and select a fill color from the Color palette for the boxes that replace removed items. Choose No Color to leave the redacted area blank.

    • Select Use Overlay Text if you want to select the custom text or redaction code options. Select the font, size, and text alignment.

    • Select Custom Text, and type the text you want to appear in the redacted area.

    • Select Redaction Code, and then either select a code within an existing set, or click Edit to define a new code set or a new code.

Properties for redaction text

Custom Text
Displays text you type into the Custom Text option over the redaction mark.

Font
Displays custom text in the selected font.

Font Size
Displays custom text in the selected point size.

Auto-Size Text To Fit Redaction Region
Resizes custom text to fit within the redacted area. When selected, this option overrides the Font Size setting for the overlay text.

Font Color
Displays custom text in the selected color, which you can change by clicking the color swatch.

Repeat Overlay Text
Fills the redacted area with as many instances of the custom text as needed, without changing the font size. For example, if you specify the letter x or a hyphen (-) as the custom text, these characters are repeated throughout the redacted area.

Text Alignment
Sets the text alignment.