Blurring/hiding text in Acrobat

Acrobat 9.0.0
I'm a new user. I would like to know if Acrobat has a feature where I can blur parts of the text so that my reader will not see them. Ideally, this would just be a selection tool type of an action.
If not, does anyone have any tips from hiding parts of a document from a reader? I want the reader to see that there is some text there, but that it is not available for them to read.
Thanks!
Avery

Also to add to that, Acrobat 9 has new variables which can also search
for dates, credit card numbers, email address and social security
numbers. You can add your own if you know GREP ...
Jon

Similar Messages

  • Trouble deleting text in Acrobat X

    Hello,
    I am trying to delete a few numbers in a pdf file. I used the recognize text tool and now I'm able to highlight all of the text. I click at the end of word and the cursor remains blinking just as it would in a text editor. However when i press backspace, the cursor moves as if the text were being deleted, however the text remains. Am I doing something wrong?
    Thanks

    "Recognize text" is Acrobat X speak for OCR. The text characters you "see" are just pieces of the scanned image you used OCR on.
    The OCR output (unless Clearscan is used) is a hidden "layer" (note - *not* a "Layer" of an optional content group).
    The OCR output provides fonts in rendering mode 3 (no stroke, no fill - so hidden/invisible).
    With Acrobat X's "Edit text" tool you can try selecting a piece of this, going into Properties (right click for context menu) and change font color.
    If this "takes" you can see what is happening to the OCR output characters as you select-delete, backspace, etc.
    Why hidden/invisible OCR output? It is there to facilitate search/find and not there to replace the image.
    Use Clearscan to replace recognized character images.
    Be well...

  • Editing Text in Acrobat Pro 9.

    I have been trying to edit text in Acrobat Pro 9 using the touchup tool. Nothing happens when I try to type text or replace existing text. I have read that the system font must match the text in the PDF in order to change the text. According to the properties the text is curier a standard Windows font. Any suggestion?

    Bernd Alheit wrote:
    >
    > Any suggestion?
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > Edit the original document and re-create the PDF document.
    The PDF file maybe password protected. Click Secure and Remove Security.

  • Cannot export text using Acrobat 9 Pro

    Hello all,
    I have a .pdf file that I want to export as text using Acrobat 9 Pro.
    File / Export menu appears to offer this,  as does the help.   But mousing over the arrow to the right of the Export / Text menu
    brings up no options.  I can export as .ps if I want to,  but not text,  or html.
    Is this an installation option (I checked,  and I didn't see any option for this)?
    Or does the program refuse to export files with certain attributes?
    Or is my installation likely to be broken in some way?
    Best Regards,
    Adrian Stephens
    IEEE 802.11n Technical Editor

    You can typically use the copy&paste or use Save As. I am not exactly sure what you mean by export other than one of these two options as suggested in the complete help (I am on AA8 here). It may be that there is no text to export. A lot of the older IEEE pubs are simply scans with no text. You would have to OCR the paper to get the text to export in such a case. If you posted a sample file, maybe we could be of more help.

  • Problem in converting english text to arabic text in Acrobat XI professional

    Hi,
    One of our client is facing issue while converting english text to arabic text in Acrobat XI professional. Can somebody help me to find a solution for this.

    Ok , that is clear the customer has another query. He is trying to convert a pdf Arabic file into word formate but it is showing arabic font which is not in a proper form.i am attaching the print screen .

  • All of my documents are black with green text in acrobat X pro, how do I correct this?

    all of my documents are black with green text in acrobat X pro, how do I correct this?

    Hi there Doug,
    It sounds like you've enabled the High-Contrast Color option under Edit > Preferences > Accessibility (Win) or Acrobat > Preferences > Accessibility (Mac). Uncheck the 'Replace Document Colors' checkbox, then hit 'OK' to turn this off.
    -David

  • Edited PDF in photoshop and edit text in acrobat

    I am trying to edit an existing PDF that has a blue backround and text on it. I think it was made in photoshop. I had to fix a logo on it to so I brought the pdf to photoshop and edited the logo. But now I can't edit the text in acrobat professional! I could before I changed the logo.
    Is there something I need to do in photoshop first before I make it a pdf? Or should I just create the text in acrobat professional?
    I need to know for work. Reply soon.
    Thanks

    Renee,
    Welcome to Apple Discussions.
    You have somehow found your way to a forum that is for feedback about Discussions and has nothing to do with technical issues.
    You might do better in OSX forum at http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=745
    However as this appears to be an Adobe product issue you may do better on one of their boards at http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/main.html
    Michael
    G4 733 512 MB   Mac OS 9.2.x  

  • Hiding text box based on check box checking

    Hello,
    I have a jsp in which based on whether the check box is checked or unchecked I want to hide or show a text box. I am including the text box in a div tag & calling a javascript function to set the style of the div to hidden or shown based on whether the check box is checked or not. although i am getting the correct values in the alerts the text box is not getting hidden.
       <td class="label"><label for="chk1"><gbms:message key="lblSearchforDeletedCustomer"/>:</label></td><td class="input">
                  <html-el:checkbox property="chk1" value="N" tabindex="3" onclick="javascript:checkboxClicked(document.forms['formCustomerOrVehicleMaintenance'])" onfocus="fnShowError(document.formCustomerOrVehicleMaintenance.chk1);"></html-el:checkbox> <gbms:message key="chek"/> 
                                 </td>
                                 <div id="delDateDiv" style:hidden>
                            <td class="label"><label for="txtDeleteDate"><gbms:message key="lblDeletedAsOf"/>:</label></td><td class="input">
                 <html-el:text property="txtDeleteDate" size="6" maxlength="40" tabindex="3" onchange="fnChanged()" onfocus="fnShowError(document.formCustomerVehicleMaintenanceDelete.txtDeleteDate);"></html-el:text> <a href="#" onclick="cal1xx.select(document.forms[0].txtDeleteDate,'anchor1xx','MMddyy'); return false;" name="anchor1xx"><img src="<%=request.getContextPath()%>/css/common/calendar.gif" border="0" style="cursor: hand"></a><gbms:help jsp="customerVehicleMaintenanceDelete" module="admin" languageCode="<%=request.getLocale().getLanguage()%>" field="DeletedAsOf"/>
                        </td></div>javascript function being called..
    function checkboxClicked(aThis)
                        var aform = document.forms['formCustomerOrVehicleMaintenance'];
                        var aDiv = document.getElementById('delDateDiv');
                        alert(aDiv.style.visibility);
                        alert(aDiv.innerHTML);
                        alert(aform.chk1.checked);
                        if(aThis.chk1.value == true)
                             aform.txtDeleteDate.value = '';
                             aform.txtDeleteDate.disabled = false;
                             aDiv.style.visibility = 'visible';
                        else
                             aform.txtDeleteDate.value = '';
                             aform.txtDeleteDate.disabled = true;
                             aDiv.style.visibility = 'hidden';
                   }

    in my javascript function the value returned is true when checkbox is checked & false when it is unchecked. visibility is also giving correct value in the alert. but still field is not hiding
              function checkboxClicked()
                        var aform = document.forms['formCustomerOrVehicleMaintenance'];
                        var aDiv = document.getElementById('delDateDiv');
                        alert(aDiv.style.visibility);
                        alert(aform.chk1.checked);
                        if(aform.chk1.checked)
                             aform.txtDeleteDate.value = '';
                             aform.txtDeleteDate.disabled = false;
                             aDiv.style.visibility = 'visible';
                             alert("inside if");
                             alert(aDiv.style.visibility);
                        else
                             aform.txtDeleteDate.value = '';
                             aform.txtDeleteDate.disabled = true;
                             aDiv.style.visibility = 'hidden';
                             alert("inside else");
                             alert(aDiv.style.visibility);
                   }

  • Editing Text in Acrobat Pro DC

    I've followed all the instructions for editing text but when I go to select a text box the entire area is selected and the only choice is to move objects on the page (flip, left/right, etc).   I'm unable to click on the blue box to select that specific text box I need to adjust. There is no option for me to select Tools to follow the other help instructions  "If a bounding box doesn’t appear, choose Tools > Recognize Text > In This File."
    I'm trying to work on a PDF that someone else created (who is on vacation, lucky) and of course the client needs it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Thank you!

    I don't have Acrobat DC here right now, so I can't give you step-by-step instructions for text recognition.
    But have a look at https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/how-to/edit-scanned-pdf-files.html?set=acrobat--fundamenta ls--edit-pdf
    [topic moved to Acrobat forum]

  • Editing text in Acrobat Pro doc using Reader

    I've created documents in Acrobat 8 Pro for a client who needs to be able to add a few lines of text in Reader, then re-save and email the PDFs. Each time they try, though, they get the message telling them that they can't save the PDF and should print it out and fill it in.
    Is there any way round this, other than my client buying Acrobat Pro?

    ~graffiti wrote:
    PjonesCET wrote:
    I'm not talking about pages of edits. For major Updates you simply create a new one.
    I'm talking about after you read it you discover the word "read" is spelled "reed" in one instances.
    I'm not talking about "major" edits either. If you have the original document, you always want to edit it first. It's just silliness to do anything else. Editing the PDF is asking for problems in many different forms.
    That's the ideal but what if you do not have an original. Suppose the pdf was sent to you to correct.
    I've been there.  Also if a PDF is not been setup for Reader User Rights, by an individual, if you have a Pdf that has small defect, there is a tendency to to use touch up text.  I've done that myself.
    But if I find more than one or two items , I do as you. I just go back to riginal if I have it, and create a new one.
    The above was to caution that if you hvae minor defects , you've either got to create a new version or create a copy with usage rights disabled, then work on that. You methos is the best.

  • Script needed to print complete contents in scrolling text field Acrobat Pro 9 (MAC)

    I've seen this question several times in my search but no real solution. My client wants a form with text fields that only show 1-2 lines when viewed on-screen but are scrollable so that the user can input a lot of text. I had no problem creating that. The problem occurs when I try to print the form. Only the visible lines of text print and not the entire contents of the field. 
    Is there a Javascript that I can assign to a Print button in my form that can be assigned to the Mouse Down action that will make the entire field contents print? I even recreated the form in WORD so that when the user inputs text into the field, the contents of the form move down the page. My client didn't like that approach. I'm not a programmer and so I haven't been able to write my own script to handle the printing issue. I'm MAC based so using Livecycle isn't an option for me. Thanks!

    I'm using Acrobat Professional 9. I used to use Livecycle which was more flexible, but I no longer have a PC, only MAC and Adobe doesn't make Livecycle for the MAC. 
    The client doesn't want larger fields unfortunately. They have questions that require 2 or 3 pages of information to be entered into a small text field but they don't want large fields. If they're reviewing the answers online, it's fine - they can just scroll through the text fields and read the answers but they don't want the completed text fields to expand unless the form is printed.
    I've already set up my text fields to be multi-line and scrollable so that the client can review all of the text in the field if they are looking at the saved PDF online. The problem I'm having is that I need the entire contents of the text field to be visible ONLY when printed out. They don't want larger fields to show in the form. The client was quite specific about it. The form is also going to be used infrequently, so collecting the data and storing it on a server isn't something they're particularly interested in. The information is also confidential, so they do not want me to be collecting and storing the data and sending it back to them in another format. The easiest option I could see was to create a script tied to a PRINT button that printed out the complete text field.
    Thanks!

  • Is it possible to remove overprints on black text in Acrobat 9 Pro?

    I have a set of PDFs generated that all have black type that is set to overprint. My goal is to remove the overprints from the black type in Acrobat 9 Professional without flattening the black type into the color behind it (like the Flattener Preview does).  I want the black type to knockout whatever is behind it instead of overprinting.  I would like to know if this is possible for vector objects as well.  I have scoured through the Print Production menu choices and especially the >Preflight>Fixups where I have only found options to turn overprints on.  I even tried to create a new Fixup to do the task, however I couldn't seem to do anything custom - only reproduce what Fixups already exist in the app with a different variable affected. What am I overlooking?  It seems this would be something so simple to do with the amount of other extremely complex pre-press options in Acrobat 9.
    In case it's relevant, the PDFs were generated from InDesign CS4, where the text overprints were created automatically by the option being set in the "Appearance of Black" preferance pane (since turned off).  The PDF was generated in the PDF/X-1a:2001 standard and is strictly CMYK with no spots.  I would post a sample but the file is an unposted retail sign that is currently confidential.
    My sincerest thanks in advance for any tips as to how this can be done. 
    Aaron

    This is a work around. Bring the pdf into Illustrator. Go to Select >Object>Text.  In the attributes panel, deselect Overprint. In the Transparency panel, select Knockout Group. In the Appearance panel, check to make sure the black is not overprinting by clicking on the Character entry. If not, try clicking "Clear Appearance" (here I got a little lost.
    Resave the pdf file. Your black text should now knock out. You may have to retrap, unless your RIP does that for you.
    Hope this helps. (I had to keep trying to get it to work, but I finally did.
    Greg Ledger
    www.macproductionartist.wordpress.com

  • Add New Text - Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Pro

    I have scanned in two documents to my Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Pro and now would like to add some text. When I try to select the TouchUp Text Tool it is "grayed out"; in fact the whole Advanced Editing Tool Bar is "grayed out".
    I can go to the spot where I want to "add text" and hit control and right click and draw a box, but the New Font dialog box does not drop down?
    Can anyone please help or shed some light on what I'm doing wrong?
    Regards, June E. Hudspeth
    Thank you so much.

    I have just re-scanned my document unclicking the "PDA/A Compliant" box and "viola" everything appears to working just "wonderfully"!
    Thank you so much for ending two days of total frustration!
    I also talked with an instructor who taught the Adobe 8 class & he didn't have a clue as to what was wrong.
    Again, I thank you very, very much!
    Regards, June E. Hudspeth

  • Can't move text in Acrobat 9

    We create a document in Word 2007 and save as
    .pdf.  We then use the text touch up tool to edit certain text and to move certain
    text.  We used to do this in Acrobat 5 without an issue, but in Acrobat 9 there are no handles on the text
    boundary after selecting with the text touch up tool.  Please help.

    I upgraded from Acrobat 9 Std to Acrobat 9 Pro and all is well.

  • Copy and paste graphics and text in Acrobat 9 Pro

    I'm a new user of Acrobat Pro and am trying to copy a combination of text and graphics from the top half of a page to the blank bottom half of the page. I've not had much success with what I thought would be a simple thing to do and would welcome suggestions. Here's a summary of the options I've tried so far for graphics, text, and both text and graphics.
    A. Graphic Alone:
    1. When I use the Select Object Tool, I can highlight the graphic but when I unclick the left mouse button, the highlighting disappears, so I can't copy the graphic.
    2. When I use theTouchup Object Tool, only an oblong portion of the graphic is highlighted when I click on the object. The only way to highlight all of the graphic is to hold down the shift key and click on successive portions of the graphic until I have highlighted all of it. When I then right-click the mouse, I can copy the graphic. However, when I then place the mouse cursor in the bottom half of the page and do a righ-click paste, the graphic appears to be pasted on top of the original graphic. I can then drag the graphic to the bottom half of the page. I can also paste the object on to a blank page from Create PDF>Blank Page. Overall, this is not elegant nor intuitive, but it does work.
    B. Text Alone:
    1. I can copy the text but when it is pasted, it is not formatted like the orginal, nor can I place it where I want on the bottom half of the page. This is true whenther I use the basic copy function or the Touchup Text Tool.
    2. When I use the Touchup Object Tool and click on the text, Acrobat places similarly-formatted text in a box that I can then right-click and copy. I can then paste the text on a blank page with the text formatted identical to the way it was on the original page. With several blocks of text formatted differently, this procedure could work but would require a lot of work to create a format with placement identical to the original.
    C. Text and Graphics Together
    1. When I use the Touchup Object Tool and attempt to highlight the top half of the page, the Tool insists on including the blank bottom half of the page in its selection. I can copy everything on the page but I haven't found a way to select just the objects in the top half of the page -- I can copy some, but the selected objects aren't highlighted and so this isn't a satisfactory route. It seems obvious to me that Touchup Object should be able to select just the objects I want. But then, even the Select Object Tool doesn't do that, either -- it Selects an object but then you can't do anything with the object.
    2. Using the snapshot tool, I can highlight both graphics and text and copy them -- I can even export them them to another program via the clipboard and create an external file. However -- regardless of whether I just copy and paste, or do a  Touchup Object file import, or whether the file is bitmap or jpg -- when I paste the resulting object or file onto a page in Acrobat, the image always comes out at 200% of its orginal size. I looked for a Resize option, but couldn't find one.
    This is all very time-consuming and frustrating since what I am trying to do is not rocket science. Surely there is a simple way to do this.
    By the way, there are no security restrictions on the file.
    George

    Hi,
    In response to both "...is that normal?" — Yes.
    PDF is not a file format meant to support editing of layout/format/etc or text content creation.
    You'd master content in an authoring application (FrameMaker, InDesign, MS Word, etc.).
    The PDF file is the output of this mastered content.
    Some minor touchups are possible with Acrobat (think whiteout/correction tape on a printed piece of paper -- PDF page content is the electronic "finished paper").
    With that said, you might play with File > Create PDF > From Blank Page and use the Typewriter tool to enter text.
    To output MS Word content to PDF use the Adobe PDFMaker.
    Prior to Word 2007, you'd use "Adobe PDF" on the menu line.
    With Word 2007, you'd use the Acrobat Ribbon features.
    Be well...

Maybe you are looking for