Voice Over, remove light static noise

Hi All,
I am sorry if there has already been a post on this.
I'm a very new user to any form of audio editing software.
I have some small voice over files that I captured on my camcorder... I have the smallest level of noise that I would like to remove. Is this possible adn if so how do I do it? I have normalised the file.
You can only really hear the noise when you turn the volume right up.
Thanks for any assistance.
Regards,
Katie

>Ozpeter is right, but I've found that it's more efficient to highlight your section of noise in edit view, then go to Effects > Restoration > Noise Reduction. In Noise Reduction, click Capture Noise Profile and then make other adjustments as necessary.
Hmm... that's not quite what
I'd call efficient!
Highlight selection, and hit Alt+N. That's all there is to capturing a noise profile - simple as that. After you've done that, either hit Ctrl+A and open NR, or, just open it and select all from within it.
And if you don't like keyboard shortcuts, it's always worth remembering that in Audition, you get a lot more options from using the right mouse button. And one of these, if you highlight a selection in EV, is to be able to capture your selection as a noise profile directly from there.

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