Foxit PDF Editor for Windows

User Guide

  • Introduction
  • Get Started
  • Read
  • Create
  • Edit
  • Organize
  • Comment
  • Share PDFs
  • Forms
  • Security
    • Check PDF security
    • Password Protection & Certificate Protection
    • AIP Protect (Pro Only)
    • Remove hidden data
    • Redaction (Pro Only)
      • Mark for Redaction
      • Set Redaction Properties
      • Apply Redactions
      • Search and Remove Text
      • Generate Redacted and AIP-protected PDFs
      • Whiteout
      • Foxit Smart Redact (Available in Subscription Releases and Certain Language Builds)
    • Windows Information Protection (WIP)
    • FIPS mode
    • Trust settings
  • Signature
  • Accessibility
  • Foxit Admin Console
  • Print
  • Foxit AI Assistant (Available in Subscription Releases and Certain Regions)
  • Appendices

Mark for Redaction

To mark text or graphics for redaction, select Protect > Mark for Redaction > Text & Images, and the Hand command changes into a Cross automatically. Then do any the following to mark the content:

  • Drag a rectangle where you want to add redaction. This method allows you to select and mark both text and images at the same time. 
  • Double-click an image to mark an entire image.
  • Hover the pointer over the text. When the pointer changes into , click and drag to select the text you want to redact.
  • If you need to add redaction to the same position on multiple pages, please right-click the marked content and choose Place on Multiple Pages….

To mark pages for redaction, select Protect > Mark for Redaction > Pages, and choose the page range you want to add redaction to. In the Extract drop-down list you can choose even or odd pages from the page range to add redaction to.

The marked content or page will be filled with black color in a red rectangle once moving close the pointer to the selected area. You can move and resize the rectangle before you apply the redaction. (Note: You can’t move or resize the rectangle around the text selected with the pointer.)