How to redact your PDFs

How to Redact Your PDFs

This guide will show you how to redact your PDFs securely using Ainon.ai, an easy-to-use online tool. It's a simple 1-2-3 process.

What is Redaction?

Redaction is the process of permanently removing text, images, or other data from a PDF file. The sensitive information is replaced with a solid black bar. This ensures the hidden information cannot be seen or recovered.

Your 3-Step Guide to PDF Redaction with Ainon.ai

Ainon.ai makes redacting PDFs straightforward. It all happens online.

Step 1: Upload Your PDF

1. Go to the Ainon.ai website.
2. Click "Upload Document."
3. Select your PDF file from your computer.
4. Wait for the upload. Your PDF will appear in the online editor.

Step 2: Choose What to Redact

This is where Ainon.ai helps you find and mark sensitive information.

1. Use Automatic Detection:
   
   • Click "Detect Sensitive Information" or "Analyze Document."
   • Ainon.ai's AI will scan the document for common sensitive data like names, addresses, and credit card numbers.
   • It will highlight these sections for your review.

1. Manually Select Areas:
   
   • Look for the "Manual Redaction" tool.
   • Click and drag your mouse over the text or area you want to redact.
   • A red box will appear, showing what will be removed.
   • Tip: Ainon.ai uses OCR to redact text within scanned PDFs and images.

Step 3: Apply Redactions and Download Your New PDF

Once you've marked all the areas, make the changes permanent.

1. Review Your Selections: Quickly check the document to make sure everything you want to redact is marked.
2. Click "Apply Redactions." This button tells Ainon.ai to permanently remove the selected data.
3. Wait for Processing: The tool will process your document, erasing the data and removing hidden information (metadata).
4. Download Your Redacted PDF: Click "Download Redacted PDF" to save the new, secure version of your document to your computer.

You're Done!

That's it! In just three simple steps, you've securely redacted your PDF using Ainon.ai. You now have a clean document that protects sensitive information, ready to be shared.

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