# Configuring and editing PDF redaction and synthesis

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**Required dataset permission:** Edit dataset settings
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You can configure how Textual works with PDFs. For an individual PDF file, you can add manual overrides to selected areas of a file. Manual overrides can ignore detected values from Tonic Textual, or add redactions.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Configure PDF options</strong></td><td>Determine the synthesis process to use, and how to manage PDF signatures.</td><td></td><td><a href="pdf-manual-overrides/configuring-pdf-options">configuring-pdf-options</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Edit an individual file</strong></td><td>Add manual overrides to a PDF file. You can also apply a template.</td><td></td><td><a href="pdf-manual-overrides/pdf-edit-single-file">pdf-edit-single-file</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Create PDF templates</strong></td><td>PDF templates allow you to add the same overrides to files that have the same structure.</td><td></td><td><a href="pdf-manual-overrides/pdf-create-templates">pdf-create-templates</a></td></tr></tbody></table>