Adding and removing manual redactions

From a text, PDF, and image file preview, you can add manual redactions. When you add a manual redaction, you select the entity type to assign to it.

Adding manual redactions

Text files

To add a manual redaction to a text file:

  1. In original view, select the text to redact.

  2. On the redaction panel, from the dropdown list, select the entity type for the redaction.

New manual redaction panel in a text file

PDF and image files

To add a manual redaction to a PDF or image file:

  1. In original view, to change to redaction mode, click Add Redaction.

Add Redaction button for a PDF or image file
  1. While in redaction mode, to add a redaction:

    1. Draw a box around the content to redact.

    2. On the redaction details panel, from the dropdown list, select the entity type for the redaction.

    3. Click Add Redaction.

Redaction details panel before the entity type is selected
  1. To exit redaction mode, click Done.

Done option to exit redaction mode for a PDF or image file

Textual displays the count of manual redactions on the current page.

Manual redaction count for the current page of a PDF

Removing a manual redaction

Text files

To remove a manual redaction from a text file:

  1. In either de-identified or original view, click the redaction.

  2. Click Delete.

Existing manual redaction for a text file with the Delete option

PDF and image files

To remove a manual redaction from a PDF or image file:

  1. In either de-identified or original view, click the redaction.

  2. Click Delete Redaction.

Existing manual redaction for a PDF file with the Delete Redaction opton

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