# 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.

<figure><img src="/files/65BT8v7JMk076m9uysis" alt=""><figcaption><p>New manual redaction panel in a text file</p></figcaption></figure>

### **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**.

<figure><img src="/files/GTANxLJavneHAez2itcr" alt=""><figcaption><p>Add Redaction button for a PDF or image file</p></figcaption></figure>

2. 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**.

<figure><img src="/files/OofYL8zPEPjJ72xEZIij" alt=""><figcaption><p>Redaction details panel before the entity type is selected</p></figcaption></figure>

3. To exit redaction mode, click **Done**.

<figure><img src="/files/PiyaxSnG4iIZJykQoFKg" alt=""><figcaption><p>Done option to exit redaction mode for a PDF or image file</p></figcaption></figure>

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

<figure><img src="/files/C6yff3jsti1u2VTCPgzd" alt=""><figcaption><p>Manual redaction count for the current page of a PDF</p></figcaption></figure>

## 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**.

<figure><img src="/files/5vHcle1A4Fs7Vqr9Zdct" alt=""><figcaption><p>Existing manual redaction for a text file with the Delete option</p></figcaption></figure>

### **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**.

<figure><img src="/files/DB6M7VCFXfBF3FJBzXF0" alt=""><figcaption><p>Existing manual redaction for a PDF file with the Delete Redaction opton</p></figcaption></figure>


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