Create and apply redaction code lists for regulatory submissions: define redaction codes for personal data, financial …
Open your PDF document in Adobe Acrobat Pro.
Select the Redact tool from the right pane or Tools menu.
Click Redact a PDF to launch the redaction tools.
In the right pane, click the redaction properties icon or select redaction appearance settings.
To change the redaction color, click the color box under Redacted Area Fill Color and select your preferred color.
To add overlay text, turn on the Use overlay text option and enter your desired text in the field provided.
To add redaction codes, enter the code in the overlay text field or redaction code field if available.
Click OK to save your redaction appearance settings.
You can preview your custom redaction appearance by marking an area before applying the redaction to ensure it looks as intended.
This runs in the Acrobat app - there is no separate API for this task.
In Adobe Acrobat, you can change the look of redacted text by choosing different colors or patterns for the blacked-out parts. This is done in the redaction tool settings, so you can make the hidden areas stand out or blend in, depending on what you want.
Customizing redaction appearance means you can pick how the covered-up information looks, like changing the color from black to another color or adding a label, which helps you control how your document looks after hiding information.
Someone might want to change the redaction style to make it clearer which parts are hidden, to follow company rules, or to make the document easier to read for others.
Customizing redactions can be better because it lets you match your document style or highlight certain redacted areas, but the default black box is usually the safest and most common choice.
Yes, Adobe Acrobat lets you add a custom label or reason to each redacted area, which can help others understand why something was hidden.