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Re: Tagging of Redacted PDFs

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From: Ilana Gordon
Date: Nov 1, 2023 3:58PM

Thanks Bevi!

On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 5:41 PM < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Adobe has changed how redaction works in the latest versions of Acrobat.
> After selecting the text/graphics you want to redact, you must:
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> 1. Right-click on the redacted black box and select Apply Redaction.
> 2. De-select the option to Sanitize the file.
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> Sanitizing the file removes all the tags from the PDF and you'll then have
> to re-tag it afterwards, either manually or with AutoTag (gah!).
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