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cendrillon294 Posted messages 14 Status Member -
cendrillon294 Posted messages 14 Status Member - 15 Mar 2018 at 20:52

Hello,
I need to send a PDF document, a proof that I made a transfer. I have the file containing this information, but the bank advises me to redact personal banking information before sending it. I can open my file with Adobe Reader, but I don't know how to redact the personal information. How can I find free software that can perform this operation? I have already downloaded several programs, but they require payment to get the redaction tool. If anyone can help me, please, as this document is important to prove the payment made. Thank you in advance.

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Anonymous user

Good evening,

why not convert it to jpg, then you can edit it as you like with an image software, for example: Windows Paint. https://pdf2jpg.net/fr/

cendrillon294 Posted messages 14 Status Member

Thank you for your response, Rebooter, but actually with the screenshot, I had extracted the relevant transfer and sent it in jpg, but now, the recipient is asking for the file in pdf, and
I haven't been able to convert this image to pdf. It seems to me that a screenshot of a completed transfer should be sufficient. The situation is getting complicated because a pdf file of this transfer is required, and I don't know what to do anymore.

Anonymous user > cendrillon294 Posted messages 14 Status Member

See if you want to use LibreOffice; it opens PDFs, can edit them, etc.

cendrillon294 Posted messages 14 Status Member

Thanks again for your help, butI'm having no luck today. I downloaded LibreOffice, but once the installation was finished, I can't open the program. I'm going to go crazy, oh my!

Anonymous user > cendrillon294 Posted messages 14 Status Member

you open the Writer 'word processing' application

cendrillon294 Posted messages 14 Status Member

Hello, I've spent hours trying to solve my problem; unfortunately, the LibreOffice applications wouldn't open. Writer was indeed in the folder, but I couldn't open it. In the end, I tried another method, and I'm mentioning this in case others have had the same issue. I opened my jpeg in the Paint application, and there, with the help of the various tools available, I was able to modify it. Once saved, I went online to convert it to pdf for free, and it worked. Thank you, Rebooter, for trying to help me and for being so available.

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georges97 Posted messages 14552 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention 2 912

Hello,

As far as I know, the latest version of Acrobat Reader allows you to add opaque areas or highlights in different colors to any PDF.

The same goes for other PDF readers, including Foxit Reader and Nitro 2 PDF Reader.

All of them are free and come with many tools (drawing, stamps, typewriter, highlighting). You can select all or part of a text for highlighting, but perhaps not for striking through, except in paid versions.

The free version of PDF Xviewer, which I have been using for a few years, seems to have become paid.

Best regards

cendrillon294 Posted messages 14 Status Member

That's exactly what you're saying; even though I have the latest version of Acrobat Reader, the tools are limited and therefore require payment, especially the strikeout tool. The problem is that if we had programs that were previously free, they eventually become paid. In any case, the solution I found was very simple, and I got a good result in just a few minutes.

georges97 Posted messages 14552 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention 2 912

To my knowledge, there is no paid version of Acrobat Reader, but there is another paid product called Acrobat Pro, which is quite expensive, and it even allows for edits of text and images.

On the other hand, the free versions of Foxit and Nitro allow you to hide areas.

Since the issue is resolved, this may be helpful to other readers.

cendrillon294 Posted messages 14 Status Member

I got Acrobat Reader DC by default... yes, I explained what I did, it might help others, after all, everyone has the Paint application, and I was surprised to see all the tools it contains. I also wanted to include the link where I converted my JPEG to PDF for free, but I don't know if that's allowed. If not, just type into your search browser "convert JPEG to PDF for free online." Good evening everyone.

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