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PaulaM's avatar
PaulaM
Helpful | Level 7
3 years ago
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Delete text in PDF?

I just learned, via an email from Dropbox, that we have PDF edit capability in Dropbox.  In reviewing the directions and doing a trial on one of my pdf files, I do not see that TEXT deletion is included in the capabilities.  I see that entire pages can be deleted, but not specific text.  Am I viewing this correctly? Did I miss an instruction on how to accomplish deletion of text?  If not, is this a capability planned for the future?

  • Hey PaulaM, thanks for reaching out to the Dropbox Community again!

     

    At the moment, your can perform the following actions, when editing a PDF file in Dropbox:

     

    • Search for text
    • Rotate right/left
    • Delete a page
    • Move a page
    • Insert a page
    • Highlight a section/text
    • Add text
    • Sign

     

    If you'd like to see more info or share your feedback about this feature, you can click here.

     

    Let me know if you have any questions.

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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hey PaulaM, thanks for reaching out to the Dropbox Community again!

     

    At the moment, your can perform the following actions, when editing a PDF file in Dropbox:

     

    • Search for text
    • Rotate right/left
    • Delete a page
    • Move a page
    • Insert a page
    • Highlight a section/text
    • Add text
    • Sign

     

    If you'd like to see more info or share your feedback about this feature, you can click here.

     

    Let me know if you have any questions.

  • roll's avatar
    roll
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago
    Please add a purely white button to cover unwanted text

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