Black out sensitive areas and permanently remove the underlying text — redacted pages are flattened so the hidden content is truly gone, not just covered.
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Yes, and the difference is the whole point. A black box drawn over text leaves the text underneath in the file, where it can be selected, copied or extracted. Here the marked areas are covered and the page is then flattened, so the underlying text is destroyed rather than hidden.
Open the redacted file and try to select or search for the text you removed. It is not there — because the page no longer contains it.
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