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Erase Text in a PDF Online With PDF.Live’s PDF Editor

Erasing text in PDF.Live’s online editor means you can remove lines of text in a PDF without opening it in a document editor. This is especially useful for when you want to quickly edit a PDF itself rather than the original document you may have built in a program like Microsoft Word. PDF.Live’s editor functions entirely in your web browser — no need for apps or programs to be downloaded on your computer.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to erase text in a PDF online, using PDF.Live’s online editing tool. If you are looking for a free PDF eraser, we offer a free trial, cancelable any time. If you have bulk documents to edit, we offer one of the most affordable subscriptions (also cancelable at any time) for editing and erasing text.

Erase Text in a PDF Online With PDF.Live’s PDF Editor

  1. Upload your PDF to the PDF.Live Editor.

Drag and drop your PDF into the editor to convert it to an editable PDF. Or, click Select File to Edit and navigate to where your PDF is stored on your computer. Once you’ve uploaded your PDF, click Edit PDF to get started editing.

2. Navigate to the Edit Text tab in PDF.Live’s Quick Tools.

PDF Live's quick tools include edit text, which is where you'll find the pdf eraser.

3. On the top middle bar, click Edit Text to enter text editing mode. 

Edit text is the sixth option from the left. Edit text is how to erase text from a PDF.

The Edit text tool will now highlight areas in your PDF that it’s identified as text.

PDF Live's edit tool automatically detects text and images that can be edited or erased in this PDF eraser tool.

4. With the text selected, you can either Edit or Delete text fields.

Select text shows a dashed line with dots in corners, showing that this is the active box.

Editing the text allows you to add and delete existing words the same way you would in a document editor. For example, you can backspace to remove individual words. In the below example, we’ve used the PDF.Live editor to delete the “Kayaking on” text and added new text at the bottom. 

The PDF eraser allows you to remove letters, remove words

Alternatively, with the text selected, press Delete to remove the area entirely. 

The text will then disappear. Note: You cannot bring the text back once you’ve done this. PDF.Live erases the assets entirely.

Once you erase text or text boxes from a PDF, you can't bring it back unless you reenter it.

Alternatively, with the text selected, press Delete to remove the area entirely. 

The text will then disappear. Note: You cannot bring the text back once you’ve done this. PDF.Live erases the assets entirely.

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