When working with PDF documents, we often need to delete certain text content. Due to the characteristics of the PDF format, directly modifying text content is not as convenient as editing a Word document, and usually requires the assistance of professional tools. With the PDF text deletion feature, you can accurately locate the text paragraphs to be removed, delete them from the document, while maintaining the integrity of other elements on the page. This approach avoids the hassle of recreating the entire document and ensures that the revised document retains its original layout. The following will introduce how to delete specific text in a PDF document, along with relevant considerations.
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I. HeSoft Doc Batch Tool
Advantages:
- The function is convenient to use, requires no coding skills, and can be used directly by general office staff.
- Can delete text from multiple PDF files at once, and can also delete multiple specified words at once, with no limit on the original file size.
Disadvantages:
- Requires software installation on the computer.
Steps:
1. Open ă HeSoft Doc Batch Tool ă, click ăPDF Toolsă in the left sidebar, the software interface will display as follows. Then click ă1. Find and Replace Keywords in PDFă.
2. Click ăAdd Filesă to add the PDF files from which you need to delete text. Batch uploading and processing of multiple files is supported here, with no limits on the number or size of files.
3. Set the deletion rules. Select ăExact Text Searchă, decide whether to check ăIgnore Caseă as needed, then enter the words to be deleted in the input box under ăKeyword List to Findă, separated by pressing ăEnteră. Leave the ăReplaced Keyword Listă input box empty to indicate deletion.
4. Then set the save location and wait for the software to process the file. Upon completion, the software interface will display as follows.
II. WPS Built-in Feature
Advantages:
- This is a PDF editing feature built into WPS, so users do not need to install other software or plugins, nor log into other web-based tools.
Disadvantages:
- Only keywords in one PDF file can be deleted at a time, batch processing of multiple files is not possible.
- During the deletion process, content can only be found and deleted manually; all keywords cannot be selected and deleted at once using a find function.
Steps:
1. Open the PDF file from which you need to delete words in WPS, click ăEdită â ăEdit Contentă, the software interface will display as follows.
2. Locate the words you need to delete and delete them manually.
3. After deletion is complete, press ăCtrl+Să to save.
III. AVE PDF
Advantages:
- Can be used directly by opening the webpage in a browser, no need to install software that takes up computer memory.
Disadvantages:
- Usage of this feature is limited, processing more files requires a membership.
- One operation can only delete keywords from one PDF file, batch processing of files is not supported.
Steps:
1. Open the AVE PDF webpage, select ăDelete PDF Textă from the function menu, the webpage will display the interface as follows.
2. Click ăSelect Fileă, upload the PDF file from which you need to delete text content to the webpage. Only one PDF file can be uploaded and processed here, with a maximum file size limit of 128MB; files exceeding this size are not supported.
3. After uploading the file, select the deletion range, then enter the text content to be deleted, and click ăDelete Textă.
4. After deletion is complete, click ăDownloadă to save the new file locally.
IV. Processing with OCR Technology
Advantages:
- First converting the PDF file to a Word document allows leveraging the rich editing features for Word files to perform comprehensive and systematic find-and-replace operations on the document.
Disadvantages:
- The steps are cumbersome: first converting PDF to Word, then after modifications are complete, converting Word back to PDF format.
- The original file's formatting might become misaligned.
Steps:
1. Open the PDF file to be changed in WPS, convert the PDF file to a Word document, click ăFileă â ăSave Asă â ăExport to Wordă â ăConvertă.
2. Open the newly converted Word file with WPS, press ăCtrl + Hă, and a replace settings window will pop up. Enter the words to be deleted in ăFind whată, leave the ăReplace withă input box empty, and click ăReplace Allă.
3. The specified keywords throughout the text will be deleted. After checking and confirming they are correct, click ăFileă â ăExport to PDFă, in the newly popped-up export settings window, set the page range and export location as needed, then click the green icon ăOutput as PDFă.
V. iLovePDF
Advantages:
- Online file processing, can be used simply by opening the webpage containing this tool in a browser.
Disadvantages:
- Only one PDF file can be processed at a time; cannot delete specified words from batch PDF files.
- Only manual searching and deletion of text is supported, full-text search and delete is not supported, potentially leading to lower operational efficiency.
Steps:
1. Open the iLovePDF webpage in a browser, select ăEdit PDF fileă, and enter the interface shown below.
2. Click the red icon ăSelect a PDF fileă, upload the file you need to modify to the webpage. Only one PDF file can be uploaded here; if multiple files need processing, re-upload them after one processing is complete.
3. After the file upload is complete, click the ăEdită button, the webpage will convert the file into an editable form, allowing you to locate and delete the text you need to remove.
4. After deletion is complete, click ăEdit PDF fileă, wait for the new file to be generated, and finally click ăDownloadă to save the new file locally.
Summary
This article shared 5 methods to delete words from PDF documents, most of which are relatively simple to operate. However, except for the first tool, none of the other methods support batch processing, nor can they delete multiple sets of keywords at once. Therefore, although the first tool requires some memory for installation on the computer, it surpasses the other methods in terms of operational convenience and processing efficiency. In addition, this software also possesses various functions for processing common file types such as PDF, Word, PPT, and Excel, essentially solving all file processing problems for office staff.
If you only need to temporarily delete keywords from a small number of PDF files, WPS users can directly use methods two and four, by manually locating and deleting the words to be removed. However, when using method four to convert the file format, the software may impose limits on the page range and number of files being converted. Non-WPS users can use the online tools AVE PDF and iLovePDF introduced in methods three and five, which require no software installation and can be used directly by opening the webpage in a browser. But it should be noted that online processing might not guarantee sufficient security for document information, so it is best used only for files that are not highly private.