Replace in Place

You can change the selection of the document into asterisks (*). It replaces your selection with asterisks without identifying the type of information.

Steps

  1. Click File > New and enter data such as address, e-mail, and telephone number.
  2. Set e-mail addresses as a block.
  3. Click Review > Replace Private Info > Replace in Place.
  4. E-mail addresses are replaced with asterisks ***.
  5. As the characters were simply replaced with ***, you can delete the change or replace it with other characters.

Note

Recover Changes

Content that has been changed using Replace Private Info can only be recovered by clicking Home > Undo while editing the document. If you close the document or exit from Word, Undo will not be able to recover the hidden content.

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