Redacting How To's
- Determine which final reports should be redacted.
- Create a new folder in Box
- 1 - Business Development/ 3 - Redacted Documents / 1 - Redacted Projects / "Create a New Folder
- Folder Name: "Year - Generic Name of Type of Company (Actual Company)"
- Sub Folder : "Working Documents [Not to be Shared]". This is where the INDesign file will be stored. Save a copy of the INDesign File
Working in INDesign:
Redacting is not a simple "find" and "replace" process. The document must be read fully to replace any identifying names or concepts. Locations must be made generic.
Readability is important.
Redacted documents are primarily sales tools.
Redacting company information serves to protect the anonymity and maintain trust with the company, but the document should read smoothly.
As you redact, create a list of commonly used proper nouns so you can do a "Control Find" for a double check
Check pictures and graphs -- those often will not show up in searches.
Check footnotes.
Katie: I like to approach the document as removing any key information that a nosy person could use to find the company. Are there key phrases or mottos that are identifiable? Are cities or locations listed? Could I google this and figure out which company this is?
"I do be nosy but not in a like a judgmental kind of way. Like I don't care what you do but I do like want to know."
Export the INDesign file as a PDF.
Name: "DORIS Example Deliverable - Redacted [Generic Company/Category" Insight Report.pdf"