The redaction tool overlaps existing redactions by selecting a portion of transcript text and applying a new redaction.
Overlapping existing redactions merges the new redaction to create a continuous redacted area.
1. | Select the portion of text that overlaps a single existing redaction, right-click and then click Redact in TextMap. |

2. | In the Edit Redaction dialog box, select the redaction reason(s) and then click OK. |
The existing redaction is expanded to include the newly selected transcript text.
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1. | Select the portion of text that overlaps multiple redactions, right-click and then click Redact in TextMap. |

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Once multiple redactions have been merged, they will not retain any creation or update history.
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2. | In the Edit Redaction dialog box, select the redaction reason(s) and then click OK. |
The existing redactions are expanded to include the newly selected transcript text.
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