Articles
Short, practical write-ups for anyone who sends a screenshot of something that was never only theirs to share. Each one covers what Windows can already do for you, where it stops, and what to look at before you hit send.
- How to Hide Client Names in a Screenshot Why other clients' names end up in the frame, what Snipping Tool's Quick Redact will and won't catch, and a 10-second check before you send.
- How to Blur a Bank Statement Before You Share It They asked for proof of income, not three months of your life. What to hide, what has to stay visible — and the running-balance column that gives away the rows you covered.
- How to Redact a CV Before You Send It On Blind CVs: what comes out, why a black box over the name doesn't remove it, and the dozen places the name hides besides the top of page one.
- How to Hide Personal Data in a Screenshot of a Chat or Inbox You wanted to show one message. The sidebar carries everyone you talk to, and the previews carry what they said — and this kind of screenshot travels further than any other.
Tools
- How to Redact a Screenshot on Windows Every built-in way, step by step: Snipping Tool, Scan Text, Quick Redact, Paint — with the exact limit of each one, and a table of which to use when.
- Snipping Tool Has No Blur — Here’s What to Use Instead There is no blur button and you are not missing it. What the tool can actually hide, where Windows keeps its only built-in blur, and when a black bar is the better answer.