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PRACTICAL GUIDE

How to use Cover Sensitive Area: steps, examples and export checks

Paint an opaque rectangle over a selected image area. This guide explains the practical workflow, what to check in the output and when another tool is a better fit.

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When to use this tool

Drag over the full sensitive area, choose an opaque cover and create a new raster image.

A practical example

Cover a reference code in a screenshot with extra margin around every character.

Check the exported result

Inspect all cover edges and search the rest of the picture for repeated identifiers, barcodes or reflections.

Common problems and limits

Covering one region does not anonymise the whole image. Share the exported file rather than accidentally attaching the original.

Choose the next step

Remove Image Metadata addresses original EXIF separately from visible content.

Files, privacy and saving

This tool offers browser processing for the supported operation. Check the selected processing mode before continuing; server options require an explicit upload choice. Keep your original, review the downloaded result and choose a clear filename before sharing it. The privacy policy explains the processing approach. For a reproducible problem, contact support@aksoftwarelabs.tech without attaching confidential files.