How to Make Fine Depressions in Paper Visible

Fine depressions may appear in paper, some craft-related as well as unintentional. Depressions could appear on a page that was under another page that had been written on. Making this fine depression visible could show what was written on that now unavailable page. If your purposes do not include preserving this page as evidence, you can uncover this information using a simple technique.

Things You'll Need

• Pencil with a soft lead
• Removable tape

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Place the paper with the fine depressions on a hard surface and tape in place to keep it from moving while you work.

   • 2

     Rub lightly over the paper surface using a soft lead pencil, covering all raised areas.

   • 3

     Blow any pencil residue off. The characters forming the depressions will appear as light lettering against a darker background.