Adding or changing author

denmarks · 10-05-2009, 01:15 PM

Some PDFs do not seem to contain the author. Also when I create one using OpenOffice there is no author. Is there a way to add or change one?

Elfwreck · 10-05-2009, 01:33 PM

To edit the author (or other metadata) on an existing PDF, you'll need a program like BeCyPDFMetaEdit (which is free). (Acrobat Pro will also allow this, but it's not remotely close to free.)

OpenOffice should have a way to establish the author when creating the file. In Word (2003), it's under the File-->Properties menu; you can place the document title (different from filename, if desired) and author name. I'd expect OpenOffice to have a similar feature.

denmarks · 10-05-2009, 02:16 PM

OpenOffice does not seem to have a way to add author but I found a program PDF Info that will change it.

10-05-2009, 01:15 PM	#1
denmarks Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 20 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Adding or changing author Some PDFs do not seem to contain the author. Also when I create one using OpenOffice there is no author. Is there a way to add or change one?

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10-05-2009, 01:33 PM	#2
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	To edit the author (or other metadata) on an existing PDF, you'll need a program like BeCyPDFMetaEdit (which is free). (Acrobat Pro will also allow this, but it's not remotely close to free.) OpenOffice should have a way to establish the author when creating the file. In Word (2003), it's under the File-->Properties menu; you can place the document title (different from filename, if desired) and author name. I'd expect OpenOffice to have a similar feature.

10-05-2009, 02:16 PM	#3
denmarks Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 20 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	OpenOffice does not seem to have a way to add author but I found a program PDF Info that will change it.