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Stelmacy
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August 20, 2014
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How do I check original file format of converted pdf

  • August 20, 2014
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How do I check original file format of converted pdf?

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      Sara_ForsbergCommunity Manager
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      August 20, 2014

      Hi stemlacy,

      Thanks for visiting the forums. You can tell how a PDF was created by choose File > Properties when you have the PDF open in Acrobat or Reader. You'll find information about how the PDF was created on the Document tab.

      Please let us know if you have further questions.


      Best,

      Sara

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      StelmacyAuthor
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      August 22, 2014

      Hi Sara,

      Thankyou for your reply. What I meant was , how do you tell the original format , for example microsoft word, excel , powerpoint , jpeg, tiff , that the file was before it was converted to a PDF.

      So for example, i get a pdf file from someone and i want to know was it an exel file or a word file of  a Jpeg or scanned doc before they converted it to a pdf.

      It appears to me this information is not availabel in the file properties unless i am missing something.

      Regards

      Steven

      CusterE
      CusterE
      Participant
      August 22, 2014

      It's there when  you pull up the Properties (Command D on a MAC). Look in the Description section, there will be several entries for "Created", "Modified", and "Application"

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