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KODA100
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January 11, 2025
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how can I automatically include author when exporting PDF from inDesign or illustrator?

  • January 11, 2025
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We have a lot of PDF documents flying around, and it's hard to determine who created them when edits are needed. Is there a way to have InDesign and Illustrator automatically include the author in a PDF, when exporting?

The only way I know how to include the author's name is to open the PDF document after it's been exported, open Properties, add the name manually and then re-save. This is an extra step that I always forget to do (I just export and send) and it's impossible to have everybody do this. So I'd like to find a way to have this be automatically entered; we're all signed into Adobe, so InDesign and Illustrator should already know our identity.

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We have a lot of PDF documents flying around, and it's hard to determine who created them when edits are needed. Is there a way to have InDesign and Illustrator automatically include the author in a PDF, when exporting?

The only way I know how to include the author's name is to open the PDF document after it's been exported, open Properties, add the name manually and then re-save. This is an extra step that I always forget to do (I just export and send) and it's impossible to have everybody do this. So I'd like to find a way to have this be automatically entered; we're all signed into Adobe, so InDesign and Illustrator should already know our identity.


By @KODA100

 

Hello!

If you're looking to automatically include author information when exporting PDFs from InDesign and Illustrator, you're in luck. Both programs allow you to set this up through their document metadata options. In InDesign, you can go to File > File Info and enter the author's name under Basic. This ensures the information is automatically included in the exported PDF. Similarly, in Illustrator, use File > Document Info to fill out the author information, which will then be added to the exported PDF. This way, you won’t need to manually add the author details each time, streamlining your workflow.

 

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January 11, 2025
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We have a lot of PDF documents flying around, and it's hard to determine who created them when edits are needed. Is there a way to have InDesign and Illustrator automatically include the author in a PDF, when exporting?

The only way I know how to include the author's name is to open the PDF document after it's been exported, open Properties, add the name manually and then re-save. This is an extra step that I always forget to do (I just export and send) and it's impossible to have everybody do this. So I'd like to find a way to have this be automatically entered; we're all signed into Adobe, so InDesign and Illustrator should already know our identity.


By @KODA100

 

Hello!

If you're looking to automatically include author information when exporting PDFs from InDesign and Illustrator, you're in luck. Both programs allow you to set this up through their document metadata options. In InDesign, you can go to File > File Info and enter the author's name under Basic. This ensures the information is automatically included in the exported PDF. Similarly, in Illustrator, use File > Document Info to fill out the author information, which will then be added to the exported PDF. This way, you won’t need to manually add the author details each time, streamlining your workflow.

 

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    bernard_4931
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    January 16, 2025
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    We have a lot of PDF documents flying around, and it's hard to determine who created them when edits are needed. Is there a way to have InDesign and Illustrator automatically include the author in a PDF, when exporting?

    The only way I know how to include the author's name is to open the PDF document after it's been exported, open Properties, add the name manually and then re-save. This is an extra step that I always forget to do (I just export and send) and it's impossible to have everybody do this. So I'd like to find a way choice advantages to have this be automatically entered; we're all signed into Adobe, so InDesign and Illustrator should already know our identity.


    By @KODA100

     

    Hello!

    If you're looking to automatically include author information when exporting PDFs from InDesign and Illustrator, you're in luck. Both programs allow you to set this up through their document metadata options. In InDesign, you can go to File > File Info and enter the author's name under Basic. This ensures the information is automatically included in the exported PDF. Similarly, in Illustrator, use File > Document Info to fill out the author information, which will then be added to the exported PDF. This way, you won’t need to manually add the author details each time, streamlining your workflow.

     


    By @bernard_4931

     

    I hope that helps!

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