How can I change the name that appears by default when I comment in Adobe Acrobat?

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Hi,

My Adobe is linked to an old email address that starts with "mad_cat" (don't judge, I was 14!)

I use this same Adobe account to proofread PDFs; however, the username that appears when I comment is "mad_c". I'd like to change this to my actual name. When I go into Preferences / Identity in the desktop app, in the Username field it says "mad_c" and is grayed out: I can't change it. When I go into the Account section on the website, I don't see mad_c anywhere and in username it says my real name. So I don't know where I have to make the change.

So: how can I change mad_c to something different AND get it to appear by default? (I'm able to force Acrobat to use another name, but I have to do it every time I comment a new document and I'd rather skip that step.)

Thanks in advance.

JR Boulay · Accepted Answer

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try67 · Answer

Go to the application Preferences and under Commenting tick off "Always use Log-In Name for Author name".

Then create a new comment, edit its properties and change the Author name. Then right-click it and select "Use Current Properties as New Defaults". You might have to repeat the latter step for each comment type you apply, though, but only once per type.

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