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Go to Edit (or the Acrobat menu if you're on a Mac) - Preferences - Commenting and tick off the box next to "Always use Log-In Name for Author name".

Now right-click a comment and select Properties. Go to the General tab and change the Author name. Make sure to also tick the box that says "Make Properties Default".

Click OK, and any new comment you create (from that type) from now on will have your name as the Author by default.

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Amanda31202713ejh2
New Participant
July 20, 2023

Thank you, worked like a charm:)

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Juggler99
New Participant
September 14, 2021

Check in your settings.  There is a box that says use your login as default.  That overrides the author setting.

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graceful_sunflower5195
New Participant
August 14, 2024

Thank you. It worked for me, too, finally. 

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Juggler99
New Participant
September 14, 2021

Does not work on my Mac.  How can I change the author default.  Always defaulting to Home which was my computer HD name

 

try67
try67
Community Expert
September 14, 2021

It should. What happens, exactly, when you make the changes I described?

mscirri
mscirri
Known Participant
December 22, 2020

Why is it using someone else's name in the first place?  I am logged into Adobe Acrobat DC as me, not my co-worker.

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bridgetc15672952
Inspiring
December 22, 2020

I am also logged in to my own laptop at home as 'myself'.  

However, I believe files transferred over when I had a Samsung laptop, and so Adobe Acrobat identifies me as 'Samsung' and I cannot change it.

try67
try67Correct answer
Community Expert
February 28, 2018

Go to Edit (or the Acrobat menu if you're on a Mac) - Preferences - Commenting and tick off the box next to "Always use Log-In Name for Author name".

Now right-click a comment and select Properties. Go to the General tab and change the Author name. Make sure to also tick the box that says "Make Properties Default".

Click OK, and any new comment you create (from that type) from now on will have your name as the Author by default.

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    bridgetc15672952
    Inspiring
    May 4, 2020

    Hi

     

    I have tried this today, as there seems to have been a change during the week and my own name is not appearing as 'author'.

    I ticked the box (as detailed above).

    In properties, the 'make properties default' will not stay 'ticked, and my user name doesn't change.

     

    Please advise

    Thank you

     

      try67
      try67
      Community Expert
      May 4, 2020

      What's the exact version number of the application? What's your OS version?

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