How to select file name of an open file?

Question

Sometimes I need to copy-paste the file name of an open file.

The only workaround I can think of (and am using) is the following:

File > Save As > Choose Different Folder
copy the file name

Then click on Cancel

Is there an easier way within Acrobat?

Thanks.
(Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020)

try67 · Accepted Answer

I don't think so, although it's possible to create a script that will show the current file name in an alert box from which you could copy it, and assign it to a new menu or toolbar item...

But the way you described is quite easy, I think. If you use the keyboard it's even more so. You just need to do the following:

Ctrl+Shift+S

Ctrl+C

Esc

try67 · Answer

Here's how you do it.Find the JavaScripts folder for your version of Acrobat or Reader.If you're on a Windows machine it will be something like this:C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat \Acrobat\JavascriptsIf you're on a Mac it will be something like this:/Applications/Adobe Acrobat /Adobe Acrobat Pro.app/Contents/Resources/JavaScriptsYou will need to create the JavaScripts folder if it doesn't already exist. Download the attached file and rename it from ShowFileName.txt to ShowFileName.js (if you're on Windows make sure the option to hide file extensions for known file types is disabled in Windows Explorer, under View - Folder Options, before trying to rename it), and then place it in that folder and restart the application.Once you do that a new menu item should appear under the File menu, directly below Properties, called Show File Name.Click it and a window will appear with the file name in a text field, already selected, so you could directly copy it.If you're on a Windows machine you can access it even faster, with the following keyboard combination: Alt+F, F.

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