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maddophelia
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August 28, 2017
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Make 'Document Title' in File info automatically match file name

  • August 28, 2017
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Is there a way to make the Document Title field in the File Info match the document's file name without having to go in to the File Info window and change it by hand each time? I have a client who wants the title property to match the file name of each document. Easy enough when there's one doc, but when you have to change it manually for 40 or 50 documents, it's not fun.

Thanks!

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    Luke Jennings
    Luke Jennings
    Inspiring
    August 29, 2017

    I believe the document title originates from the document profile used when a new file is created in Illustrator. If the file originated from another program, the title and other metadata would generally transfer. You can automate changing the title name to match the file name in Acrobat, using an existing preflight profile, but your Illustrator file would be saved as a PDF.

    Ton Frederiks
    Ton Frederiks
    Adobe Expert
    August 29, 2017

    Luke,

    When you create a new document, the Document Title gets the name of the profile it was based upon.

    If you save it the Document Title will get the name of the saved document.

    But you will have to close and open it to see the updated change.

    Luke Jennings
    Luke Jennings
    Inspiring
    August 29, 2017

    Hello Ton, I'm not seeing that behavior. Saving, closing and re-opening the file does not change the name of the title, as seen in File> File Info, or in Acrobat File> Properties. I am on a Mac, version 21.1.0. Perhaps it's different for a PC?

    Ton Frederiks
    Ton Frederiks
    Adobe Expert
    August 28, 2017

    Which version are you using?

    It seems to already do that in 2017.1.0

    You have to close the document after saving and reopen it to see the filename in the Document Title field.

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    maddopheliaAuthor
    New Participant
    August 29, 2017

    I feel a bit dumb. I tried everything I could think of, except for closing and reopening the file, which did indeed work. Thanks!

    Running CS6 (Illustrator version 16.0.0) on Mac OS 10.12.6.

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