Document properties

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Document properties

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A summary of all settings, dates, authors, and other information about the current PDF file can be displayed by choosing the command File | Properties.

dialog - doc props

This data is saved in a machine-readable format in the PDF file.

Click on the hyperlink next to Modified to open the change log of the PDF.

Click on the hyperlink next to Security to open the dialog box Document Security.

Resource Page indicates whether the PDF has an embedded resource page.

The Creator and Producer fields contain read-only values that cannot be changed by the user. If a document was edited with PDF Pro, "PDF Pro" is entered for the Creator.

You can enter your own information in the white fields (Title, Author, etc.).

Notes

If the current document is part of a portfolio, the dialog box displays the properties of the PDF in which the document is located.

To see the properties of individual documents within the portfolio:
Choose the ribbon command View | group Window | Sidebars dropdown_arrow | Portfolio.
In the Portfolio sidebar, click on Properties icon_portfolio_item_properties.

If the selected item within a portfolio is not a PDF, Properties shows only the basic properties of the file.