Copy Document Properties

Is it possible to copy the document properties from one PDF to another.?I'm mainly referring to the meta-content:?author, subject, keywords, etc.?Thanks.

-Robert

Copy Document Properties

Hi Robert,

Short answer is yes.

The long answer:

EXPORT (from the first file)

Select the File %26gt; Properties menu item

Select the Description tab on the Document Properties dialog

Click the Additional Metadata button

Select Advanced from the tree view on the left side of the dialog

Click the Save button

Select a file name and location and then click the Save button on the Save dialog

Click the OK button on the XMP Metadata dialog

Click the OK button on the Document Properties dialog

IMPORT (with the new file open)

Select the File %26gt; Properties menu item

Select the Description tab on the Document Properties dialog

Click the Additional Metadata button

Select Advanced from the tree view on the left side of the dialog

Click the Replace button

Navigate to and select the XMP file you exported

Click the Load button on the Open dialog

Click the OK button on the XMP Metadata dialog

Click the OK button on the Document Properties dialog

Hope this helped,

Steve

Copy Document Properties

Thanks Steve.?Although this is good to know, it doesn't seem like it would be any quicker than my current method:

1. Open both documents.

2. Open doc properties in file A, copy first meta-field, then close doc properties.

3. Open doc properties in file B %26amp; paste metadata from file A.

4. Repeat for other fields.

If you have several PDFs in which you need to add the same metadata, you can use a Batch Sequence in Acrobat Pro. You can find detail on how to create a Batch Sequence in the following tutorial:

http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/10/baking_batch_of_pdf

I use that feature all the time and love it!?My problem is that I maintain PDF files that have been posted to our website.?When the source docs get changed I have to copy metatdata from the previous version to the new version.?The easy answer would be to get the content creators to put the metadata in the source docs, but that's easier said then done.?As webmaster they see that task as part of my domain.?Erg.