So how do you go about customizing the metadata in your PDF documents? It’s pretty simple. If the PDF file has proper metadata inserted into it, you can search for the author’s name to narrow down the files that she created or target the exact one. As an example, you might need to find a PDF document and only know the name of the author.
Creator (the application the file was created in)Įach of these pieces of information can help users find PDF documents.Document title (different than the file name).Using metadata is especially helpful if your company uses a content management system, because those software systems provide features specifically used to search metadata beyond a document’s file name. It offers additional information about your file, such as the fact that you’re the author, when you created your file, the software you used to create the file, the PDF document’s subject, and more. Your PDF documents are only as good as your users’ ability to find them so they can make use of the information within them.
