Adding details about the form

You can add descriptive information about a form design or template (for example, file description and author’s name) in the form design or template. If you want to save the information as metadata with the PDF form, select Enable Plaintext Metadata in Form Properties > PDF Security tab. When the metadata is saved, it is available to other Adobe applications, such as Acrobat and search utilities. In Acrobat, the metadata appears on the Description tab of the Document Properties dialog box.

You can also add custom properties, such as copyright URLs, to a form.

In Acrobat, the metadata appears in the Custom tab of the Document Properties dialog box.

Keep in mind that certain case-sensitive keywords are reserved for property names:

  • Title

  • CreationDate

  • Creator

  • Producer

  • Subject

  • Keywords

  • ModDate

  • Trapped

  • Author

To add information about a form

  1. Select File > Form Properties.

  2. Enter the information on the Info tab. For a complete list and description of the items on this tab, see Info (Form Properties dialog box).

  3. Embed the information for other applications to use:

    • Click the PDF Security tab.

    • In the Permissions area, select Use A Password To Restrict Printing And Editing Of The Document And Its Security Settings, and then select the required security settings.

To add custom properties

  1. Select File > Form Properties.

  2. In the Custom Property box on the Info tab, click the Add button.

  3. Type the name of the property and press Enter.

  4. Type the value of the property and press Enter.

  5. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each property you want to add.

  6. For a complete list and description of the items in this tab, see Info (Form Properties dialog box).

  7. Embed the information for other applications to use:

    • Click the PDF Security tab.

    • In the Permissions area, select Use A Password To Restrict Printing And Editing Of The Document And Its Security Settings, and then select the required security settings.

To remove custom properties

  1. Select File > Form Properties.

  2. In the Custom Property box on the Info tab, select the property, and click the Remove button.

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