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These file formats can be opened and editted by all spreadsheet applications or plain text editors. Metadata should be exported into *.csv or tab-delimited *.txt formats for editing. If you already prepared the file with metadata, then skip this step. This will create a worksheet file with all necessary columns populated by the current values.

Step 4 - Export Metadata If you do not yet have a worksheet file with the metadata information for the selected files, then it is convinient to create one byД®xporting the existing metadata.

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If you want to see how to use other metadata editing methods, then go to the Advanced Topics.

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We are going to show how to update metadata from a spreadsheet.

Loading metadata from the spreadsheet file (CSV or tab-delimited text format).

Settings the same metadata for all input documents at once.

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Manual editing in the 6 editable columns.

There are several different ways for editing metadata in the 'Edit Document Metadata' dialog: There are several non-editable columns in the spreadsheet view including 'Filename', 'PDF Version', 'File Size', 'Modified', 'Page Count', 'Attachments', 'Num Fields' (number of interactive fields if a document is a PDF form) and 'Security Restrictions'. There are 6 editable metadata fields: 'Title', 'Subject', 'Author', 'Keywords', 'Application', 'PDF Producer'.

If a PDF document is password protected or couldn't be opened then it appears as a record with a red background. See the 'Security Restrictions' column for specific operations that are restricted for a particular document. All documents that restrict metadata editing are displayed with a yellow background. If a document does not have any security restrictions and can be edited, then it will appear as a record with a white background. Step 3 - Inspect Metadata Records All input PDF documents and corresponding metadata will appear in the 'Edit Document Metadata' dialog. Click 'OK' button to proceed to the next step. The selected files appear in the file list.

Select PDF files for editing document metadata. Step 2 - Select Input PDF Files Click 'Add Files.' in the 'Select Input Files' dialog. Select 'Plug-Ins > AutoBatch Tools > Edit Metadata For Multiple Documents.' from the main menu.

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Step 1 - Start the 'Edit Metadata For Multiple Documents' Tool Start the AdobeВ® AcrobatВ® Pro application.

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You can download trial versions of both the AdobeВ® AcrobatВ® and the AutoBatchв„ў plug-in. Prerequisites You need a copy of the AdobeВ® AcrobatВ® Pro along with the AutoBatchв„ў plug-in installed on your computer in order to use this tutorial. The automated method allows updating of the following 6 metadata fields: 'Title', 'Subject', 'Author', 'Keywords', 'PDF Producer', and 'Application'. It is time consuming and prone to errors. The regular method for editing metadata requires opening of a PDF file, manually editing the document properties and saving the file. It can automatically update metadata in the multiple PDF files without the need to manually open and edit each document. This method is useful when working with a set of documents that needs to be maintained over a long period of time. The rest of the fields are either updated automatically ('Created', 'Modified') or set at the time the document is created ('PDF Producer', 'Application').Д®diting Metadata The AutoBatch provides automated method for updating the PDF metadata from a spreadsheet file. Only 4 standard metadata fields are editable by the user directly in AdobeВ® AcrobatВ®: 'Title', 'Subject', 'Author', and 'Keywords'. The metadata can be viewed and edited via 'File > Properties.' menu in AdobeВ® AcrobatВ® ('Desription' tab). The standard PDF metadata includes the following fields: 'Title', 'Author', 'Subject', 'Keywords', 'Application', 'PDF Producer', 'Created', 'Modified' and etc. What is Document Metadata? A document's metadata is information about one or more aspects of the document. The metadata is exported into a spreadsheet, edited in Microsoft Excel, and imported back into the PDF files. The tutorial covers the spreadsheet-based method. The AutoBatchв„ў provides multiple ways for editing PDF metadata.

The tutorial is using the AutoBatchв„ў plug-in for the AdobeВ® AcrobatВ® Pro. Editing Metadata for Multiple PDF Documents Introduction The tutorial shows how to edit/update standard document metadata in the multiple PDF documents using data from an Excel worksheet.