Adobe Community: Exporting document into PDF (can't change the identity)? HELP!

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1. Alec Molloy,

Jul 9, 2012 5:01 PM in reply to AngishKhan

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Are you referring to your InDesign User Name?

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2. Bob Levine,

Jul 9, 2012 5:03 PM in reply to AngishKhan

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Can you expand on that a bit? I’m not sure I know what you’re referring to.

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3. AngishKhan,

Jul 9, 2012 5:04 PM in reply to Alec Molloy

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I have an InDesign username? Can I change that? I think it might be that actually.

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4. Alec Molloy,

Jul 9, 2012 5:06 PM in reply to AngishKhan

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Not sure if this will help you, but you can change your user name here:

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5. AngishKhan,

Jul 9, 2012 5:07 PM in reply to Bob Levine

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Yeah when I open the pdf that I made using InDesign the identity in the pdf prefrences is "my name." Also when I post little sticky notes in the pdf you can see my name in the notes. This pdf is not meant for personal use, so it's really annoying. I need to know how to change it.

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6. AngishKhan,

Jul 9, 2012 5:09 PM in reply to Alec Molloy

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Nope that didn't work.

Any other ideas?

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7. Alec Molloy,

Jul 9, 2012 5:11 PM in reply to AngishKhan

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I think this is an issue not with InDesign, but with either Acrobat or Adobe Reader. Can you try changing your identity in whatever you are using (Acrobat/Adobe Reader) to put notes in? This should be in Preferences under "Identity".

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8. Alec Molloy,

Jul 9, 2012 5:12 PM in reply to AngishKhan

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Also, where are you seeing this "my name" show up? Could you provide a screenshot?

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9. AngishKhan,

Jul 9, 2012 5:17 PM in reply to Alec Molloy

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10. Larry G. Schneider,

Jul 9, 2012 5:19 PM in reply to AngishKhan

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Try this post. There's a script for Acrobat which will do it for you.

http://forums.adobe.com/message/4042273

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11. Alec Molloy,

Jul 9, 2012 5:20 PM in reply to AngishKhan

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Yeah, this is an issue with your identity not in InDesign, but in Adobe Reader. Try changing your identity in Preferences (Edit > Preferences) under the Identity tab.

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12. AngishKhan,

Jul 9, 2012 5:21 PM in reply to Larry G. Schneider

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Actually I figured it out guys. I sent the pdf to my mum and had her open it and check the identity. it's no longer my identity in there but hers. I appreciate yall trying to help though!

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13. Alec Molloy,

Jul 9, 2012 5:23 PM in reply to AngishKhan

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The identity of a document doesn't depend on who creates the document. What you see at the top of the sticky note is going to be different depending on who made it. Identities are unique to computers, and can be changed in Adobe Reader or Acrobat.

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14. AngishKhan,

Jul 9, 2012 5:24 PM in reply to Alec Molloy

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Are you saying the notes will stil display MY NAME on other computers? My moms adobe reader isn't as updated as mine so it didn't have the notes feature, but we went into the prefrences to check the identity there and it said her name and not mine.

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15. Alec Molloy,

Jul 9, 2012 5:26 PM in reply to AngishKhan

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The preferences will say the name of the owner of the computer. Not the creator of the PDF. Identities are not stored in PDFs.

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16. AngishKhan,

Jul 9, 2012 5:27 PM in reply to Alec Molloy

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Okay.

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17. Alec Molloy,

Jul 9, 2012 5:28 PM in reply to AngishKhan

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Glad to help! Sorry for the confusion.

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18. Peter Spier,

Jul 10, 2012 3:29 AM in reply to AngishKhan

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Just out of curiosity, whose name did you want to appear in the sticky notes? The purpose for showing a name is so during the review process the editor or designer can tell who is making the comments.

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