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How to use PDF metadata & outline

Update PDF title, author, subject and keywords. Create a hierarchical outline with headings and page destinations in your browser.

  1. Open a PDF and review its properties.
  2. Edit metadata; optionally replace the outline with headings and page numbers.
  3. Save and preview the resulting document.
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A practical example

For a report, set a clear title and author, then build an outline with chapter names and page destinations. Open the output's bookmark panel and test every chapter link. Removing a visible author property alone does not prove that all identity information has disappeared from the document.

Is metadata editing a privacy sanitization tool?

No. Other text, attachments or properties may identify the source. Review the whole document and use an appropriate removal workflow.

Read the complete workflow: Remove selected information from a PDF before sharing