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April 7, 2006
PDF Tip: Creating PDF Documents for the WWW
1.Open the PDF file
2.Left Click on "File" (located in the upper left corner)
3.Select "Document Info" and then select "Summary" or "General" (depending on your version of Acrobat) You will see the following dialog boxes: Title, Subject, Author and Keywords.
Title: The title will default to whatever the original file was named (ex: staff01.doc, dtfcitminutes.doc, etc.) which could mean little or nothing to the viewer when it shows up in a search. By entering a title, in the PDF title field it will appear in the search results instead of the filename. Example: Staff Roster 2001 instead of staff01.doc and Communications/Technology Team Meeting Minutes 12/12/01 instead of dtfcitminutes.doc.
Subject: Enter a brief description of the subject.
Author: The author will default to the computer/username of the person who entered the document . If necessary, change the name to the true author.
Keywords: By adding keywords you enhance the ability of a search engine to find your document. Enter as many keywords as you wish, separated by commas.
When creating PDF documents for the web it is important to remember to add key descriptive elements to the document properties. Doing so enhances the chances of users finding your information via search engines.
1.Open the PDF file
2.Left Click on "File" (located in the upper left corner)
3.Select "Document Info" and then select "Summary" or "General" (depending on your version of Acrobat) You will see the following dialog boxes: Title, Subject, Author and Keywords.
Title: The title will default to whatever the original file was named (ex: staff01.doc, dtfcitminutes.doc, etc.) which could mean little or nothing to the viewer when it shows up in a search. By entering a title, in the PDF title field it will appear in the search results instead of the filename. Example: Staff Roster 2001 instead of staff01.doc and Communications/Technology Team Meeting Minutes 12/12/01 instead of dtfcitminutes.doc.
Subject: Enter a brief description of the subject.
Author: The author will default to the computer/username of the person who entered the document . If necessary, change the name to the true author.
Keywords: By adding keywords you enhance the ability of a search engine to find your document. Enter as many keywords as you wish, separated by commas.
Posted by Barbara Wright at April 7, 2006 1:28 PM