Adding Copyright Metadata to PDFs

You can add copyright metadata to your PDF output, providing information about the document's status (Unknown, Copyrighted, Public Domain), notice text, and a URL for information. However, this information can be accessed only if you are using Adobe Acrobat Pro to view the output (by selecting Properties > Additional Metadata).

How to Add Copyright Metadata to PDFs

  1. Open a target that is using the PDF format.
  2. Select the PDF Options tab.

  3. In the Copyright section, complete any of the fields.

    Note If you want to insert a variable in a field, you can click Insert Variable button. The variable will appear as syntax in the field, but in the output the variable definition will be shown.

  4. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

Note For more about adding copyright information to your project, see Adding Copyright Text to Topics and Adding Copyright Metadata to Online Topics.