Re: [libreoffice-users] How to change document author in existing document

Thank you to Clei and Drew. It works now. I think I was resetting the user 
data without having the checkbox checked (which, of course, doesn't make any 
sense, so I'm not sure why I was doing it that way!). Works now. Much happier. 
Thanks all!

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-Mannex

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 3:11:57 PM drew jensen wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-04-11 at 11:33 -0700, Russ Mannex wrote:
> > Using LibreOffice Writer 3.4.4 on Mint 12 KDE. If I create a document,
> > then export to PDF, the author is set to the user info as defined in
> > the Options>User Data section. In File>Properties, I can deselect
> > "Apply user data" and the author info will no longer be exported to a
> > PDF. However, if I subsequently change the Options>User Data
> > information, the new information will not be exported to PDF, even if a
> > reapply the File>Properties>Apply user data. Is there another way to
> > change the author info in an existing document so that I can export it
> > to a PDF?
> >
> > --
>
> Hi Russ,
>
> Well it works for me.
>
> I have to do the following:
>
> With the document open,
>
> Tools>Options>User
>       Change user name information
>
>       Close the options dialog
>
> File>Properties
>
>       With the checkbox 'Apply User Data' ticked,
>       click the RESET button
>
> Close the properties editor
>
> File>Export to PDF
>       I'm exporting as PDF 1.5, picks the name change up
>       every time.
>
> -Using LibO 3.5.2 / Ubuntu BTW
>
> //drew
>
>
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