Why Your Name Ends Up in a PDF Made from Word or PowerPoint

Published: Oct 19, 2026 | Updated: Oct 19, 2026 | About (Japanese)

Key points

Know how the author gets in
Check the author in the PDF
Remove it before submitting if needed

When you turn a document made in Word, PowerPoint or similar into a PDF, the author's name can end up inside the PDF, even when nothing about it is written on the pages.

Why it gets in

Many programs record the name registered in the program as the "author" of the document.
When you make a PDF, that author is carried over into the PDF.
The document title, the name of the software used and the date and time it was made are stored too.

How to check

Choose the PDF in View and Remove PDF Properties.
Look at the Author, Title, Created with, Created and Modified fields.
Check whether your real name, or the name of a school or company, is there.

How to remove it

Choose "Remove everything".
Tap "Create the PDF" and save.

When to check

When you send work or data and do not want to show your real name.
When a school or company name is in the author field.
When the title of the source material has been carried over as it is.

Keep in mind

Some recipients use the author name for verification. If there are rules, follow them.
If a name is written in the text inside the PDF, this does not remove it.

Use "View and Remove PDF Properties (Author, Title)" (free)

Tools that go well with this

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Compress PDF: Shrink a PDF to fit under a size you choose, for upload limits.
Extract or Delete PDF Pages: Keep only the pages you need, or remove the pages you don't.

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