Removing Doc Title and Location when Converting to PDF

[Philosopher]

Ok...this is just getting ridiculous!

I'm converting a folder of webpages to PDF using Adobe Acrobat's "Create PDF from Multiple Files option".

The only issue is once the PDF is created, at the very top of each page in tiny text Adobe is adding the page title and at the very bottom of each page of the PDF it's adding the location where that file originally was on my computer.

Obviously, I don't want the bottom on there, and I'd much prefer it didn't keep adding the title in tiny text at the top.

I've now gone through every setting I can find and can't find a way to turn this off. During the PDF creation process, I can't find any options to speak of and once it's created, I still can't find any way to turn it off.

This is just silly..I've GOT to be missing something simple. Any input?

[phranque]

did you ever find a solution for this, Philosopher?

[encyclo]

If Acrobat is using Internet Explorer to parse the file before printing to the PDF file (which is very possible), then it will apply IEs print preferences, including the header and footer defined by default in the IE settings. So try changing your IE's configuration to see if it makes a difference.

[Philosopher]

Actually I did find a solution. Someone from the adobe users forum was able to shed some light on it. It's a bit of a quirk it seems with that version.

Basically, before I could use the "create pdf from multiple files" option, I had to use the "create from web page option" and basically create a dummy pdf. During that process, there is a checkbox option that let's you turn off the headers/footers on the page.

For some reason, you can't just check that and then use the multiple files option, you have to go through the whole create from web page process. Once you do that, the setting "sticks" and you can then go through the "create from multiple files option" and voila...no stupid headers/footers (of course, you then have to go back and delete the dummy pdf you created earlier).

A bit of a PITA, but it works.

[edited by: Philosopher at 3:09 am (utc) on June 17, 2009]