Select Menu > Preferences.
Last updated on
Sep 23, 2025
Learn how to set a different name to appear as the author of comments in Adobe Acrobat.
Windows
Select Commenting, disable the option Always use Log-in Name for Author name, and select OK.
Select Comment from the right panel.
Right-click the comment you want to change the author’s name, and then select Properties.
Select General in the Comment properties dialog box and change the name in the Author field.
To set the changed author name as default, select Make Properties Default option.
Select OK.
macOS
Select Acrobat > Preferences.
Select Commenting, disable the option Always use Log-in Name for Author name, and select OK.
Select Comment from the right panel.
Right-click the comment you want to change the author’s name and then select Properties.
Select General in the Comment properties dialog box and change the name in the Author field.
To set the changed author name as default, select Make Properties Default option.
Select OK.
