Your PDF lists its author as "User" or as someone who left the company last year. The Properties pane reveals it to anyone who looks.
The author field is a metadata setting. Edit it, save, done.
Find the current value
Open the PDF in any reader and check its properties. The Author field is usually populated from the source application's user setting. Word puts the logged-in user's name there. Pages uses your Apple ID name. Often it's wrong, outdated, or revealing.
Edit it in the metadata panel
Open the PDF in Flint's editor and find the metadata section. Replace the Author value with the right name — the actual writer, the agency, your firm.
While you're there, check the other fields too. Title, subject, keywords. If the file is going to a public audience, all four matter.
Save and check
Save the PDF. Reopen and verify in the properties pane. The new author should appear; the old one should be gone.
For a clean slate, strip metadata entirely and start fresh. Useful when the file has been through several rounds and accumulated cruft.
FAQ
Why does my PDF show the wrong author?
The source application sets it automatically. If you didn't update your username when joining a new company, every PDF you export carries the old one.
Will downstream copies show the new author?
Yes. The metadata is part of the PDF, so any copies inherit your edit.
Can I leave the author field blank?
Yes. An empty author field is fine — better than a wrong one. Some document management systems flag empty fields, though, so check your destination.
Is the author field visible to readers?
Yes, in the properties or document info pane of any reader. It's not loud — but anyone who looks will see it.
Author metadata is small but visible. Edit it in Flint's editor and ship the file with the right name attached.