Sensitive PDF Metadata

Sensitive PDF Metadata in Adobe Acrobat — with a ready prompt for the moment it comes up. 1 real situation leads here.

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A translator needs files now but the marked PDF may contain metadata I shouldn't share.

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An external translator emailed asking for the marked manuscript and queries; production wants the…
An external translator emailed asking for the marked manuscript and queries; production wants the file out in [deadline=90 minutes]. I suspect the PDF still contains reviewer metadata and embedded comments from another story. Tell me the quick steps to sanitize the file safely, how to confirm the translator received exactly what I intended, and the one sentence to include so they understand which corrections to apply and which queries need answers.

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