Change a name in a research paper PDF
Last minute fixes to your own paper, like an author affiliation, a typo in a heading or a corrected figure caption, can be made directly in the PDF you're about to submit. Update a person's or organisation's name wherever it appears, in the same typeface as before.
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How to do it
- 1.Drop your PDF into MythosPDF and click the text you want to change.
- 2.Select the old name and type the new one.
- 3.Repeat for each place the name appears, then Export PDF.
What people change in a research paper
- • Author names and affiliations
- • Typos in text and captions
- • Acknowledgements
- • Contact email
What happens to the rest of the page
- • A longer name pushes the words after it along the line; right aligned names grow to the left.
- • Names often contain letters the PDF has not used yet, like Z, Q or accented letters. The complete font is loaded for them.
LaTeX papers
PDFs from LaTeX often embed fonts with only the characters used. Small corrections usually work; longer additions are best made in the source.
Add supplements
Combine the paper with supplementary material using Merge PDF.
Questions people ask
+Should I change names on official documents?
Only on documents you are entitled to change, such as your own drafts, templates and letters.
+Can I edit equations?
Equations are drawn from many small pieces and are best changed in the source document.
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