I just did a quick test and couldn’t replicate the problem.

1) Saved out a PSD w/metadata as a TIFF from Photoshop, discarding the layers. (I don’t use Lightroom.)
2) Inspected the TIFF in Bridge to make sure all the metadata was there, including Location info in IPTC and all the EXIF info
3) Placed the TIFF into ID (I’m using 2023), saved it, packaged it, including making a copy of the links
4) Opened the dupe of the image from the Package folder in Bridge; metadata was all there.

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AM

If you use Wordsflow, you can set it up after the fact … that is, make each doc linked to the same Word file even after you have 2 separate INDD files.

Jennifer I love it! Very clever! (and you don’t have to install anything) ;-)

If the PDF is for a commercial printer, I’d ask them for a joboptions file, or at least, the PDF export settings they prefer. If no information is forthcoming, I export to PDF/X-4:2008, which I think of as “the modern standard” … which uses Acrobat 7 (1.6).

If it’s for general distribution, like client proofing or downloading from a web site, I just go with the most recent (1.7). It’s better for accessibility, and makes the smallest file sizes I believe.

AM