[Natasha]

is document inspector available in Word 2003?

or

Is the add in method of RHD the only other alternative?

[Jay Freedman]

Natasha wrote:
is document inspector available in Word 2003?

or

Is the add in method of RHD the only other alternative?

No, the Document Inspector is a new feature in Word 2007.

The RHD add-in is an attempt to automate the removal of personal data, but
it is possible to do it manually. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825576.

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Jay Freedman
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[Natasha]

Will you please tell me what the difference is and your preference between
the following:

1 - How to Manually Remove Revision Marks
Documents can contain revision marks. With revision marks you can determine
who makes specific changes to a document. When you accept or reject revision
marks, the revised text is saved in the document and the revision marks are
removed.

To accept or reject revisions, follow these steps: 1. On the Tools menu,
click Track Changes to enable it.
2. On the Reviewing toolbar, click Previous or Next to locate and select
specific revisions. Then, click Accept Change or Reject Change/Delete Comment
to accept or reject the revision that is selected.
3. When you are finished, click Close.

AND


Office 2003/XP Add-in: Remove Hidden Data




"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Natasha wrote:
is document inspector available in Word 2003?

or

Is the add in method of RHD the only other alternative?

No, the Document Inspector is a new feature in Word 2007.

The RHD add-in is an attempt to automate the removal of personal data, but
it is possible to do it manually. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825576.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

[Jay Freedman]

Revision marks are only one kind of data that the RHD add-in removes. The
entire set of things removed by RHD is described in
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=834427, "The Remove Hidden Data tool for
Office 2003 and Office XP".

If all you want to remove is the revision marks, then the RHD add-in is
overkill. If you want to remove all possibly sensitive data, though,
removing only the revision marks isn't enough and you need RHD. It's just a
matter of what you plan to do with the document, or to whom you intend to
send it.

Natasha wrote:
Will you please tell me what the difference is and your preference
between the following:

1 - How to Manually Remove Revision Marks
Documents can contain revision marks. With revision marks you can
determine who makes specific changes to a document. When you accept
or reject revision marks, the revised text is saved in the document
and the revision marks are removed.

To accept or reject revisions, follow these steps: 1. On the Tools
menu, click Track Changes to enable it.
2. On the Reviewing toolbar, click Previous or Next to locate and
select specific revisions. Then, click Accept Change or Reject
Change/Delete Comment to accept or reject the revision that is
selected.
3. When you are finished, click Close.

AND


Office 2003/XP Add-in: Remove Hidden Data




"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Natasha wrote:
is document inspector available in Word 2003?

or

Is the add in method of RHD the only other alternative?

No, the Document Inspector is a new feature in Word 2007.

The RHD add-in is an attempt to automate the removal of personal
data, but it is possible to do it manually. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825576.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.