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Default How can I delete the properties of a word doc?

On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 13:18:20 -0700, xe1bj
wrote:

I am trying to delete all the properties for a Word .doc and although I have
checked the Remove all personal information on save, cannot delete anything.
I am using Word 2003 SP3.


I don't think you can delete _all_ the properties of a document -- for
example, the creation date or the number of pages -- but you can
remove what Microsoft calls "personally identifiable information". See
these articles for explanations:

Remove Hidden Data add-in for Office 2003 and Office XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=834427

Protecting Personal Data in Your Word 2003 Documents
http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/librar...ctWord2003.asp

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