Microsoft Word 2003 Security and Privacy

Remove Personal Information from a File

Summary: Remove your name and that of those who made changes from your Word 2003 documents.

Normally, when you save a file in Microsoft Word 2003, along with the saved file are properties containing the author's name (you) as well as the names of those who may have suggested or made tracked changes in the document. If you wish to distribute a document that does not contain this information:

1. Open the document you want to protect.

2. Choose "Tools" then "Options".

3. When the "Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, click the "Security" tab.

4. Check "Remove personal information from file properties on save".

5. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.

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Last Modified on: July 13, 2008, at 12:04 A.M. EDT

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