Remove metadata microsoft word

Along the document, it adds a series of data that can compromise your privacy. Reflect the information regarding the creation dates, resolution, size, author, etc. They are in short private data also called sensitive data or metadata. Through few simple steps we will get rid of these private data that should not be published.

To do this, the first step is to open the document that you want to publish. Emphasize that we have tested through Microsoft Word , but also works in other editions. Now just move on to the file tab and click on info option.

Now click on the check for issues option from the displayed list. It will display a small menu with three options, all related to the preparation of the document before sharing. Click on the Inspect Document option then it will open a window with a list of options. Under that data, click on Show All Properties to see more data.

If you used a template that has your name, or a company name in its filename, that could be tracked to you.

In the Properties window, click on the Details tab. It accompanies all kinds of files and Microsoft Office files are no exception. Change the extension of the file from. Yes, each Office filetype that ends in x is a compressed file containing XML documents. Click Yes. In the window that opens, it will ask you where you want to save the extracted files and if you want to show the extracted files when finished.

The default values are good. Click Extract. Explore in these files to see what information is stored there. It will look odd, but you should be able to make out what most of the information means. There are two XML files that may contain your name: core. On the Info page, click on Check for Issues on the left, near the middle of the page. Click on Inspect Document. The Document Inspector window will open. Make sure all the checkboxes in the Document Inspector are checked, then click the Inspect button.

A green checkmark in a circle means it found no data of that type. A red exclamation mark means it found data of that type.

Click on that to remove all data of that type. There may be several of these buttons, so scroll down to ensure you get all of them. Upon inspecting the core. If you change the extension back from.

This is a good method if you want to strip metadata from several files quickly. Doing this for 2 or more files can be done in a matter of seconds.

Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the file you want to remove metadata from. Any link to or advocacy of virus, spyware, malware, or phishing sites. Any other inappropriate content or behavior as defined by the Terms of Use or Code of Conduct.

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I want to remove personal data Metadata from my Word documents. It was pretty easy to do in earlier version of Word, but I can't seem to find in in Office Word. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.

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