Hidden information in word documents

[jdc]

Word documents can contain information about previous versions of the
documents. I am being told that we need a "scrubber" utility to clean our
documents, but another source tells me that I just need to "accept changes"
on the final version and that removes all prior version info. Can someone
please advise me on these issues.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Word documents can contain information about previous versions of the
documents. I am being told that we need a "scrubber" utility to
clean our documents, but another source tells me that I just need to
"accept changes" on the final version and that removes all prior
version info. Can someone please advise me on these issues.

"Accept changes" removes only one of many kinds of personally identifiable
information -- the kind inserted with the Track Changes feature. For the
other kinds, read the appropriate articles from the following list:

Word 97: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=223790
Word 2000: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=237361
Word 2002 (XP): http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290945
Word 2003: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825576

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/library/en-us/odc_wd2003_ta/html/odc_WDProtectWord2003.aspFor Word 2007, the Document Inspector is built in; start it by clicking theOffice button > Prepare > Inspect Document.--Regards,Jay FreedmanMicrosoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.orgEmail cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup soall may benefit.

 

[Jay Freedman]

"Accept changes" removes only one of many kinds of personally
identifiable information -- the kind inserted with the Track Changes
feature. For
the other kinds, read the appropriate articles from the following list:

Word 97: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=223790
Word 2000: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=237361
Word 2002 (XP): http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290945
Word 2003: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825576

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/library/en-us/odc_wd2003_ta/html/odc_WDProtectWord2003.asp

For Word 2007, the Document Inspector is built in; start it by clicking
the Office button > Prepare > Inspect Document.
--
Regards, Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so all may benefit.

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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa537144(office.11).aspx