Outlook 2002 auto inserting email address - Is there a fix?

[Molto]

When I use Outlook 2002 to attach a document, spreadsheet or presentation
to an email message, Outlook sticks four items in the document's File |
Properties | Custom dialog box. They're called:

_AdHocReviewCycleID
_AuthorEmail
_AuthorEmailDisplayName
_EmailSubject

I see this as an invasion of my privacy. how can I stop Outlook and all
other office XP products from doing this?

 

[Beth Melton]

You can control the "Automatic Review" option off in Outlook by going
to Tools/Options/Preferences/Email Options/Advanced Email Options and
turning off "Add properties to attachments to enable Reply with
Changes"

Here is an article which contains more information on this "feature"
(also note the update at the bottom of the article if you are
concerned about privacy):
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=107

Additionally this option has been turned off by default in Outlook
2003.

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[Molto]

When I use Outlook 2002 to attach a document, spreadsheet or presentation
to an email message, Outlook sticks four items in the document's File |
Properties | Custom dialog box. They're called:

_AdHocReviewCycleID
_AuthorEmail
_AuthorEmailDisplayName
_EmailSubject

I see this as an invasion of my privacy.

how can I stop Outlook and all other office XP products from doing this?

 

[Beth Melton]

I've posted a reply in this same thread - are you unable to see it?

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[Molto]

Beth,

Thanks for the help. I think that will fix the cause but do you have any
idea how to find and clean all my documents without having to open and
resave each one? I'm hoping there is a tool to remove the data for me.

Regards

Molto

 

[Beth Melton]

So far no one has developed such a utility but it should be easy
enough to accomplish with a little VBA.
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