How to remove hidden metadata from Word documents
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« on: November 22, 2010, 12:39:32 AM »
Word documents contain hidden metadata, which includes info about the document authors, hidden text, comments, tracked changes, and others. To prevent the disclosure of sensitive info, one would typically want to remove this hidden metadata before sharing the document. The Document Inspector that was included in Word 2007 (From the menu choose Prepare -> Inspect Document) is able to remove this hidden metadata, one file at a time.

To clean Word documents in bulk, the following tools can be used:
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« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2010, 03:35:59 PM »
 Azn Octem

Thanks for posting and welcome to the forum
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