RE: Need free app for viewing metadata in Word documents

From: H C (keydet89@yahoo.com)
Date: 05/29/02 

Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 10:49:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: H C <keydet89@yahoo.com>
To: msmith@netlocksmith.com, focus-ms@securityfocus.com

Given the information available at the MS KB regarding
metadata in PPT97 presentations and Word documents,
perhaps the best free utility available is strings.exe
from SysInternals.

You might also want to dig through the TUCOFs site...
http://www.tucofs.com/tucofs/tucofs.asp?mode=mainmenu

--- Mike Smith <msmith@netlocksmith.com> wrote:
> I don't know of a free app that will remove
> metadata, but for what it's worth, Microsoft has
> advice on the subject:
>
> Removing Metadata and Unique Identifiers From Office
> 97 Documents
>
http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/9798/Metadata.aspx
>
> How to Minimize Metadata in Microsoft Office
> Documents (Q223396)
> (Includes info for Office 97, 2000 & 2002)
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q223396
>
> Also, Word 2002 has an option specifically to
> block/remove metadata. Go to Tools, Options,
> Security, and it has checkboxes for "Remove personal
> information from this file on save" and "Warn before
> printing, sending or saving a file that contains
> tracked changes or comments."
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Mike Smith, CISSP, CISA, MCP
> <www.netlocksmith.com>
>
>

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