How do I wipe out all reviewing information from a Word 2002 docu.

[Guest]

This is driving me crazy. I need to get a 'clean' document with no reviewer
information. There is some information I need from an existing document. So
here is what I did.
- Opened a new blank document
- Cut and pasted text from the existing document and saw that there is
reviewer information in the new doc.
- So I closed the new doc and opened a fresh one. Now, it has reviewer
information even though there is no text in it ! Seems like the default new
document always has some reviewing information
- I searched and found NO normal.dot file on my c: drive
- Obtained a clean normal.dot from a co-worker and saved it to
c:\ProgramFiles\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033 and c:\ProgramFiles\Microsoft
Office\Office10\ sub-folders
- When I open a blank document, the same information is STILL THERE

What am I missing and how can I fix it ??

Thanx

 

[Jay Freedman]

This is driving me crazy. I need to get a 'clean' document with no reviewer
information. There is some information I need from an existing document. So
here is what I did.
- Opened a new blank document
- Cut and pasted text from the existing document and saw that there is
reviewer information in the new doc.
- So I closed the new doc and opened a fresh one. Now, it has reviewer
information even though there is no text in it ! Seems like the default new
document always has some reviewing information
- I searched and found NO normal.dot file on my c: drive
- Obtained a clean normal.dot from a co-worker and saved it to
c:\ProgramFiles\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033 and c:\ProgramFiles\Microsoft
Office\Office10\ sub-folders
- When I open a blank document, the same information is STILL THERE

What am I missing and how can I fix it ??

Thanx

See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm for
information about replacing Normal.dot. Note that neither of the
folders you mentioned is the right one. Use the folder indicated as
the User Templates folder in the Tools > Options > File Locations
dialog.

Procedures for cleaning identifiable user information, including
reviewer data, from documents is here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290945
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=834427

 

[Guest]

Thank you. I downloaded the app and installed it. Appears to work.

Bharat