Removing personal info from Word document

[Guest]

Hi,

I made myself a resume in Word which I want to post on the Internet. I have
removed my personal data, like name and address from the document, and plan
to create an Acrobat pdf file from this Word document. But when I look at the
pdf file in explorer I still see my name in the abstract of the file. Hover
your mouse pointer above a Word document in Explorer and you will see what I
mean. So, this information is still available. My question is, what do I need
to do to remove this personal data?

I already looked in the properties of the Word document, and saw my name in
it. I removed this, but still my name comes back in the file abstract.

Michel

 

[Guest]

I searched the Registry for occurrences of my name, and found that the
program I use to create the PDF file (PrimoPDF) has my name. I changed that
and the problem is now solved.

 

[HeyBub]

I searched the Registry for occurrences of my name, and found that the
program I use to create the PDF file (PrimoPDF) has my name. I
changed that and the problem is now solved.

When installing (and at every other opportunity) I use:

Enter company name: Your Company Name Here
Enter your name: Your Name Here

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

The Remove Hidden Data tool for Office 2003 and Office XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834427

Remove hidden data and personal information from Office documents:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA100375931033.aspx

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi,

I made myself a resume in Word which I want to post on the Internet. I have
removed my personal data, like name and address from the document, and plan
to create an Acrobat pdf file from this Word document. But when I look at the
pdf file in explorer I still see my name in the abstract of the file. Hover
your mouse pointer above a Word document in Explorer and you will see what I
mean. So, this information is still available. My question is, what do I need
to do to remove this personal data?

I already looked in the properties of the Word document, and saw my name in
it. I removed this, but still my name comes back in the file abstract.

Michel

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

I made myself a resume in Word which I want to post on the Internet.

WTF has this got to do with the XP operating system, you freakin'
idjut?