Cannot delete revision author information from a Word 2003 document (827731)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Word 2003

SYMPTOMS

When you add a comment to an e-mail thread and then paste the text that contains the comment into Microsoft Office Word 2003, you cannot delete the revision author information from the document.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, follow these steps:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Security tab.
  2. Click to select the Remove personal information from this file on save check box.
  3. Save the document.
The revisions become visible and you can accept or reject the revisions.

REFERENCES

For additional information about how to remove metadata, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

825576 How to minimize metadata in Microsoft Word 2003

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/27/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB827731 kbAudEndUser
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