Edit Word document properties and remove personal information

Your Word file says more than its text

Every Word document carries properties: who created it, who saved it last, the company name, the template it came from, how long it was edited and keywords someone typed years ago. File browsers, search engines and document systems show some of these, and anyone can read all of them in Word's file information.

DocsBat lets you control that information. When you upload a file, its current Title, Author, Subject and Keywords are read and shown, so you can see what is there before changing it. Set clean values for a professional document, or tick Remove all personal information to strip the details that identify you and your colleagues.

When people edit Word metadata

• Sending a CV or cover letter: make sure the author is you, not the template site or a previous employer.
• Sharing contracts and proposals: remove internal reviewer names and the company template path before the document leaves the office.
• Publishing documents online: give each file a clear title and keywords so it is described properly.
• Reusing an old document: clear the original author and editing history before turning it into something new.
• Anonymous review: remove names from comments and tracked changes for blind peer review.

What it does not remove

Properties are only part of what a document can reveal. The tool does not change the text itself, so names typed in the body, headers or footers stay. It does not delete comments or tracked changes either; it only anonymises their authors. To remove them, run Accept Changes and Remove Comments. Pictures can carry their own metadata, such as camera details, which this tool does not touch.

Converting to PDF afterwards? Word to PDF creates a new PDF file, so check the PDF's own properties in your reader if they matter.