Remove Author Details, Comments and Hidden Data from a Word Copy
Inspect a Word document before sharing it. Use Windows desktop Document Inspector on a copy, choose what to remove and recheck the saved document.
Read guide →Write, review and reuse Word documents
Manage document formatting with styles and numbering with reference features so you know what to update after an edit. Before review or mail merge, keep a source copy and check which changes and personal data belong in the final version.
Before choosing a task
- Choose whether to change structure, numbering or formatting and save the original separately.
- Update numbers and references, checking long tables and headings across pages.
- Before sharing, check tracked changes, mail-merge recipients, links and reading order.
Follow the steps
Create an automatic table of contents from Word headings
Build an automatic table of contents in Word. Apply heading styles, insert the contents and update it after edits, with navigation checks along the way.
Read guide →Convert Word document to PDF while preserving layout
Export Word to PDF and check the layout. Review print view and page range, save a separate PDF and inspect it in another viewer before distributing it.
Read guide →Start page numbering at 1 on page 3 in Word
Start Word page numbering at 1 on the third page. Add a section break, unlink it from the previous section and set the numbering without affecting the cover.
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