Check Word metadata
Inspect supported Author, Last Modified By, Company, timestamps and custom document properties in a DOCX file.
Check Word metadataWORD / DOCX METADATA CENTER
Word metadata tools: check and clean DOCX properties
DOCX files can carry identity, organization and document-history properties outside the visible page. Use this hub to choose between inspection, broad cleanup and focused property removal.
Best starting point: Check the DOCX first if you are unsure what it contains. Use the broad remover when you want a cleaned distribution copy; use focused pages when one property such as Author or Company is the specific concern.
Remove Word metadata
Create a cleaned DOCX copy with supported core, application and custom document properties removed or cleared.
Remove DOCX metadataRemove Author
Use a focused workflow when the creator/author property is the specific identity field you need to address.
Remove AuthorRemove Last Modified By
Target the supported editor identity field without confusing it with visible revision content.
Remove Last Modified ByRemove Company metadata
Focus on supported organization properties that may reveal company or workflow context.
Remove CompanyWhat metadata can Word store?
Learn where DOCX properties live and why metadata cleanup is different from deleting comments, revisions or visible text.
Read the Word guideA practical Word privacy workflow
1 · InspectUse the Word metadata checker on the exact DOCX you plan to send.
2 · Clean a copyUse the DOCX metadata remover to create a separate distribution copy.
3 · Review contentMetadata cleanup is not redaction. Review comments, tracked changes, visible names, headers, embedded files and other document content separately.
Why focused Word pages exist
“Remove metadata from Word,” “remove Author,” “remove Last Modified By” and “remove Company metadata” describe related but different user tasks. MetWipe keeps one broad DOCX cleaner as the main transactional page while focused pages explain each property and route back to the maintained tool.
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Part of the Office Metadata Center
Word is one Office format. Compare DOCX, XLSX and PPTX metadata workflows from the parent Office Metadata Tools center →
Which Word metadata tool should you use?
Use the Word checker when you need to identify supported document properties before making changes. Use the broad DOCX remover when you want a cleaned distribution copy. The Author, Last Modified By and Company pages are focused explanations for those specific properties and route back to the maintained DOCX workflow.
A practical sharing path is inspect the DOCX → clean supported properties → reopen the output and separately review comments, tracked changes, visible names and embedded content. Compare the fields in the metadata field reference.