Changing identity on Word documents Jim <nomail[ at ]riomail.com> 6/12/2007 3:58:30 PM I need to write some letters for someone else as if the letters are written only by the other person. I use my PC and will email the other person a Word DOC file to use on their PC. We both use Word 2003 on WinXP. ---- However I do not want the DOC file I send to show that I have been involved in any way at all. (a) I do not want data in File > Properties. (b) I do not want to have my default margins, font, etc. (c) I don't want the document file to have other data which has from elsewhere on my PC (perhaps temp data). ---- Until now I have been sending them unformatted text but this means the other person has to paste it into Word and then lay it all out and put in all the formatting for empahsis. Can I achieve what I want by swapping some Word configuration files? I have heard about NORMAL.DOT but I don't know if it does all I want.

Re: Changing identity on Word documents "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules[ at ]hotNOSPAMmail.com> 6/12/2007 4:09:00 PM Use Notepad and let the person for whom you are playing ghost writer format it in Word. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Jim" <nomail[ at ]riomail.com> wrote in message news:Xns994DACAE77915D4AM2[ at ]127.0.0.1... [Quoted Text] >I need to write some letters for someone else as if the letters are > written only by the other person. I use my PC and will email the other > person a Word DOC file to use on their PC. We both use Word 2003 on > WinXP. > > ---- > > However I do not want the DOC file I send to show that I have been > involved in any way at all. > > (a) I do not want data in File > Properties. > > (b) I do not want to have my default margins, font, etc. > > (c) I don't want the document file to have other data which has from > elsewhere on my PC (perhaps temp data). > > ---- > > Until now I have been sending them unformatted text but this means the > other person has to paste it into Word and then lay it all out and put > in all the formatting for empahsis. > > Can I achieve what I want by swapping some Word configuration files? I > have heard about NORMAL.DOT but I don't know if it does all I want. >

Re: Changing identity on Word documents "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 6/12/2007 4:14:21 PM See these articles: Remove Hidden Data add-in for Office 2003 and Office XP: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=834427 http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/odc_wd2003_ta/html/odc_WDProtectWord2003.asp -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Jim wrote: [Quoted Text] > I need to write some letters for someone else as if the letters are > written only by the other person. I use my PC and will email the > other person a Word DOC file to use on their PC. We both use Word > 2003 on WinXP. > > ---- > > However I do not want the DOC file I send to show that I have been > involved in any way at all. > > (a) I do not want data in File > Properties. > > (b) I do not want to have my default margins, font, etc. > > (c) I don't want the document file to have other data which has from > elsewhere on my PC (perhaps temp data). > > ---- > > Until now I have been sending them unformatted text but this means the > other person has to paste it into Word and then lay it all out and put > in all the formatting for empahsis. > > Can I achieve what I want by swapping some Word configuration files? > I have heard about NORMAL.DOT but I don't know if it does all I want.

Re: Changing identity on Word documents Jim <nomail[ at ]riomail.com> 6/12/2007 5:45:54 PM Hi JoAnn, apologies if I tucked away this bit too close to the end: [Quoted Text] >> Until now I have been sending them unformatted text but this means >> the other person has to paste it into Word and then lay it all out >> and put in all the formatting for empahsis. On 12 Jun 2007, JoAnn Paules <jl_paules[ at ]hotNOSPAMmail.com> wrote: > > Use Notepad and let the person for whom you are playing ghost > writer format it in Word. > > -- > JoAnn Paules > MVP Microsoft [Publisher] > > > "Jim" <nomail[ at ]riomail.com> wrote in message >> >>I need to write some letters for someone else as if the letters are >> written only by the other person. I use my PC and will email the >> other person a Word DOC file to use on their PC. We both use Word >> 2003 on WinXP. >> >> ---- >> >> However I do not want the DOC file I send to show that I have been >> involved in any way at all. >> >> (a) I do not want data in File > Properties. >> (b) I do not want to have my default margins, font, etc. >> (c) I don't want the document file to have other data which has >> from elsewhere on my PC (perhaps temp data). >> >> ---- >> >> Until now I have been sending them unformatted text but this means >> the other person has to paste it into Word and then lay it all out >> and put in all the formatting for empahsis. >> >> Can I achieve what I want by swapping some Word configuration >> files? I have heard about NORMAL.DOT but I don't know if it does >> all I want. >> > > >

Re: Changing identity on Word documents "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules[ at ]hotNOSPAMmail.com> 6/12/2007 6:02:01 PM Oops - missed that part. I see that Jay has pointed you in the proper direction anyway. :-) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Jim" <nomail[ at ]riomail.com> wrote in message news:Xns994DBEE38485A5D4AM2[ at ]127.0.0.1... [Quoted Text] > Hi JoAnn, apologies if I tucked away this bit too close to the end: > >>> Until now I have been sending them unformatted text but this means >>> the other person has to paste it into Word and then lay it all out >>> and put in all the formatting for empahsis. > > > > On 12 Jun 2007, JoAnn Paules <jl_paules[ at ]hotNOSPAMmail.com> wrote: >> >> Use Notepad and let the person for whom you are playing ghost >> writer format it in Word. >> >> -- >> JoAnn Paules >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher] >> >> >> "Jim" <nomail[ at ]riomail.com> wrote in message >>> >>>I need to write some letters for someone else as if the letters are >>> written only by the other person. I use my PC and will email the >>> other person a Word DOC file to use on their PC. We both use Word >>> 2003 on WinXP. >>> >>> ---- >>> >>> However I do not want the DOC file I send to show that I have been >>> involved in any way at all. >>> >>> (a) I do not want data in File > Properties. >>> (b) I do not want to have my default margins, font, etc. >>> (c) I don't want the document file to have other data which has >>> from elsewhere on my PC (perhaps temp data). >>> >>> ---- >>> >>> Until now I have been sending them unformatted text but this means >>> the other person has to paste it into Word and then lay it all out >>> and put in all the formatting for empahsis. >>> >>> Can I achieve what I want by swapping some Word configuration >>> files? I have heard about NORMAL.DOT but I don't know if it does >>> all I want. >>> >> >> >> >