Why does my document show my old company name?
Word stamps the company and author from the Office installation into every new document, and it persists through copies and edits. Clearing the core properties removes it.
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Remove Word Metadata
A Word document records the author, the last person who saved it, the company name from the installed copy of Office, and its revision history. These travel with the file. This tool clears them while leaving your text, tables and images untouched. It is free, needs no account, and adds no watermark to your result.
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Drop file files hereDOCX output · up to 100 files
Included in this tool
Remove author/titleClear subject and keywordsPreserve document contentBatch processing
When you need this
What people use it for.
Submitting a document anonymously for blind review
Sending a contract without revealing which template or which colleague originally drafted it
Removing a previous employer's company name that Office silently stamps into every file
How it works
What happens to your file.
A DOCX is a ZIP package, so the core properties and application properties parts are rewritten with the identifying fields cleared, and the package is repacked. Document body, styles and embedded media are preserved.
Where it stops: Tracked changes and comments are separate features and are not removed here. Review those in Word before sharing a sensitive document.
What this tool includes
Everything you need, without a paywall.
Remove author/title
Clear subject and keywords
Preserve document content
Batch processing
Questions
Common questions.
Will formatting or tables be affected?
No. Only the metadata parts of the package are rewritten. Styles, tables, images and layout are preserved exactly.
Does this remove tracked changes?
No. Tracked changes and comments live in the document body, not in metadata. Accept or reject them in Word first, then clean the metadata here.
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