Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Inserting the Subject in Your Document.
Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated March 4, 2023)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016
Word keeps track of properties for a document. You can see the information maintained by Word by following one of these techniques:
One of the pieces of information you have the opportunity to enter in these properties is the subject of your document. Once you set the subject, Word allows you to insert this information into your document by following these steps:

Figure 1. The Field dialog box.
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