Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated February 19, 2025)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Besides your actual document, Word also maintains quite a bit of statistical and overview information about your document. You can view a portion of this information by choosing the Properties option from the File menu. Word then displays the Properties dialog box for your document, and you can use the different tabs to view the information maintained.
In addition to the standard properties maintained by Word, you can create your own custom document properties. These can then be used within your document (using the DOCPROPERTY field) or within macros. To create a custom document property, start by displaying the Properties dialog box for the document. How you do this depends on the version of Word you are using. If you are using Word 2010 or a later version, follow these steps:
If you are using Word 2007, follow these steps:
Regardless of which version of Word you are using, make sure the Custom tab is selected. (See Figure 1.)
Figure 1. The Custom tab of the Properties dialog box.
From this point you can follow these steps:
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2019-07-22 13:57:01
Gene Osten
Is it possible to have a Custom Property included on the "Properties" list (displayed when clicking on "File")?
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