Anonymising documents

In order to remove personal information from the file properties before uploading a document to our system taking the following steps:

Microsoft Word for Windows:

  • Go to File
  • Select Info
  • Click on Check for Issues
  • Click on Inspect Document
  • In the Document Inspector dialog box, select the check boxes to choose the type of hidden content that you want inspected.
  • Click Remove All
  • Click Close
  • Save the document

Microsoft Word for MacOS:

  • Go to Tools
  • Click Protect Document
  • Select Remove personal information for this file on save
  • Click OK and save the file