Microsoft Word’s Document Inspector is a built-in feature that can check for and clean out document metadata such as comments, embedded revisions, document information (such as any editors’ names), and other invisible content and hidden text.īefore you use Document Inspector, though, you’ll want to do two things first: Use Document Inspector to Detect and Scrub Invisible Content If you don’t already have a third-party metadata cleaner installed on your PC, Microsoft Word has a Document Inspector that can clean out any potentially compromising data. The last thing you want to do is inadvertently expose your prior edits or others’ comments to prying eyes. You spent a lot of time getting that pleading or contract together, and now you’re ready to send it out.
Watch the video to learn how to easily scrub your document with Microsoft Word document inspector.