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I need to save a Word file with no revision history and without metatags
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Dear Kenneth,
As Stefan said, on Word for Mac, you need to click on Review>Protect>Protect document>Under 'Privacy' tick 'Remove personal information from this file on save' to see the result.
Thank you for your effort and time.
Sincerely
Cliff | Microsoft Community Moderator
I am editing an existing document. The file is the result of edits by a number of people. It is a legal document I need to send to other parties. I don't want them to see how the document was created or the various edits and changes that were made to it.
You could also send it as a pdf.
Before you send the document (*.docx or *.doc) to someone else, accept all changes and turn off the tracking. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/accept-or-reject-tracked-changes-in-word-b2dac7d8-f497-4e94-81bd-d64e62eee0e8#AcceptChanges=macOS.
EDIT: The Document Inspector does not exist in Word for Mac, which means that my previous suggestion to remove personal information was incorrect. You need to select a check box for enabling/disabling personal information in Word for Mac. See Cliff Gu's reply.
I am editing an existing document. The file is the result of edits by a number of people. It is a legal document I need to send to other parties. I don't want them to see how the document was created or the various edits and changes that were made to it.
There wil be no revisions unless you edit an existing doc