How to Clean Up Word Documents

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Turn on 'Track Changes' on the 'Review' tab in Word 2007 or the 'Reviewing' toolbar in Word 2000 - 2003. Right-click the first revision and select 'Accept' or 'Reject.' Repeat with the rest of the tracked changes in the Word document.
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Delete other saved versions of the document by selecting 'Versions' from the 'Office Button' in Word 2007 or from the 'File' menu in Word 2000 - 2003. Select any other versions in the 'Existing Versions' box and click 'Delete.'
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Remove any personal information from the document, such as authors' names in Word 2007. Save the file and then click the 'Office Button.' Go to 'Prepare,' select 'Inspect Document' and choose 'Inspect for Document Properties and Personal Information.'
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Remove any personal information from the document, such as authors' names in Word 2000 - 2003. Select 'Options' from the 'Tools' menu, go to the 'Security' tab and select the 'Remove Personal Information from File Properties on Save' check box.
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Save the cleaned up document by using the 'Ctrl+S' keyboard shortcut or by selecting 'Save' from the 'Office Button' or 'File' menu.