Document Metadata Blog

Welcome to Document-Metadata.com blog. It is our intention to provide you with useful information on Microsoft Office document metadata. Use this site and blog to learn about document metadata, and to locate hard-to-find resources and information.

May 16, 2008, New Metadata Policy Service Offered

Esquire Innovations introduces a new service to help clients maximize their usage of the iScrub software.

Nov 15, 2007, Esquire Innovations, Inc. Wins WIPO iScrub.com Domain Name Decision

WIPO Panel orders that the domain name iscrub.com be transferred to the Esquire Innovations, Inc.

The WIPO arbitration panel’s ruling now ensures that we (Esquire Innovations) retains ownership of our iScrub® brand as embodied in the ISCRUB.com domain name.

Oct 31, 2007, Document Metadata Articles

This page contains the lastest links to various document metadata articles and opinions.

Sep 5, 2007, Wikipedia and Metadata - share your knowledge

Wikipedia.com is a great tool for all networking persons seeking information on a range of topics, including metadata. Wikipedia also allows you to add content to the existing database. Contribute your knowledge today... Click for more info

Jul 11, 2007, PDF's: Where is the Metadata?

PDF's are commonly regarded as secure documents that can be circulated with little or no knowledge of containing Metadata. PDF documents, although secure on the surface can contain potential security risks. Many false ideals regarding PDF's are due to misinformation, Adobe breaks down the hidden Metadata in this brief resource page... Click for more info

Jun 15, 2007, Document Variables

Document variables are stored as part of a document or template, and they store information about the document and can only be accessed using Visual Basic or viewed using a metadata viewer.

Jun 12, 2007, Office 2007: Challenges and Opportunities for The Legal Community

The highly publicized release of Microsoft Office 2007 was received with caution in the legal industry. Promises of greater compatibility with non-Office programs were offset by a drastically redesigned user interface and concern over a new file format. Productivity hits and resulting enduser frustration are anticipated. Read more from Judye Carter Reynolds blog

Jun 6, 2007, Print Date

The print date displays the last time this document was printed and does cannot be changed (unless you print it again).

Jun 5, 2007, Author Information

You can control author information in Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word has five areas that collect Author information.

Jun 1, 2007, A New Training Method! - The Webette

Looking for a simple and effective training delivery approach for to teaching your users about document metadata? Do it in small chunks. They're called Webettes. Webettes are mini training sessions, an hour-long each, and are primarily offered for the cost of the connection fee. Check out Esquire Innovations new White Paper.

May 22, 2007, 10 Great Tips for Managing Track Changes

There's a trend the last few years for firms embracing the Track Changes (see also Random Number) feature in Microsoft Word. Track Changes are built into Word and its pretty easy to use. You just turn it on, edit the document, turn it off and send the document to the client. What could go wrong? Lots! Read the attached article for a quick guide to using Track Changes successfully: 10 Tips for using Track Changes in Microsoft Word

May 19, 2007, U.S. Government Wages Cyberwar Against Itself?

*THIS SHOULD CONCERN YOU!*

You're a company or a government. You have secrets. Real secrets that decide future fortunes or life and death decisions. You keep those secrets at all costs.

But, an 8 year old child finds your secrets. Legally. Because you chose to make them public. Would you be pissed? Someone did something wrong. Fire them? Scapegoat them? Sue them? Prosecute them? Or maybe... promote them. Through what I can only call a stunningly incompetent demonstration of profound ignorance, a wealth of highly sensitive policy and intelligence 'thinking' was published on the web at http://cpa-iraq.org/.

Great discussuion on document metadata. Read the comments.

May 17, 2007, Word's Random Number

Microsoft Word tracks paragraphs and formats with a unique identifying number called the Random Number.

May 17, 2007, Microsoft Word Track Changes

Track Changes contain hidden data and information outside of the actual content.

May 17, 2007, Microsoft Word Metadata

Microsoft Word metadata is hidden data and extraneous information to the document's actual content

May 12, 2007, Built-in Document Properties

Built-in document properties contain information about a document that describes or identifies it in some way.

May 3, 2007, iScrub

iScrub - Esquire Innovations Metadata Removal and Management Application

May 1, 2007, Metadata Management in Microsoft Office

Metadata Management in Microsoft Office: How firms can protect themselves against unintentional disclosure and misuse of metadata.

May 1, 2007, Managing Microsoft Office Custom Document Properties

In Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint you can create custom document properties to help manage and track all kinds of information.

Apr 28, 2007, Should Lawyers use Metadata?

"I use Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and many other office programs. Do you use the same? What many of us to not know is that in each email and office file we create, we are also creating a hidden trail of data about our documents. These programs automatically..."

Apr 28, 2007, White Paper - Microsoft Office Document Inspector

Microsoft Office Document Inspector is significantly lacking as an enterprise-metadata management tool.

Apr 28, 2007, White Paper - Microsoft Word Bookmark Metadata

Microsoft Word has a powerful feature called Bookmarks. A Microsoft Word bookmark metadata tags a position or selection of text that you name for future reference in a document.

Apr 28, 2007, Document Metadata News

Document Metadata News

Apr 28, 2007, Document Metadata White Papers

Authoritative document metadata white papers outlining a Microsoft Office document metadata.