As long as everyone using the document knows what to do, it doesnt matter what Microsoft called the property.

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It can be quite useful and not always in the ways that Microsoft intends.

Its a way to quickly and easily automate your document and ensure its consistent and accurate.

Document properties let you replace text in places Word itself wont go.

In fact some of the supplied Header formats in Word use document properties (like Title) already.

In Word 2013 and Word 2010 you can see them on the right-side of the Info screen.

If you change that property, the document is updated automatically.

Replace can change text that you dont want changed (for example when the text to find is there in other contexts) and doesnt always work (e.g.

Well explain how document properties can be used beyond the narrow purposes that are usually explained.

There are more available if you click on the See more properties at bottom right of the Info pane.

Just click in the area Add a title and type in the text you want.

The data entry area doesnt look editable but it changes into a text entry field when you click on it.

They are easier to implement than large scale replace commands within the main document.

These advanced properties are just more inbuilt labels that arent on the main panes or dialog boxes.

Any pair of text label and a property (Text,Date,Number or YesNo) is possible.

The standard Document Properties insertion menu doesnt change to allow for advanced or custom properties.

Choose from the list of Properties shown which includes any custom properties.

That makes Advanced and Custom properties less useful for many purposes and leads us to the simple trick that you can use.

Those labels are obvious things like Title, Subject etc but theres no rule that the Subject property has to contain subject text it can contain any text you want.

One way to insert the clients name throughout that document is to use the document property called Client.

But thats an advanced property thats harder to change and use.

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