Embedding Your Phone Number in a Document

Microsoft Word is used quite extensively in corporate environments to create a wide array of documents. It is often desirable to know exactly who created a document, particularly if it has been months since a document was last reviewed. In the document properties Word keeps track of some data that can be used to help identify an author. One piece of data that could be very helpful is the phone number of the document's author. To specify a phone number, follow these steps if you are using Word 2007:

1. Click the Office button and then click Prepare and, finally, Properties. Word displays the Document Information Panel at the top of your document, just below the ribbon.
2. Use the Document Properties drop-down list (top-left corner of the Document Information Panel) to choose Advanced Properties. Word displays the Properties dialog box for the document.
3. Make sure the Custom tab is displayed. (Click here to see a related figure.)
4. In the list of properties at the top of the dialog box (listed in the Name control), choose Telephone Number.
5. In the Value box, enter the phone number you want associated with the document.
6. Click on Add.
7. Click OK.
8. Close the Document Information Panel.

If you are using an older version of Word, follow these steps:

1. Choose Properties from the File menu. Word displays the document's Properties dialog box.
2. Make sure the Custom tab is selected.
3. In the list of properties at the top of the dialog box (listed in the Name control), choose Telephone Number.
4. In the Value box, enter the phone number you want associated with the document.
5. Click on Add.
6. Click on OK.