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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated August 28, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Word keeps track of properties for a document. You can see the information maintained by Word by displaying the Properties dialog box (File | Properties). One of the pieces of information you have the opportunity to enter in these properties is the subject of your document. Once you set the subject, Word allows you to insert this information into your document by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Field dialog box.
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