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View file properties

Applies to: Microsoft Office Access 2003, Excel 2003, Outlook 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Publisher 2003, Word 2003

You can view document properties (property: A named attribute of a control, a field, or an object that you set to define one of the object's characteristics (such as size, color, or screen location) or an aspect of its behavior (such as whether the object is hidden).) from the currently open document or from the file list in the Open dialog box:

Show From the current document

On the File menu, click Properties.
Note If the document is in a document library (document library: A folder where a collection of files is shared and the files often use the same template. Each file in a library is associated with user-defined information that is displayed in the content listing for that library.), the document library properties are displayed in the File Library Properties dialog box. To see other document properties, click File Properties.

Show From the Open dialog box

On the Standard toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.), click Open .
In the Open dialog box, select the document for which you want to view properties.
On the Views menu, do any of the following:
- To preview the contents of the file before opening it, click Preview.
- To view such properties as the size of the file and the date the file was last modified, click Details.
- To view all document properties, click Properties.