1. On the File menu, click Properties, and then click the Summary tab.
2. Type any information you want in the file properties (file property: A detail about a file that helps identify it, such as a descriptive title, the author name, the subject, or a keyword that identifies topics or other important information in the file.) boxes.

Notes

• The file properties are not actually associated with the file until you save the file.

• If you opened the document from 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.) that has custom properties defined, the document-library-specific properties are displayed in a form (form: A document that contains fill-in blanks, or form fields, in which you enter information. For example, you can create an online registration form in Microsoft Word that uses drop-down lists from which users can select entries.) in the Web File Properties dialog box. Edit any field and then click OK or, to view and edit other properties, click File Properties.
• If you opened the file from a Document Workspace (Document Workspace: A Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services site that is created for collaborating on one or more documents.) site, you can view and edit properties on the Document Information tab of the Shared Workspace task pane.

1. Click Open .
2. If you want to open a document that was saved in a different folder, locate and open the folder.
3. Click the file you want to set file properties (file property: A detail about a file that helps identify it, such as a descriptive title, the author name, the subject, or a keyword that identifies topics or other important information in the file.) for.
4. Click Tools, and then click Properties.
5. To add or change properties, select the options you want on the Summary and Custom tabs.

Note  You can use this procedure to set properties for documents and templates (.doc and .dot files). You cannot use this procedure to set properties for other types of files, such as text files and files saved in Web page format (.htm, .html, .mht, or .mhtml).