Getting technical advice from USA Today

The estimable Kim Komando has some advice for readers who want to ensure hidden data is removed from Microsoft Word documents before sharing them. She mentions a couple of approaches that aren't simple. In fact, they vary based upon the version of Word you have.

Here's an elementary -- and universal -- way she forgot to mention. Use Edit, Select All to select the entire document. Use Edit, Copy to copy it to the clipboard. Use File, New and open a blank document. Then -- yes, you guessed it -- use Edit, Paste to create the document, sans hidden data.

That'll serve you no matter version of Word you have.

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