Cool, I hadn’t noticed you could edit metadata from Explorer properties. Thanks.
Since you were working with Office files, there is another way to get at the meta data. In Office 2010 apps: File tab > Info command, look on the far right side of the “Backstage Pane” (that big white panel). You will see many of the metadata fields displayed. Many of them are editable. At the top there is a (not so obvious) “Properties” drop down button you can click on to show the properties in the document or to show “advanced properties”.
At the bottom of the list of properties there is a hyperlink to show MORE properties in the Backstage “Pain”
If you select the “Advanced Properties” in the dropdown you get a new dialog box with LOTS of metatdata!
If you want to identify and remove metadata, again in the File tab > Info command > click on the “Check for Issues” drop down > Select “Inspect the Document” > select the meta data options you want to look for an click on the “Inspect” button. You will see a list of the metadata found and be given the option of clearing it out.
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Rick
Letitia Pepper
11 years ago
Is there any way to make SURE that the meta data for a document is copied along with the document when it’s burned to a CD? Or does that happen automatically? If I e-mail a document as an attachment, does the meta data automatically accompany it? Thanks for any advice!
The metadata is stored within the file. This means that when you copy it, no matter to what device, it is copied along with the file.
Bob
10 years ago
Windows 8 users have another way to modify some (all?) of this info. In Explorer if you select View > Details Pane this info appears in a panel to the right of a selected file. Just run the mouse over the fields and those that can be changed will be enclosed by a box. Click, edit and Save when all done.
Sandhya kiran
10 years ago
Can you please help me, how to add meta data to the MP4 file
Nikki
9 years ago
Is there a way to include camera model info while hovering the cursor over an image in 8.1? I know it shows up in the details pane but it’d be great to view it while hovering over the file too. I could’ve sworn it used to work before..
Amyminge
9 years ago
Does anyone know if there’s a way to add metadata like tags, comments, etc. to a FOLDER (not a file, but a folder that contains multiple files) in Windows Explorer for Windows 7 or 8? Or perhaps there is 3rd party software?
For me, I often have 20+ jpgs in one folder. All of the metadata should be the same for these jpgs. I would like to be able to add it just one time for the whole folder, rather than 20 times for each file.
(Of course I can right click on the folder & go to properties, but there is no details pane, or other place to add tags, comments, etc. Right now, I add my metadata by customizing the folder’s name but this results in extremely long folder names with many tags. I currently have Windows 7, version 6.1, service pack 1).
I do not know about any 3rd party software for adding meta data to folders, so I can’t help you there. Windows itself doesn’t support it; meta data is stored inside a file (so the file has a way to store this information) and folders don’t have such memory.
However, you can assign meta data to more than one file without having to type it more than one time. Just select all files you want to add data to and either input the information in the details pane or in the properties – done!
Tags: if a file already has a tag, Windows won’t assign it a second time – so no duplicates. Existing tags will not be overwritten.
This way you can first select all files in the folder and assign a common tag (e.g. the geolocation of a set of pictures) and second (if needed) select only some files which you give another common tag.
Boromeus
8 years ago
About PDF as I was just searching for it myself:
Windows 7 64bit can not search for meta data in PDF files. But Adobe offers the “PDF iFilter 64” which provides this functionality. Just search for the term on adobe.com and install the newest version (as of today it is 11.0.01); also follow the installation instructions on the download page (PATH variable) and you may have to restart your machine afterwards.
Windows 8 / 8.1 seems to get along fine with reading PDF meta data. However, setting it is more difficult and sadly needs 3rd party software. 🙁
Bill
8 years ago
Can you change the “date created” metadata in a word document?
Külli
8 years ago
How can I make windows 7 search from title field? I have hundreds of thousands of captioned photos (using photo mechanic), but windows just doesn’t search title/caption (different filed name depending on program) field. Yet it is the most important one for me.
Kimbre Hill
7 years ago
Can metadata can be added to JPEG files from another document like Excel or Access? Each tag, title, comment, etc. would be different. Example: an architect takes 100 photos at a job site then uploads them to his computer. Those 100 photos need identifiers as to what each picture means to a contractor, insurance claims adjuster, etc. The architect creates a photo log (typing everything manually) in Excel containing:
1. Photo file name (after I batch rename them using Adobe Bridge)
2. Location (i.e. “interior of south wall”)
3. Description (i.e. “water damage from ceiling”)
4. A hyperlink to the JPEG file
I then use Adobe Lightroom to create simple “prints” that put 2 photos on a page along with custom captions & our logo. Right now the only useful information for the caption is the photo/file name and the date photo was taken. I would like to include the Location (title) and Description (tag) from the JPEGS’ metadata without having to manually type the info from the architect’s Excel sheet into Windows Explorer.
How is it 2017 and I just now thought to look into how to add/edit tags on Microsoft docs?!?
Brian
7 years ago
So I am using Windows Photo Viewer and I want lock copyright info in the metafile, and I apply Read Only and Encrypted, but when I send the file anyone seems to be able to go in and change the settings on my file. Am I missing something? How do I lock the metafile so no one can change it? Any ideas?
Mark
5 years ago
When I create an mp4 from an application such as Camtasia, the metadata title for that mp4 is inevitably a string from an mp4 that I created a year ago. In other words, Windows is storing that string somewhere as a “sticky” title and applying it to all new mp4’s that are created.
Where is this value stored? I really don’t want that old title (even it is a supposedly hidden metadata title) to be attached to every mp4 I create. Yes, I can manually change each new mp4, but I forget to do so too often.
raine
5 years ago
A lot of thanks for every one of your work on this web page. Gloria takes
pleasure in engaging in research and it ‘s really easy to see why. Almost all
How cool for Microsoft, it can remove camera information, but it leaves picture editor version. This information is useful to attack website owners. You can try Directory Opus – from the developer of the original Windows Explorer.
Cool, I hadn’t noticed you could edit metadata from Explorer properties. Thanks.
Since you were working with Office files, there is another way to get at the meta data. In Office 2010 apps: File tab > Info command, look on the far right side of the “Backstage Pane” (that big white panel). You will see many of the metadata fields displayed. Many of them are editable. At the top there is a (not so obvious) “Properties” drop down button you can click on to show the properties in the document or to show “advanced properties”.
At the bottom of the list of properties there is a hyperlink to show MORE properties in the Backstage “Pain”
If you select the “Advanced Properties” in the dropdown you get a new dialog box with LOTS of metatdata!
If you want to identify and remove metadata, again in the File tab > Info command > click on the “Check for Issues” drop down > Select “Inspect the Document” > select the meta data options you want to look for an click on the “Inspect” button. You will see a list of the metadata found and be given the option of clearing it out.
Thanks for sharing this tip with us.
Dropping by to let you know I featured 7Tutorials on Bookmarks4Tech.com. (specific link: http://www.bookmarks4techs.com/2012/05/todays-technology-news-software-apps_26.html)… I also am the webmaster at whatsonmypc.wordpress.com… Please consider bookmarking my sites here at 7Tutorials. If not, that is OK… Keep up the great work. A fellow blogger and Information Tech Specialist.
Rick
Is there any way to make SURE that the meta data for a document is copied along with the document when it’s burned to a CD? Or does that happen automatically? If I e-mail a document as an attachment, does the meta data automatically accompany it? Thanks for any advice!
The metadata is stored within the file. This means that when you copy it, no matter to what device, it is copied along with the file.
Windows 8 users have another way to modify some (all?) of this info. In Explorer if you select View > Details Pane this info appears in a panel to the right of a selected file. Just run the mouse over the fields and those that can be changed will be enclosed by a box. Click, edit and Save when all done.
Can you please help me, how to add meta data to the MP4 file
Is there a way to include camera model info while hovering the cursor over an image in 8.1? I know it shows up in the details pane but it’d be great to view it while hovering over the file too. I could’ve sworn it used to work before..
Does anyone know if there’s a way to add metadata like tags, comments, etc. to a FOLDER (not a file, but a folder that contains multiple files) in Windows Explorer for Windows 7 or 8? Or perhaps there is 3rd party software?
For me, I often have 20+ jpgs in one folder. All of the metadata should be the same for these jpgs. I would like to be able to add it just one time for the whole folder, rather than 20 times for each file.
(Of course I can right click on the folder & go to properties, but there is no details pane, or other place to add tags, comments, etc. Right now, I add my metadata by customizing the folder’s name but this results in extremely long folder names with many tags. I currently have Windows 7, version 6.1, service pack 1).
I do not know about any 3rd party software for adding meta data to folders, so I can’t help you there. Windows itself doesn’t support it; meta data is stored inside a file (so the file has a way to store this information) and folders don’t have such memory.
However, you can assign meta data to more than one file without having to type it more than one time. Just select all files you want to add data to and either input the information in the details pane or in the properties – done!
Tags: if a file already has a tag, Windows won’t assign it a second time – so no duplicates. Existing tags will not be overwritten.
This way you can first select all files in the folder and assign a common tag (e.g. the geolocation of a set of pictures) and second (if needed) select only some files which you give another common tag.
About PDF as I was just searching for it myself:
Windows 7 64bit can not search for meta data in PDF files. But Adobe offers the “PDF iFilter 64” which provides this functionality. Just search for the term on adobe.com and install the newest version (as of today it is 11.0.01); also follow the installation instructions on the download page (PATH variable) and you may have to restart your machine afterwards.
Windows 8 / 8.1 seems to get along fine with reading PDF meta data. However, setting it is more difficult and sadly needs 3rd party software. 🙁
Can you change the “date created” metadata in a word document?
How can I make windows 7 search from title field? I have hundreds of thousands of captioned photos (using photo mechanic), but windows just doesn’t search title/caption (different filed name depending on program) field. Yet it is the most important one for me.
Can metadata can be added to JPEG files from another document like Excel or Access? Each tag, title, comment, etc. would be different. Example: an architect takes 100 photos at a job site then uploads them to his computer. Those 100 photos need identifiers as to what each picture means to a contractor, insurance claims adjuster, etc. The architect creates a photo log (typing everything manually) in Excel containing:
1. Photo file name (after I batch rename them using Adobe Bridge)
2. Location (i.e. “interior of south wall”)
3. Description (i.e. “water damage from ceiling”)
4. A hyperlink to the JPEG file
I then use Adobe Lightroom to create simple “prints” that put 2 photos on a page along with custom captions & our logo. Right now the only useful information for the caption is the photo/file name and the date photo was taken. I would like to include the Location (title) and Description (tag) from the JPEGS’ metadata without having to manually type the info from the architect’s Excel sheet into Windows Explorer.
Thanks,
Kim Hill
[email protected]
PS: I found a typo on page http://www.digitalcitizen.life/what-file-s-metadata-and-how-edit-it
“Last but not least, you can update the medata of a file by modifying its properties, as shown in the sections above.”
How is it 2017 and I just now thought to look into how to add/edit tags on Microsoft docs?!?
So I am using Windows Photo Viewer and I want lock copyright info in the metafile, and I apply Read Only and Encrypted, but when I send the file anyone seems to be able to go in and change the settings on my file. Am I missing something? How do I lock the metafile so no one can change it? Any ideas?
When I create an mp4 from an application such as Camtasia, the metadata title for that mp4 is inevitably a string from an mp4 that I created a year ago. In other words, Windows is storing that string somewhere as a “sticky” title and applying it to all new mp4’s that are created.
Where is this value stored? I really don’t want that old title (even it is a supposedly hidden metadata title) to be attached to every mp4 I create. Yes, I can manually change each new mp4, but I forget to do so too often.
A lot of thanks for every one of your work on this web page. Gloria takes
pleasure in engaging in research and it ‘s really easy to see why. Almost all
notice
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How cool for Microsoft, it can remove camera information, but it leaves picture editor version. This information is useful to attack website owners. You can try Directory Opus – from the developer of the original Windows Explorer.