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When you create an Office file, you can add properties to help you search, sort, and filter files in File Explorer.

  1. Select File > Info.

  2. Select a property that starts with Add, like Add a title, Add a tag, or Add an author.

  3. Enter the information.

  4. To see more properties, select Show all properties.

  5. When you're done, select the Back arrow and Save [Untitled] your changes.

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