Create custom file properties

1. On the File menu, click Properties, and then click the Custom tab.
2. In the Name box, type a name for the custom property, or select a name from the list.
3. In the Type box, click the data type for the property you want to add.
4. In the Value box, type a value for the property. The value you enter must match the selection in the Type box. For example, if you click Number in the Type box, you must type a number in the Value box. Values that don't match the property type are stored as text.
5. Click Add, and then click OK.

Before you do this procedure, you must select the content in your file that you want to link a custom property to. If no content is selected, the Link to content check box is unavailable.

1. On the File menu, click Properties, and then click the Custom tab.

2. In the Name box, type a name for the custom property.
3. Select the Link to content check box.
4. In the Source box, click the defined content you want to link to, click Add, and then click OK.

   When a link is broken— for example, when the linked item is removed from your file— the file property contains the last data saved.

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