Troubleshoot file properties

Microsoft Office Word 2003

  • The file may not be saved yet   After you save the document, the Contents tab displays the document's title or first line.
  • The Title box (Properties dialog box, Summary tab) may be empty   In Microsoft Word, the Contents tab can display only the document's title (specified on the Summary tab) or the document's first line of text. If the Title box is empty or if the document did not start with text when it was first saved, the Contents tab will be blank.

ShowI can't print file properties.

You may be trying to print file properties from the list of files that appears when you open, insert, search for, or save a file. The Print dialog box is not available from this list.

To print file properties, open the document, click Print on the File menu, and then click Document properties in the Print what box.