[Am-info] SECRET WORD

[Fred Miller]

From: NewsMax

SECRET WORD

The SCO Group filed lawsuits this week against
DaimlerChrysler and AutoZone.  SCO charges that
DaimlerChrysler and AutoZone used its UNIX software without
permission.  CNET News.com reports that a Microsoft Word
document of SCO's suit against DaimlerChrysler originally
identified Bank of America as the defendant instead of the
automaker.

The revision and others in the document can be seen through
powerful but often forgotten feature in Microsoft Word
known as invisible electronic ink.  Word can display
"metadata" from documents.  Metadata gives the original
version and all subsequent changes made to the document. 
This information is available by viewing the document under
"original showing markup" or "final showing markup."

Microsoft addresses the issue on its Web site but adds that
its 2003 version of Office provides a feature that lets
users "permanently remove" the hidden text from Word.  The
"metadata" removal tool referenced is available at
Microsoft's Web site, http://www.microsoft.com.  Just use
the site's search tool to look for "metadata"; it'll be one
of the top links.  Follow the instructions; it adds itself
to Word's "File" menu.

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