If you use Allow fast saves to save a document, and then open it as a text file, the document may contain information that you previously deleted.

Fast Save appends the changes you made to the end of the document. You can’t see these in the word document, but when you convert it to plain text, the changes can be found at the end of the document.

To completely remove the deleted information:

1. Open the Word file.
2. Click Tools, Options, Save tab, and then clear the Allow fast saves check box.
3. On the File menu, click Save.

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