Field codes: Info field

Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word 2024 Word 2024 for Mac Word 2021 Word 2021 for Mac

The Info field inserts information about the active document or template as recorded in the Properties dialog box. To view the Properties dialog box, go to the File tab > Info > Properties (on the right side), and then select Advanced Properties.

Syntax

When you view the Info field code in your document, the syntax looks like this:

{ [ INFO ] InfoType ["NewValue"] ⁠}⁠

Note

This content applies to the desktop versions of Word for Windows and Mac (including Word with a Microsoft 365 subscription).

A field code tells the field what to display. Field results are what is shown in the document after having evaluated the field code. To toggle between viewing the field code and the field code results, press Alt+F9 on Windows or Option+F9 on Mac.

Instructions

InfoType

The property type. Specify properties in the Field dialog box. The properties are also separate Microsoft Word fields.

"NewValue"

Optional information that updates the Properties dialog box for the active document or template. You can specify new information for the following properties: Author, Comments, Keywords, Subject, and Title.