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the.application's.code;.or.use.tools.within.the.application.that.
show.you.that.data.
There.are.also.special.applications.speciically.designed.
to. decipher,. display,. and. manage. metadata. from. different.
applications.. These. are. commonly. used. in. legal. matters.
when. metadata. are. either. speciically. required. or. need. to.
be.removed.
It.is.more.and.more.often.the.case.in.litigation.proceed-
ings.that.astute.counselors.and.judges.recognize.the.value.of.
metadata.and.their.relevance.and.are.insisting.that.metadata.
be.included.in.the.evidence.discovery.process..In.fact.there.
are.several.recent.cases.that.establish.metadata.speciically.as.
an.integral.and.important.part.of.ESI.that.must.be.included.
in.any.electronic.discovery.and.production.
If.you.would.like.to.see.a.simple.example.of.what.we.are.
discussing,. and. if. you. use. Microsoft. Word,. you. can. do. so.
very. easily. by. clicking. on. either. File. and. the. Properties. in.
older. versions,. or. clicking. on. the. Windows. button. on. the.
top. left. corner,. and. selecting. Prepare. and. then. Properties.
(Figure 3.15).
In. other. word. processors. or. applications. there. will. be. a.
similar.menu.item.somewhere.that.is.usually.called.Properties.
or.might.be.included.in.a.View.menu.
In. any. case,. when. you. open. those. menus. you. will. be.
shown. the. metadata. stored. about. your. document.. In. many.
Figure 3.15 To.see.some.of.the.metadata.in.a.Microsoft.Word.docu-
ment.open.the.Properties.
