>Hello,
>
>I need to change the properties of Excel workbooks and Word documents using automation.
>Nowhere could I found the property names that refer to this information, not even in Tamar's MS Office Automation with VFP.
>
>I found some myself for Excel that are pretty obvious, liek Title, Author and Subject, but all the others, expecially for Word I could find none.
>
>Has somebody an idea how to refer to these properties?
>
>Thanks for your help in advance!

Look into the VBA Help files for Excel and Word. There are references to the complete object model. They are options when installing Office.

Excel 2000 - VBAXL9.CHM
Excel 97 - VBAXL8.HLP

Word 2000 - VBAWRD9.CHM
Word 97 - VBAWRD8.HLP