Need to remove Document Type list from document

[parsonsv]

I have a template that someone has created a drop down list of document types for the Document Type property. I want to either remove or modify that list and I can't figure out how.



I'm in Word 2016.

You can see Document Type either by:

* Going to Fil > Info > Properties and viewing Document Type

or

* Opening the quick parts and choosing Document Property > Document Type.

When accessing Document Type, I'm given a list of items to select. I can't see how to edit or remove this list.

Any ideas?

[Charles Kenyon]

I'm sorry, but you are not going to get an answer here without posting the template.
How to attach a screenshot or file in this forum.

Even with the template, it may be a stretch. If you can see this property in Quick Parts > Document Property, you have a much modified Word. As far as I know, there are 15 properties that can be listed there and Document Type is not one of them.
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The screenshot is from Word 2010 but the list of properties is the same in 2016.

Your question is the equivalent of calling a mechanic and saying I have a customized 2017 Ford Explorer with this doohicky on it. It was part of the customization. How do I take it off? I suspect that the mechanic would either say "Bring it in so I can look at it." or "Take it back to the people who put it on and get them to help." There is no way they could tell you how to take it off.

By the way, why do you want it off? In what way is it causing you problems? Document properties describe a document. They do not change how it prints or works.

[parsonsv]

Ok fair enough. I didn't know it was that customized. And, I want it gone because it's a mandatory field in the document but the options are inappropriate for the document type. The rest of the layout in the document is fantastic, so I don't want to throw it away. I just want to remove this field.

Let's approach this in a different way. If I wanted to add a new field to Word's Info > Properties list, does anyone know how I would do that? I want the field to show up with the other standard fields right on the properties page. Perhaps if I backwards engineer this and understand how to get the field there in the first place, I'll figure out how to edit it.