# DocMeta

The **DocMeta** object is retrieved from the [**Metadata**](metadata)**.doc** or [**Metadata**](metadata)**.doc\_text** properties. It provides access to metadata relating to document files.

| Property Name       | Return Type | Description                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| _\<column keyword>_ | _variant_   | Returns the value of the specified column, as listed in the _Documents_ section of the [Keywords for Columns](../../metadata_keywords/keywords_for_columns) page. |
