Inserting the Author Name

Summary: Word keeps track of lots of information about a document and its history. One piece of information is the author's name. You can insert this name into your document using a field, as described in this tip. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)

It is possible in Word to keep track of quite a bit of summary information for a document. One of the pieces you can track is the author of a document. This originally is set to be the same as the Word user name, but you can change the author name at any time. Word allows you to insert the author's name directly in your document, and have it updated automatically if you should ever change the author's name. This is done by following these steps:

Position the insertion point where you want the author name inserted.
Choose Field from the Insert menu. You will see the Insert Field dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
Select Author from the Field Names list.
Click on OK.

Tip #1247 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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