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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated August 17, 2019)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Word automatically maintains several items of information about you, as a user. One such item is your initials, which are changed on the User Information tab of the Options dialog box. If you want to automatically insert your initials in your documents, you can follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Field dialog box.
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2019-08-18 00:41:29
PFL
In Office 365 WORD, you have to dig for the FIELD dialog box.
INSERT>TEXT>QUICK PARTS
Choose Insert at the top of the ribbon, then find the TEXT category near the right side just before SYMBOLS.
Hover over the icons until you see "explore quick parts" and click that one. One of the items
is "field". Click it to present the field dialog box.
PFL
2019-08-17 11:54:53
David Dunn
There is no "Field" under Insert on my version of Word from Office 365.
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