Monday, September 19, 2011

How do you change the name the computer gives you as author?

My pc is set up so that when I create a document in any of the windows office applications it says the author was %26quot;someone%26quot;. I want to change this to my name, but cant find the file to change it. Does anyone know where its kept? Thanks.How do you change the name the computer gives you as author?Change the author name for new documents -

The author name is used for such features as file properties, tracked changes, and comments.



On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the User Information tab.





In the Name box, type a name.

The name you type appears in the Author box on the Summary tab (File menu, Properties command) each time you create a new file.How do you change the name the computer gives you as author?For individual file : open the file.....then %26quot;FILE%26quot; and scroll down to %26quot;PROPERTIES%26quot;...then change the author and that is it!



For all files: Open the document (word) then click %26quot;tools%26quot;, scroll down and click %26quot;Options%26quot;...then %26quot;personal Information%26quot; tab and change the info....That 's it for all documents created with Word (in this case)...Excel is the sameHow do you change the name the computer gives you as author?It's actually in a rather obscure place. I did it at my school, where my name was supposedly %26quot;XP SOE 2.0%26quot;.



In Office 97-2003:

1. Click Tools, Options

2. Click the User Information Tab

3. Replace your name.

4. Click OK.

5. The change will take place on all new documents from taht point onward. It will also reflect on the splash screen (Office 2003 excepted) and the About Box.



In Office 2007:

1. Click Office Logo Button, Word Options

2. On the first tab, change your name.

3. If you want, change your colours. Blue is SO boring!

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