Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Inserting the Author Name.
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:
Figure 1. The Field dialog box.
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2014-09-13 21:37:39
Peter
I am using 2010 version of ms word, and I could not locate 'Quick parts tool' nor the 'text group'. The 'text group' is supposed to be under the 'Insert' tab. Advise would be helpful. I want to insert the author's name in the document text.
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