How To Change Author Name For Track Changes In Word 2011 Mac

Learn how to change your user name for Track Changes and comments in Microsoft Word. This video was recorded in Word 2016; however, the steps apply to Word 2.

Word: Delete, add, or change author name

Click the Ribbon’s Review tab, find the Tracking group. Click the Track Changes button to toggle tracking on or off. Here’s a second way to activate track changes in Word 2011 for Mac: Choose Tools→Track Changes→Highlight Changes. If I understand correctly, you want to change the previous reviewer’s name (not yours, as an author) in the comments or the track changes of a Word document. I didn't know the answer beforehand, but a little search (using relevant keywords) can go a long way. The Track Changes toolbar is enabled based on the role of the user viewing the document. The options to accept or reject changes, and to move among changes are enabled only after the first change to the document.

April 6, 2019 How To Change Author Name For Track Changes In Word 2011 Mac

When you create a document in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Excel, the user name you entered on File > Options > General tab is automatically added as the author name. In most cases, you want this. But what if you don’t? What if the author name is the name of the person who created the template you’re using? Or is the original creator of the document you’re modifying who left the organisation long ago? What if you want to remove that name altogether and add your own name (or some other name) as the author?

(NOTE: Be careful when changing the author name that you don’t break any copyright laws—these laws vary from country to country, but essentially, the author of a document is likely the copyright owner of that document, except perhaps in cases of ‘work for hire’ where the organisation owns the copyright. If in doubt, speak to a lawyer or the organisation’s Legal Department.)

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This information applies from Word for Windows 2010 and later.

How to delete an author name in an Office document (Word, PowerPoint, or Excel)

  1. Open the document.
    NOTE: If you want to change the author name in a template, right-click on the template, and select Open to open the template. Do not double-click the template to open it as it will only open a document based on the template, not the template itself.
  2. Go to File > Info.
  3. Right click on the author’s name.
  4. Select Remove Person.

How to add an author name in an Office document (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

  1. Open the document.
  2. Go to File > Info.
  3. Click Add an author.
  4. Type in the new name, or click the book icon to select it from your Contacts list.

How to change your name for future Office documents (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

How to change author name for track changes in word 2011 mac os

How To Change Author Name For Track Changes In Word 2011 Mac Compatibility

  1. Open a document.
  2. Go to the File > Options > General tab.
  3. Change your name in the User name field.
  4. Optional: Change your initials too.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Close the document.
  7. Check that the new name is applied to a new document—create a new blank document (not based on a template), then check the User name property under File > Options > General tab, and that it’s used as the author name when you go to File > Info.

Office 2011 for Mac can keep track of the changes made to a Word document, who made them, and when the changes were made. But these changes aren’t tracked until you turn on the Track Changes feature in Word 2011 for Mac; then, you can send the document to others for edits, and their changes are tracked. Then they return the modified document to you. If you have multiple people taking a look at it, you can even see who made which change.

Before you turn on track changes and start sharing your document with everybody, all sharing participants must check their Word 2011 for Mac preferences to make sure that their names are known to Word. Check your own Word preferences to make sure your own information is accurate. Here’s how:

  1. Choose Word→Preferences from the menu bar.

  2. In the Personal Settings section, choose User Information.

  3. At the top of the pane, verify that the First, Last, and Initials show your actual name.

    Fill in this information and make corrections as needed. No other fields in User Information need to be adjusted in order to use track changes.

  4. Click OK to save your changes and close the pane.

Track Changes In Word Starter

Sometimes IT departments clone Office installations, and everyone winds up with the same name or no name at all. Word can’t detect different users if two or more people have the same name in the User Information preferences.

How To Change Author Name In Track Changes In Word 2010

So how do you turn on the Track Changes feature for a document? Click the Ribbon’s Review tab, find the Tracking group. Click the Track Changes button to toggle tracking on or off.

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Here’s a second way to activate track changes in Word 2011 for Mac:

How To Change Author Name For Track Changes In Word 2011 Mac Os

  1. Choose Tools→Track Changes→Highlight Changes.

  2. Make sure the last three check boxes are selected.

    You may prefer to check all four check boxes.

  3. Click OK.