{"id":1262,"date":"2016-04-28T09:04:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T09:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2019-11-27T01:49:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T01:49:49","slug":"change-author-name-in-word-2016-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/change-author-name-in-word-2016-document\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Author Name in Word 2016 Document"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Normally, the default author name of a created Word document is the username of Windows you\u2019ve currently logged in. Sometimes you may need to change the author of a Word document to another one. Now this page will show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/change-author-name-in-word-2016-document\">how to change author name in Word 2016 document<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#option1\">Option 1: through the Properties dialog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#option2\">Option 2: through Word Options dialog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"option1\">Option 1: Change author name in Word 2016 through the Properties dialog<\/h2>\n<p>Step 1: Open your Word document.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Click the <strong>File<\/strong> tab to go to the backstage view. Select the <strong>Info<\/strong> tab on the left-side pane. Then on the right side, click on <strong>Properties<\/strong> and click <strong>Advanced Properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"343\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/advanced-properties.png\" alt=\"Advanced properties\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/advanced-properties.png 620w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/advanced-properties-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 3: After the <strong>Properties<\/strong> dialog opens, select the <strong>Summary<\/strong> tab. Then in the <strong>Author<\/strong> box delete the original author name and type a new author name, and click <strong>OK<\/strong> to save the changes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"458\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/change-author.jpg\" alt=\"Change author name\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/change-author.jpg 371w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/change-author-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"option2\">Option 2: Change author name in Word 2016 through Word Options dialog<\/h2>\n<p>Step 1: Open your Word document.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Click the <strong>File<\/strong> tab to go to the backstage view.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Click the <strong>Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: After the <strong>Word Options<\/strong> dialog opens, select the <strong>General<\/strong> tab. Locate the &#8220;Personalize your copy of Microsoft Office&#8221; section, change the username to the name you want, and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/user-name.jpg\" alt=\"Change user name\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/user-name.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/user-name-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then the author name of your created Word documents in Office 2016 should be the new name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Normally, the default author name of a created Word document is the username of Windows you\u2019ve currently logged in. Sometimes you may need to change the author of a Word document to another one. 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