

In the next opening Comments initials dialog box, enter the initials as you need and click the OK button. In the opening Comments Author Name dialog box, enter the new author name into the textbox and click the OK button.Ĥ.

MsgBox "The author name/initials can’t be empty.", vbInformation, "Kutools for Word"ģ. XShortName = InputBox("New author initials?", "KuTools for Word") XNewName = InputBox("New author name?", "KuTools for Word") MsgBox "No comments in your selection!", vbInformation, "KuTools for Word" VBA code: Change the existing comments’ author name of document Sub ChangeCommentAuthor()
#How to change author name in word on comments code#
Then copy below VBA code into the Module window. In the opening Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module. Select the range contains comments or select the whole document you will change the author names by pressing the Ctrl + A keys, press the Alt + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.Ģ. If you have received a document with lots of comments, and you want to change all comments’ author names to a certain one, the following VBA code will do you a favor.ġ. Now you have changed the default user name for comments in Word document. In the Word Options window, make sure you are locating in the General tab, change the name in the User name box as below screenshot shown, and finally click the OK button. In an opened Word document, click File > Options.

If you want to change the comment’s author name for future use, please change the User Name in Word Options window.ġ. Please try the below two methods.Ĭhange the comments’ author name for future useĬhange the existing comment’s author name of a document

This article is talking about changing the default author name for comments, or changing the existing author name in a document to a new one. If you completely remove your name and initials, I find that Word puts them back in for you.How to change the author name for comment in Word If you don’t want your real initials showing, change them to something generic, such as X, or author. You can change your initials by going to Office Button (2007) or Help tab (2010) > Options > General. This is the information that Word inserts into the comment balloon. Microsoft Word is among the most popular text editors on the market (it is, after all, part of the famed Microsoft Office). When you installed Microsoft Word, it asked for your name and initials during the installation process. How can you create a comment without having your initials show up in the comment balloon? Type a new name in the Edit person dialog box. Right-click the author name, and then click Edit Property. Change author name for one specified comment Change author name for new comments by Excel Options Change/Remove author name of existing comments with Kutools Change author name temporarily for specified comment: When you edit the comment in Excel, author name also can be changed at the same time. Click File, and then look for Author under Related People on the right. If you want to add to the discussion, use the comment box at the bottom of the page. Change the author name only in an existing document, presentation or workbook. (These comments were from a previous commenting system. Tip: If your document contains comments, make sure they are removed before you send out the final version of your document! Comments may contain sensitive (or embarrassing) information that should not be shared with anyone outside your work group. If you only want to delete one comment, make sure your cursor is inside the Comment balloon, then click Delete. Select Delete All Comments in Document.It cannot be selected unless the document contains Comments.) (This button will look grayed out unless your cursor is inside one of the Comment balloons. In the Comments group, click the down arrow at the bottom of the Delete button.Comments from different users show up with different colors and initials.įollow these steps to delete unwanted comments: These are used when several people are collaborating on a document. Make sure the Always use these values regardless of sign-in to Office check box is selected. ANSWER: Those pink long balloon-type thingies are Comment balloons. Under Personalize your copy of Microsoft Office, type a new name in the User name box.
