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Field codes: Author field

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2003

{ AUTHOR [ "NewName" ] }

Inserts the author name from the Summary tab in the Properties dialog box (File menu). The author name for a new document or template (template: A file or files that contain the structure and tools for shaping such elements as the style and page layout of finished files. For example, Word templates can shape a single document, and FrontPage templates can shape an entire Web site.) is initially the name specified on the User Information tab in the Options dialog box (Tools menu).

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"NewName"

Optional text that replaces the author name in the Properties dialog box for the active document (active document: The document in which you're working. Text you type or graphics you insert in Microsoft Word appear in the active document. The title bar of the active document is highlighted.) or template. The name can be as long as 255 characters and must be enclosed in quotation marks.

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To print the same information on each page of a document (for example, "Document: October 99 Sales Report, printed by A. Gabor on 11/8/1999 4:20 PM"), insert the following text and fields in a header or footer (header and footer: A header, which can consist of text or graphics, appears at the top of every page in a section. A footer appears at the bottom of every page. Headers and footers often contain page numbers, chapter titles, dates, and author names.):

Document: { FILENAME }, printed by { AUTHOR } on { PRINTDATE }
In the following AUTHOR field, a FILLIN field prompts for the author name. The name is printed in the document and is added to the Properties dialog box (File menu).

{ AUTHOR " { FILLIN "Author name?" } " }