Hello, I can't figure something out. I am saving a word document onto my desktop. When I click on the icon that has the doc, it shows my name as the author. How can I erase this? In other words, I do not want the icon or the attachment to show me as the author. Thanks, Abner
Point at the icon right click a window will pop and use the rename and change it, and in Word find the option feauture and can change the name there.
I know how to do that. However, if you let the mouse hover over the icon, it will show things like author (me), and the location and computer the info. was saved on. That is what I want to get rid of. Sorry, I am not sure I am explaining it right. Abner
That is a default setting and that one is done automatic when you save a documents otherwise you will have to tell Word where you want to file it(you have to give a new name) but I have not done that like in a long while, I am pretty sure the most advanced users here will tell you how to do it. Other option will be the help feauture in word( just a thought).
Abner, I hope I am understanding you correctly. If you right click on the file and bring up the properties and you should see some tabs. You should find the Author information on the "Summary" tab. Edit it and save. Randell beat me to it...
I have not used Microsoft Word in quite a while but if I remember correctly there is an option to clear User Information from the document. Here is an article by Microsoft Support.
Thanks Vini, Randell, Kevin and Sentinel. I printed out the directions from the link sentinel gave me, and it worked. The weird thing is I tried it for 2 hours over and over again. Nothing. Then I went for a walk, and when I came back the doc did not show my name as the author. A delayed reaction I guess. Thanks everyone, I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving! Abner
Oh yeah! I was getting obsessed. I was kind of punch drunk after working on a 10 page union paper for 5 hours. It contained a lot of dry factual labor code violations, etc. Thank God I am done with it. Abner
