ID: Q78747
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In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you change the name in the Author box in the Summary Info dialog box and then insert the LASTSAVEDBY field into the document, the Author box displays the incorrect name.
To display the new author's name, do the following:
1. From the Tools menu, choose Options, and select the User Info tab.
2. Change the Name text box to reflect the new author's name. Choose
OK.
4. Select the LASTSAVEBY field in your and press F9 to update the
field.
1. From the Tools menu, choose Options, and select User Info from the
Category box.
3. Select the LASTSAVEDBY field in your document, and press F9 to
update the field.
1. From the Utilities menu, choose Customize.
2. Change the Your Name field to reflect the new author's name.
3. Select the LASTSAVEDBY field in your document and press F9 to
update.
1. Type some text into a blank document.
2. Save the document as C:\TEST.DOC.
3. When the Summary Info dialog box appears, type "Unknown" (without
the quotation marks) in the Author box. Choose the OK button, and
choose Yes to save the change.
type LASTSAVEDBY inside the field braces.
The Author field still reflects the name that was in the Author field before you changed it to "unknown." In order for the field to update correctly, it will be necessary to save the file and then update the field.
KBCategory: KBSubcategory: Additional query words: winword winword2 word6 1.x 2.0 2.0a 2.0b 2.0a-CD
Version : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform : WINDOWSLast Reviewed: February 6, 1998