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 AUTHOR ["newname"]
 Inserts the name of the author for the active document from the (File > Properties)(Summary tab).

 newnameThe name of the author that will overwrite the name on the Summary tab.

 REMARKS
 
  • To print the same information on each page of a document (for example, "Document: October 99 Sales Report, printed by A. Gabor on 11/8/99 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. ):
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  • The name of the author can be as long as 255 characters and must be enclosed in quotation marks.
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  • The name that is stored in the (File > Properties)(Summary tab) corresponds to the name in the (Tools > Options)(User Information tab) of the person who created the document.
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  • When this field is updated the name is saved back to the (File > Properties)(Summary tab).
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  • 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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  • This field supports the standard capitalisation switches.
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  • Document: { FILENAME }, printed by { AUTHOR } on { PRINTDATE }
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  • 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).

  •  EXAMPLES
     { AUTHOR " { FILLIN "Author name?" } " }
    { AUTHOR "Russell Proctor" \* Upper }
    { AUTHOR "Russell Proctor" \* Lower }
    { AUTHOR "Russell Proctor" \* FirstCap }
    { AUTHOR "Russell Proctor" \* Caps }

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