Field codes: Author field

{ 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 is initially the name specified on the User Information tab in the Options dialog box (Tools menu).

Instructions

"NewName"

Optional text that replaces the author name in the Properties dialog box for the active document or template. The name can be as long as 255 characters and must be enclosed in quotation marks.

Examples

• 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:

  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?" } " }