Track Changes

[chulling]

Does anyone know of a way to turn various author names into one name in in
Word 2007 using the Tracking feature?

The "Remove personal information from file properties on save" box is grayed
out under the Word Options/Trust Center/Trust Center Settings. I would like
to be able to save a document that has tracked changes from various authors
to a document that shows one author for all track changes. You were able to
do that in Word 2003 by going to Tools/Options/Security and clicking on
"remove personal information from file properties on save" box. I tried using
Document Inspector, but that simply removes the tracking from the document.

 

[Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com]

"Remove personal information from file properties on save" is for documents
that started life in W2002 or 3. For W2007 documents, use the Document
inspector (next button on the dialog).

Pam

 

[chulling]

That worked! Thanks.

Do you know if it's possible to change the name that appears when you run
the document inspector to something other than "author"?

 

[chulling]

"Remove personal information from file properties on save" is for documents
that started life in W2002 or 3. For W2007 documents, use the Document
inspector (next button on the dialog).

Pam

 

[Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com]

I seem to recall that when it was an add-in, the "remover tool" allowed you
to specify a name in place of "author". But that hasn't been available in
any included version.

Pam

"Remove personal information from file properties on save" is for documents
that started life in W2002 or 3. For W2007 documents, use the Document
inspector (next button on the dialog).

Pam

Does anyone know of a way to turn various author names into one name in in
Word 2007 using the Tracking feature?

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"remove personal information from file properties on save" box. I tried using
Document Inspector, but that simply removes the tracking from the document.

 

[Kara HM]

I can't get my personal information removed from tracked changes and
comments, without losing my tracked changes and comments: I've tried the
document inspector for both the comments and tracked changes, etc., and the
document properties and personal information. I'm an editor and need the
tracked changes and comments to remain.

I'm wondering, I've saved the document as a 2003-97 file, perhaps this is
why it won't work? Other ideas?

Thanks - Kara

 

[Stefan Blom]

You can use a macro to change the name and initial of the comments in the
active document. For example:

Sub EditComments()
Dim c As Comment
For Each c In ActiveDocument.Comments
c.Author = "Unknown Person"
c.Initial = "UP"
Next c
End Sub

If you need assistance, see http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm.