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How to change name of commenter in word.

Letitia Davis 0 Reputation points
2025-11-12T14:02:01.41+00:00

How do I get to the file options general page to change the name of commenter on my word documents. since I joined family plan my husbands name not mine shows up.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
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  1. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 434.7K Reputation points
    2025-11-12T16:37:13.0866667+00:00

    As Stefan wrote, go to Word> Preferences> User Information to edit the user name. Be sure to click the checkbox to Always use... .

    Note that this will apply to new entries but existing content will not be changed.

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  1. Stefan Blom 337.8K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2025-11-12T14:11:43.96+00:00

    File > Options only exists in Word for Windows.

    In Word for Mac, click Word > Preferences.

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  2. Q&A Assist
    2025-11-12T14:02:10.7233333+00:00
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    To change the name of the commenter in Word, you need to update your user information in the Microsoft Office settings. Here’s how you can do it:

    1. Open Microsoft Word.
    2. Go to the File menu.
    3. Select Options.
    4. In the Word Options dialog, click on General.
    5. Under the section labeled Personalize your copy of Microsoft Office, you can change the User name to your preferred name.
    6. Click OK to save your changes.

    After you make this change, the new name should appear in comments you add to documents.

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