How to keep author name in track changes after saving file in Word

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I want to be able to filter changes by reviewer, but once the file is saved,
the names of all reviewers change to "Author." When I make an edit to the
file, the Author info is shown in a balloon. But when I save and then change
the user name, I can't see the first name used, it only says author and no
time or date reference. Since color isn't static for the users, I need some
way to distinguish between John's edits and Bob's edits on the same page.
Appreciate any help.

TIA,

Joanne
 
In Word 2003, Tools\options\Security tab uncheck "Remove personal information
from file properties on save" :)
 
It would appear that you have "Remove personal information from file
properties on save" checked on the Security tab of Tools | Options.

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It worked... Thanks so much!

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
It would appear that you have "Remove personal information from file
properties on save" checked on the Security tab of Tools | Options.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Note that this is a document-specific setting. I'm not sure whether it can
be set in a template or not, but if you observe the same issue in other
documents based on the same template, you might check the template setting.

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