Comment.Author property (PowerPoint)

Returns a String that represents the author as for a specified Comment object. Read-only.

Syntax

expression. Author

expression A variable that represents an Comment object.

Return value

String

Remarks

This property returns only the author's name. To return the author's initials, use the AuthorInitials property. Specify the author of a comment when you add a new comment to the presentation.

Example

The following example adds a comment to the first slide of the active presentation and then displays the author's name and initials in a message.

Sub GetAuthorName()

    With ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
        .Comments.Add Left:=100, Top:=100, Author:="Jeff Smith", _
            AuthorInitials:="JS", _
            Text:="This is a new comment added to the first slide."
        MsgBox "This comment was created by " & _
            .Comments(1).Author & " (" & .Comments(1).AuthorInitials & ")."
    End With
	
End Sub

See also

Comment Object

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