What action assigns the author's name to the footer when adding a footer?

What action assigns the author's name to the footer when adding a footer?

• A. Click the Author text input and type Sue Chur.
• B. Type the author name in the document body.
• C. Use Insert > Author.
• D. Double-click footer and write.

Answer: (A)

In Word, the footer can display the document’s author by using the dedicated Author placeholder in the footer. Entering the author’s name directly into that Author field is the way to assign the author value to the footer because it links the footer content to the document’s author property. Typing the name in the body doesn’t affect the footer’s content. There isn’t a standard Insert > Author command, and simply typing into the footer without using the Author placeholder wouldn’t ensure the text is tied to the document’s author property. Double-clicking the footer to write would place text there, but it wouldn’t automatically map to the author metadata unless you specifically use the Author field.

In Word, the footer can display the document’s author by using the dedicated Author placeholder in the footer. Entering the author’s name directly into that Author field is the way to assign the author value to the footer because it links the footer content to the document’s author property.

Typing the name in the body doesn’t affect the footer’s content. There isn’t a standard Insert > Author command, and simply typing into the footer without using the Author placeholder wouldn’t ensure the text is tied to the document’s author property. Double-clicking the footer to write would place text there, but it wouldn’t automatically map to the author metadata unless you specifically use the Author field.