How to change author name on Files app?

While there's no direct way to change the author name within the Files app itself, here are the steps you can take to update the information that might be displayed:

1. Check for App-Specific Settings:

1. Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint: Open the document, tap "Info" on the top ribbon, locate "Author" under "Related People," right-click the name, and choose "Edit Property."
2. Pages or Numbers: Open the document, tap the More button (three dots), tap "Settings," then "Author Name."

A Process of Author Name change in Pages App. On Mac

You can change the name that appears in the comments you make in Pages and for your tracked changes. The new name appears the next time you comment in a document or make tracked changes, as well as in comments and changes you made previously.

1. Choose Pages > Settings (from the Pages menu at the top of your screen).
2. Click General at the top of the settings window.
3. Enter a name in the Author field, then close the settings window.

• The name doesn’t apply to documents that are shared with others. For shared documents, the name that appears in comments and in the participant list is the name you use with your Apple ID. To change the name (without changing your Apple ID), visit the Apple ID account page. After you sign in, click Edit to the right of your account information, then make your changes and click Done.
• Important: If you change the name used with your Apple ID, the name appears in all apps and other locations that use your Apple ID.

If you stop sharing a document, the author name in comments and change tracking reverts to the author name you set in Pages settings.

A Process of Author Name change in Numbers App on Mac

You can change the name that appears in the comments you make in Numbers. The new name appears the next time you comment in a spreadsheet and for comments in new spreadsheets, and it changes the name that appears on comments you made previously.

1. Choose Numbers > Settings (from the Numbers menu at the top of your screen).
2. Click General at the top of the settings window.
3. Enter a name in the Author field, then close the settings window.

• The name doesn’t apply to spreadsheets that are shared with others. For shared spreadsheets, the name that appears in comments and in the participant list is the name you use with your Apple ID. To change the name (without changing your Apple ID), visit the Apple ID account page. After you sign in, click Edit to the right of your account information, then make your changes and click Done.
• Important: If you change the name used with your Apple ID, the name appears in all apps and other locations that use your Apple ID.

If you stop sharing a spreadsheet, the author name in comments reverts to the author name you set in Numbers settings.