How to Remove/Add Author Name in Comments in Excel 365?
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Published: 2020-11-16 07:30:45

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title: How to Remove/Add Author Name in Comments in Excel 365?
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In this guide, you will learn some simple instructions to **Remove/Add Author Name in Comments in Excel Office 365** using **Kutools.** Let’s see them below!! Get an official version of MS Excel from the following link: **[https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)**

**Note:** [kutools for Excel](https://geekexcel.com/get-kutools-for-ms-excel-2019-2016-2013-2010-2007-office-365/) has more than 180 features which are used to complete the difficult task with several clicks. If you want to use Kutools, you need to install it from Excel’s official website.
## Remove Username from Comments in Active Sheet:

To remove the username from all the comments in the active sheet, follow the below steps.

- Firstly, you need to **activate the worksheet** that contains some comments.

![](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2-15.png)

- On the **Kutools Tab, select** the **More** option, **choose** the **Remove/Add User Name in Comment** option from the menu list.

![Kutools Tab](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3-14.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17168">Kutools Tab</figcaption>

- It will open the **Remove/Add User Name in Comment Dialog Box**.
- **Scope –** You need to **choose** the **active worksheet** or **active workbook** option that you want to remove the username from the comments.
- **User Name –** In this box, you need to **type the user name** that you want to remove. By default, it will show the default user name, you can change it.
- Then, you need to **select** the **Remove user name from comments** option.

![Remove/Add User Name in Comment Dialog Box](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/4-11.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17169">Remove/Add User Name in Comment Dialog Box</figcaption>

- Finally, **click** the **Apply** option. Then, it will display the **prompt box** to tell you how many comment user names have been removed from the worksheet.

![Prompt box](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/5-9.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17170">Prompt box</figcaption>

- You need to **click** the **Ok** and **Cancel** options to close the dialog boxes.
- You will see the result as shown in the below image.

![Result](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6-9.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17171">Result</figcaption>

### Note:

- You can also **check** the **Force non-bold formatting** option from the **Remove/Add User Name in Comment** dialog box.
- It will show the result as shown in the below image.

![Force non-bold formatting](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/7-7.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17172">Force non-bold formatting</figcaption>

## Add Usernames to Comments in the Worksheet:

You can also add the username to the comments by doing the below steps.

- You need to **activate the worksheet**.

![Input](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/10-5.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17175">Input</figcaption>

- On the **Kutools Tab, select** the **More** option, **choose** the **Remove/Add User Name in Comment** option from the menu list.

![Kutools Tab](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3-14.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17168">Kutools Tab</figcaption>

- It will open the **Remove/Add User Name in Comment Dialog Box**.
- **Scope –** You need to **choose** the **active worksheet** or **active workbook** option that you want to add the username from the comments.
- **User Name –** In this box, you need to **type the user name** that you want to add in the comments. By default, it will show the default user name, you can change it.
- Then, you need to **check** the **Add user name to comments** option.
- After that, you need to **click** the **Apply** button.

![Click Apply button](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/9-5.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17174">Click Apply button</figcaption>

- A **prompt box** will pop-out to tell you how many usernames have been added to the spreadsheet.
- You need to **click** the **OK** and **Cancel** buttons to close the dialog boxes.

![Prompt Box](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/11-3.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17176">Prompt Box</figcaption>

- At last, you can see that the specific user names have been added to the comments as shown in the below screenshot.

![Input Comments](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/8-7.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17173">Input Comments</figcaption>

### Note:

- If you **uncheck** the **Make name bold** option in the **Remove/Add User Name in Comment** Dialog box, you will get the result as shown in the below image.

![Make name bold](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/12-3.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17177">Make name bold</figcaption>

## Summary:

In the above article, you will understand the steps to **Remove/Add Author Name in Comments in Excel Office 365** using **Kutools.** Leave your **feedback** in the comment section. Thanks for visiting **[Geek Excel.](https://geekexcel.com/)** Keep Learning!

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