Syntax

expression.DocumentAuthor

expression A variable that represents a Permission object.

Remarks

The DocumentAuthor property returns or sets the author of the active document. The author always has non-expiring owner rights to the document, whether owner permission is granted explicitly (through a object) or not.

The DocumentAuthor property can only be changed to a different account that has been certified through the permissions user interface to open restricted content on the local computer. In most cases, users who have a single Windows account can only choose between their Windows and their Passport identities.

If the user's Microsoft Windows and Passport identities use the same e-mail address, then use the format passport:someone@example.com to specify the Passport identity as the DocumentAuthor property.

Example
The following example displays information about the permissions settings of the active document, including the document author.

Visual Basic for Applications 
 Dim irmPermission As Office.Permission Dim strIRMInfo As String Set irmPermission = ActiveWorkbook.Permission If irmPermission.Enabled Then strIRMInfo = "Permissions are enabled on this document." & vbCrLf strIRMInfo = strIRMInfo & " View in trusted browser: " & _ irmPermission.EnableTrustedBrowser & vbCrLf & _ " Document author: " & irmPermission.DocumentAuthor & vbCrLf & _ " Users with rights: " & irmPermission.Count & vbCrLf & _ " Cache licenses locally: " & irmPermission.StoreLicenses & vbCrLf & _ " Request permission URL: " & irmPermission.RequestPermissionURL & vbCrLf If irmPermission.PermissionFromPolicy Then strIRMInfo = strIRMInfo & " Permissions applied from policy:" & vbCrLf & _ " Policy name: " & irmPermission.PolicyName & vbCrLf & _ " Policy description: " & irmPermission.PolicyDescription Else strIRMInfo = strIRMInfo & " Default permissions applied." End If Else strIRMInfo = "Permissions are NOT enabled on this document." End If MsgBox strIRMInfo, vbInformation + vbOKOnly, "IRM Information" Set irmPermission = Nothing
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