In Excel, how do I insert User Name (author) in a cell.

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George B.

The function =CELL("filename",A1) returns a file name and sheet name in a
cell. How can I obtain the User Name?
 
E

Excel_Geek

You can write some VBA to do it.

Sub Return_UserName()

Sheets("sheet1").Range("A2").Value = Application.UserName

End Sub
 
E

Excel_Geek

And to return just the filename (if you like) you can use this formula:

=MID(CELL("filename",A1),FIND("[",CELL("filename",A1))+1,FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))-FIND("[",CELL("filename",A1))-1)
 
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