In the event that your name or company has been misspelt or changed, you can change this information in Office for Mac without uninstalling. Select your version below for instructions:
Office 2011
- Go to your User Library folder.
- Open the com.microsoft.office.plist file
- Where is says the incorrect name, amend it to the correct value.
- Then click File > Save and quit the program it opened with.
Office 2008
- Go to the Applications folder.
- Open the Microsoft Office 2008 folder.
- Open the Office folder.
- Open the OfficePID.plist file.
- Where is says the incorrect name, amend it to the correct value.
- Then click File > Save and quit the program it opened with.
Thank you very much. Helpful and easy.
Perfect !!!
I have seen lots of stuff on the web on how to do this in 2008 & 2011 office for Mac
None of it has worked – then I saw your post.
Worked first time and so simple.
A great solution for me where I have bought a secondhand macbook and want to switch it all over
Many thanks
Mark
Thanks, this worked! I have a new Mac and somehow I ended up with the wrong first name on all my software when my employer installed Office for me. I don’t know if it was an auto-fill issue or what, but this solved my problem.
Thank u so much it’s helpfully,,
This is just the information I’m looking for BUT when I click on the “Office 2011” tab nothing happens, it doesn’t change to the “Office 2011” instructions? Can anyone advise?
This is a very easy fix and so much more simple than the MS help suggestion that didn’t work!
Thank you for the tip! It worked great!