Comment.Author Property (PowerPoint)
Returns a String that represents the author as for a specified Comment object. Read-only.
Syntax
expression .Author
expression A variable that represents an Comment object.
Return Value
String
Remarks
This property returns only the author's name. To return the author's initials, use the AuthorInitials property. Specify the author of a comment when you add a new comment to the presentation.
Example
The following example adds a comment to the first slide of the active presentation and then displays the author's name and initials in a message.
Sub GetAuthorName()
With ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
.Comments.Add Left:=100, Top:=100, Author:="Jeff Smith", _
AuthorInitials:="JS", _
Text:="This is a new comment added to the first slide."
MsgBox "This comment was created by " & _
.Comments(1).Author & " (" & .Comments(1).AuthorInitials & ")."
End With
End Sub