How to delete my name and initials from the title bar of Microsoft Word

I'm using Microsoft Word with Office 365. In order to maintain anonymity, how do I delete my name from the blue title bar at the top right of the Word window, as well as the pink circle next to it that has my initials in the middle of it. Is this possible?

Solution 1:

The name in the title bar indicates you are signed in to Office.

According to the article provided below, if this is Office 365, then you’ll have to stay signed in to Office to use the product. That is how the licensing works. Others are reporting that you just need to login once to activate and then can log out. You’re mileage may vary.

If you want to sign out:

In any Office app, go to File > Account (or Office Account in Outlook) > Sign out.

Or, from any internet enabled computer:

1. From any device, go to your Microsoft account, Installs page and sign in using your Microsoft account, if prompted.
2. Under Devices, locate the device where you want to sign out of Office.
3. Select Sign out of Office.

More information can be found here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/sign-out-of-office-5a20dc11-47e9-4b6f-945d-478cb6d92071

Solution 2:

Only you will see that; another user opening the document will see his name in that place.
It is not a part of the document, but a part of your installation.

Unless you are talking about sharing or capturing your screen, you don't need to worry about that area.

Solution 3:

If the question is about removing personal information from a Word file, this is how:

• Open the file in Word
• In the File menu, click Info
• Click "Check for Issues" and then "Inspect Document"
• Select the items you want the tool to check for and especially "Document Properties and Personal Information"
• Click the Inspect button
• In the window that opens, click Remove All next to the items you want to remove
• Save the document with this information removed.

Solution 4:

For Office365 to be activated, it usually requires to be attached to a user who has the right licence, and by entering that user/password once, actually two independent things happen at once - 1) activating the installation with that user (and periodically checking whether the subscription is still active), 2) logging-in that same user to Office and showing the name/initials, as well as allowing to save to remote locations on Onedrive/Sharepoint etc. The trick is to log in to activate the Office but then log out. The activation still will be bound to that account, but the login displayed on the office apps won't. The disadvantage is then that it will perhaps not allow saving files to Onedrive/Sharepoint locations with the ability of Auto-save and simultaneous editation of the same document by multiple people/devices. You can however have the Office activated to another account thant he one who is logged in, so you can log in later with some dummy account without the right O365 licence, and still have the software activated with the former account.