You can edit any author and change their name and/or password (the password can be changed in Standard Authentication only. Administrators cannot change the Windows account password under Windows Authentication.)

You can also edit group membership and Library folder permissions for each author.

If you change or delete another author's name, you (administrator) will receive a warning message about the following consequences that will take place if the operation continues:

• The checkout of any document by the author is overridden and any changes that were made by the author are lost.
   
• Any new document created by the author that was not checked in will be lost (the author cannot check their new documents in with the new or deleted author name).
   
• If the author is logged in to the Developer at the time the name was changed or deleted, the author will be automatically logged out and left disconnected in the Developer. The author will also need to create a new Login Profile with their new credentials if their name was deleted.

Notes about Windows Authentication

If you are using Windows authentication and an author's Windows login account changes, the administrator must manually update the author name to match the new Windows log on account.

To edit an author using Windows Authentication:

1. Log in as an administrator.
    
2. Make sure you are working online.
    
3. On the Administration menu, choose Manage Authors.
    
4. Select the author that you want to edit and click  Edit selected author.
    
5. Enter the exact Windows Login for an author in the Author Name field.
    
6. Optionally, you can assign an author to a group and/or configure Library folder permissions using the Groups and Permissions tabs.

To edit an author using Standard Authentication:

1. Log in as an administrator.
    
2. Make sure you are working online.
    
3. On the Administration menu, choose Manage Authors.
    
4. Select the author that you want to edit and click  Edit selected author.
    
5. Edit the author name.
    
6. Edit the password and confirm it.
    
7. Optionally, you can assign an author to a group and/or configure Library folder permissions using the Groups and Permissions tabs.

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