A few days ago
Cynicism

How do I sign the bottom of a Word document to show that I authored it?

I have been typing up procedure manuals and worksheets for my employer recently and I would like to know what I should put at the bottom of the last page to show that I authored the document. I have seen lowercase initials/uppercase initials. Is that the proper way? For example: adh/MCM

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A few days ago
Gem

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When typing a business letter the initials of the author and the secretary who typed it are shown at the bottom. So if I dictate a letter to my assistant, the bottom should have the following:

TMY/kac (author in all caps, typist in small letters).

Procedure manuals and worksheets are company property and usually not noted to the individual employee. Just like if an employee creates a new product the patent is registered in the name of the company, not the name of the employee(s) who created it.

The only exception is in certification manuals where all the pages & procedures have a cover page that specifically lists the full name of the person writing the procedure. That is for accountability reasons so if something goes wrong the customer knows who to blame and the company knows who to fire.

You need to talk to your boss about corporate policy/procedure on this one. For my company, my assistant does not get billing on my manuals, she gets to keep her job and cash her paycheck.

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A few days ago
Qugel
is this be footer of the document?

if so insert a footer.

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