I'm not rationalizing for anybody, and my credibility--long and short
run--are not in jeopardy. When I say that something makes sense to me,
that's exactly what I mean. Anybody familiar with me knows that I pull no
punches when I believe that Microsoft has screwed up or made a bad design
decision. You are free to indicate that something doesn't suit you or make
sense to you, but I'll thank you to allow me the same freedom without
suggesting that I'm rationalizing anything in any way.
I exchange edited documents with many clients. I aggressively and decidedly
do NOT want the color of comment balloons to be decided by styles. That
would make them all the same color. I don't want that. I want different
colors for different reviewers. I depend on those differences so I can
quickly see who said what.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog:
http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web:
http://www.herbtyson.com
"Mike Sparrow" wrote in message
...
Thanks, but it doesn't make sense b/c if they got the communication (&
gui)
correct, then there would be no speculation by the user. We, as tech
writers, do not need Bill's apparent safety devices. Regarding PPT 07, it
would make perfect sense if the balloon color could be manupulated from
the
Balloon tab because that is where you would adjust the color for multiple
user comments anyway. I'm sure your book is excellent, but don't
rationalize
for Bill when you don't need to. It will only hurt your credibility in
the
long run.
thanks again.
--
mike
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
Upon further testing... I discovered that the Balloon Text style seems to
affect the typeface and size of "Comment [H1]", as well as the size (but
not
the typeface) of the comment itself. The Comment Text style affects only
the
typeface, and not the size.
This looks like a bug to me.
And, yes... I long ago discovered the limited ways in which balloon color
can be manipulated. It actually make sense to me, since color is how you
distinguish among comments/editing by different people. If it were
controlled by style, it could interfere with this functionality when the
document is passed around.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
"Mike Sparrow" wrote in message
...
Thanks Herb. I followed your steps so I did arrive at the correct
dialogue
box (although, I was able to arrive there by right-clicking in the
comment
balloon as well). The style of the font does change, but the size
seems
the
same. To be more spoecific, a 12 pt Ariel looks much larger in the
document
than it does in a comment balloon. And while we're on the topic of
balloons,
I guess you've already discovered that if you want to change the
balloon
color, you don't access that dialogue box via the balloon tab down
arrow;
you must go into track changes. Luckily this program is so mindless or
else
you wouldn't be selling books, right?
thanks,
mike
--
mike s
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S (or, click the Style launcher in the SE
corner
of
the Styles section in the Home tab).
2. Click the Manage Styles button at the bottom of the Styles pane.
3. In the Edit tab, find the Comment Text style, and click on it.
4. Click the Modify button. Change the formatting as desired, then
click
OK.
5. Back in Manage Styles, click either OK or Close.
The font for "Comment [H1" (in my case... the initial will likely be
different for you) can similarly be changed, using the Balloon Text
style.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
"Mike Sparrow" wrote in
message
...
It works fro me in 03, not in 07.
--
mike
"Stefan Blom" wrote:
Are you saying that neither method works?
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Mike Sparrow" wrote in message
...
Yes, I'm familiar with that process too b/c I 've done this with
Word
2003.
It's supposed to be easier in 07 b/c a pop-up toolbar becomes
visable
when
you right click in the comment balloon. That's where the styles
can
be
altered, but try changing the comment font to, for example, Times
New
Roman
12 or 14. What happens? Yes, Bill still gets richer by the
minute,
but I
don't get TNR 14!!
thanks for your help
--
mike
"Stefan Blom" wrote:
It's not a review option. You need to modify the paragraph
styles.
Since I'm
not using Word 2007 yet, I can't tell you the exact steps,
unfortunately. If
you are familiar with the Styles and Formatting task pane of
Word
2002/2003,
you should be able to locate something similar (the Styles
pane?)
in
Word
2007. From there you'll be able to alter the styles.
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Mike Sparrow" wrote:
Where is that option in the Review Ribbon?
--
mike p
"Stefan Blom" wrote:
Have you tried modifying the Balloon Text and Comment Text
styles?
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Mike Sparrow" wrote in message
...
I know the process, but when I do it, there is no effect.
I
can
select the
text in the balloon or I can try to format the text
before I
type
within the
balloon, but when using the Pop-Up mini toolbar, the
change
has no
effect on
the text. Also, I can't change the default balloon font
and
size for
future
documents. Agian, I know the process, but there is no
effect.
Thanks
Bill
for a newer version of the same old problems.
--
mike p