Track Changes Not Identifying Users by Color on Some Computers

Hi,

I have several users tracking changes in a word document. All users are on 2003, with settings to assign color by author. One user sees changes with each author as a different color. The other two users see all the changes as the same color, however when you hover over the the change the correct user is identified as making the change. I am using Office 2007 and can also see changes by color.

Are there any security or other settings that could prevent changes from being tracked by color, even though different authors are identified?

Thanks in advance.

On each of the errant computers, is it set to show "color by author"?
(That goes by computer rather than by document.)

On Aug 6, 10:18*am, DGS wrote:
Hi,

I have several users tracking changes in a word document. *All users are
on 2003, with settings to assign color by author. *One user sees changes
with each author as a different color. *The other two users see all the
changes as the same color, however when you hover over the the change
the correct user is identified as making the change. *I am using Office
2007 and can also see changes by color.

Are there any security or other settings that could prevent changes from
being tracked by color, even though different authors are identified?

Thanks in advance.

--
DGS

As Peter points out, the color settings are machine-specific. The users who
are seeing only one color evidently have that color selected in the Track
Changes Options instead of "By Author."

"DGS" wrote in message news

Hi,

I have several users tracking changes in a word document. All users are
on 2003, with settings to assign color by author. One user sees changes
with each author as a different color. The other two users see all the
changes as the same color, however when you hover over the the change
the correct user is identified as making the change. I am using Office
2007 and can also see changes by color.

Are there any security or other settings that could prevent changes from
being tracked by color, even though different authors are identified?

Thanks in advance.




--
DGS

Oops! Thank you for moving my post to the correct forum!

I did confirm that the machines are set to "By Author". So, unfortunatley, I don't think that is the issue.

Originally Posted by Suzanne S. Barnhill[_3_]

As Peter points out, the color settings are machine-specific. The users who
are seeing only one color evidently have that color selected in the Track
Changes Options instead of "By Author."

"DGS" wrote in message news

Hi,

I have several users tracking changes in a word document. All users are
on 2003, with settings to assign color by author. One user sees changes
with each author as a different color. The other two users see all the
changes as the same color, however when you hover over the the change
the correct user is identified as making the change. I am using Office
2007 and can also see changes by color.

Are there any security or other settings that could prevent changes from
being tracked by color, even though different authors are identified?

Thanks in advance.




--
DGS

Did you make sure to change *all* of the color options (in the dialog box) to
"By author"?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"DGS" wrote in message news

Oops! Thank you for moving my post to the correct forum!

I did confirm that the machines are set to "By Author". So,
unfortunatley, I don't think that is the issue.

'Suzanne S. Barnhill[_3_ Wrote:
;493047']As Peter points out, the color settings are machine-specific.
The users who
are seeing only one color evidently have that color selected in the
Track
Changes Options instead of "By Author."

"DGS" wrote in message news

Hi,

I have several users tracking changes in a word document. All users
are
on 2003, with settings to assign color by author. One user sees
changes
with each author as a different color. The other two users see all the
changes as the same color, however when you hover over the the change
the correct user is identified as making the change. I am using Office
2007 and can also see changes by color.

Are there any security or other settings that could prevent changes
from
being tracked by color, even though different authors are identified?

Thanks in advance.




--
DGS




--
DGS