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Track changes - insertions and deletions
I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in
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Hi Jo,
To do that, you configure 'Track Changes' via Tools|Options|Track Changes. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Jo" wrote in message ... | I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in | red, and deletions by strikethrough in blue? | Thanks. |
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Thanks. What I'm wanting though is to use two different colours - one for
insertions and one for deletions. Do you know if this is possible, or is there only the one-colour option for both? "Jo" wrote: I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in red, and deletions by strikethrough in blue? Thanks. |
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In Word 2003, you can set different colors for insertions, deletions, etc.
However, in Word 2002, you can set only one color _per user_ for all types of revisions (if Color is set to "By author"), or one color for all users (the other Color options). I think the only way you can obtain what you want in Word 2002 is to set the Color to €śBy author€ť and change your user name (Tools Options User Information tab) so that you use one name when inserting text and another when deleting text. Even though macros could be used to quickly change the name it may not be an appropriate solution. -- Regards Lene Fredborg DocTools €“ Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation €“ add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "Jo" wrote: Thanks. What I'm wanting though is to use two different colours - one for insertions and one for deletions. Do you know if this is possible, or is there only the one-colour option for both? "Jo" wrote: I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in red, and deletions by strikethrough in blue? Thanks. |
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As Lene has told you, these options are available in Word 2003 but not in
Word 2002. When the new UI for Track Changes was introduced in Word 2002, some of it wasn't as carefully thought out as it should have been, and its errors and omissions were corrected in Word 2003. It is possible to change its behavior through Registry edits, however; for a macro to do this, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_...k_On_Track.htm. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jo" wrote in message ... Thanks. What I'm wanting though is to use two different colours - one for insertions and one for deletions. Do you know if this is possible, or is there only the one-colour option for both? "Jo" wrote: I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in red, and deletions by strikethrough in blue? Thanks. |
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Thank you, Lene, for your reply. I tried Suzanne's suggestion first and that
sorted it. Thank you, Suzanne. The "Put Track Changes in Word2002 Back On Track" was very useful. I used the VB Editor Immediate Window to modify the Track Change markup option - so simple and quick. Much gratitude for putting me back on track too! Jo "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: As Lene has told you, these options are available in Word 2003 but not in Word 2002. When the new UI for Track Changes was introduced in Word 2002, some of it wasn't as carefully thought out as it should have been, and its errors and omissions were corrected in Word 2003. It is possible to change its behavior through Registry edits, however; for a macro to do this, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_...k_On_Track.htm. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jo" wrote in message ... Thanks. What I'm wanting though is to use two different colours - one for insertions and one for deletions. Do you know if this is possible, or is there only the one-colour option for both? "Jo" wrote: I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in red, and deletions by strikethrough in blue? Thanks. |
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Glad I could help.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jo" wrote in message ... Thank you, Lene, for your reply. I tried Suzanne's suggestion first and that sorted it. Thank you, Suzanne. The "Put Track Changes in Word2002 Back On Track" was very useful. I used the VB Editor Immediate Window to modify the Track Change markup option - so simple and quick. Much gratitude for putting me back on track too! Jo "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: As Lene has told you, these options are available in Word 2003 but not in Word 2002. When the new UI for Track Changes was introduced in Word 2002, some of it wasn't as carefully thought out as it should have been, and its errors and omissions were corrected in Word 2003. It is possible to change its behavior through Registry edits, however; for a macro to do this, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_...k_On_Track.htm. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jo" wrote in message ... Thanks. What I'm wanting though is to use two different colours - one for insertions and one for deletions. Do you know if this is possible, or is there only the one-colour option for both? "Jo" wrote: I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in red, and deletions by strikethrough in blue? Thanks. |
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I used this macro, great! There is only one problem...when I email a copy of
the tracked document to someone it shows all deletions and additions in violet, not additions underlined in blue and deletions struckthrough in red. How do I change the macro to email in the red and blue instead of violet. I am also running Word 2002. Thanks for any help you can give me. -- slb "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: As Lene has told you, these options are available in Word 2003 but not in Word 2002. When the new UI for Track Changes was introduced in Word 2002, some of it wasn't as carefully thought out as it should have been, and its errors and omissions were corrected in Word 2003. It is possible to change its behavior through Registry edits, however; for a macro to do this, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_...k_On_Track.htm. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jo" wrote in message ... Thanks. What I'm wanting though is to use two different colours - one for insertions and one for deletions. Do you know if this is possible, or is there only the one-colour option for both? "Jo" wrote: I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in red, and deletions by strikethrough in blue? Thanks. |
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The appearance of tracked changes on any given machine is dependent on the
settings on that machine. There is no way you can change the settings on the recipient's machine short of an AutoOpen macro in your document, and, if the recipient actually allows the macro to run (which is unlikely), he may not thank you for it! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Sharon" wrote in message ... I used this macro, great! There is only one problem...when I email a copy of the tracked document to someone it shows all deletions and additions in violet, not additions underlined in blue and deletions struckthrough in red. How do I change the macro to email in the red and blue instead of violet. I am also running Word 2002. Thanks for any help you can give me. -- slb "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: As Lene has told you, these options are available in Word 2003 but not in Word 2002. When the new UI for Track Changes was introduced in Word 2002, some of it wasn't as carefully thought out as it should have been, and its errors and omissions were corrected in Word 2003. It is possible to change its behavior through Registry edits, however; for a macro to do this, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_...k_On_Track.htm. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jo" wrote in message ... Thanks. What I'm wanting though is to use two different colours - one for insertions and one for deletions. Do you know if this is possible, or is there only the one-colour option for both? "Jo" wrote: I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in red, and deletions by strikethrough in blue? Thanks. |
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Suzanne, I shared the macro with my regulator, so she should be able to use
it as I did and see the red and blue. Is this correct, that she will now see the same thing in red and blue as I do? And you said something that made me curious..."actually allows the macro to run (which is unlikely), he may not thank you for it!" What do you mean by that? I really don't understand that much about macros, I do Know if they are not from a reliable source that they can cause you problems, right? -- slb "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The appearance of tracked changes on any given machine is dependent on the settings on that machine. There is no way you can change the settings on the recipient's machine short of an AutoOpen macro in your document, and, if the recipient actually allows the macro to run (which is unlikely), he may not thank you for it! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Sharon" wrote in message ... I used this macro, great! There is only one problem...when I email a copy of the tracked document to someone it shows all deletions and additions in violet, not additions underlined in blue and deletions struckthrough in red. How do I change the macro to email in the red and blue instead of violet. I am also running Word 2002. Thanks for any help you can give me. -- slb "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: As Lene has told you, these options are available in Word 2003 but not in Word 2002. When the new UI for Track Changes was introduced in Word 2002, some of it wasn't as carefully thought out as it should have been, and its errors and omissions were corrected in Word 2003. It is possible to change its behavior through Registry edits, however; for a macro to do this, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_...k_On_Track.htm. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jo" wrote in message ... Thanks. What I'm wanting though is to use two different colours - one for insertions and one for deletions. Do you know if this is possible, or is there only the one-colour option for both? "Jo" wrote: I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in red, and deletions by strikethrough in blue? Thanks. |
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Not just because macros can cause problems.
It is decidedly uncool to mess with someone else's settings without their permission. They may have chosen specific colors, to name one of a few thousand things, to suit their working style or to compensate for a physical handicap. I once had a job where I had two direct bosses. Each was color blind, in different ways. It was a nightmare finding color combinations that both could see. No software should fiddle with a user's personal settings. Dan Sharon wrote: Suzanne, I shared the macro with my regulator, so she should be able to use it as I did and see the red and blue. Is this correct, that she will now see the same thing in red and blue as I do? And you said something that made me curious..."actually allows the macro to run (which is unlikely), he may not thank you for it!" What do you mean by that? I really don't understand that much about macros, I do Know if they are not from a reliable source that they can cause you problems, right? The appearance of tracked changes on any given machine is dependent on the settings on that machine. There is no way you can change the settings on the recipient's machine short of an AutoOpen macro in your document, and, if the recipient actually allows the macro to run (which is unlikely), he may not thank you for it! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Sharon" wrote in message ... I used this macro, great! There is only one problem...when I email a copy of the tracked document to someone it shows all deletions and additions in violet, not additions underlined in blue and deletions struckthrough in red. How do I change the macro to email in the red and blue instead of violet. I am also running Word 2002. Thanks for any help you can give me. -- slb "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: As Lene has told you, these options are available in Word 2003 but not in Word 2002. When the new UI for Track Changes was introduced in Word 2002, some of it wasn't as carefully thought out as it should have been, and its errors and omissions were corrected in Word 2003. It is possible to change its behavior through Registry edits, however; for a macro to do this, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_...k_On_Track.htm. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jo" wrote in message ... Thanks. What I'm wanting though is to use two different colours - one for insertions and one for deletions. Do you know if this is possible, or is there only the one-colour option for both? "Jo" wrote: I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in red, and deletions by strikethrough in blue? Thanks. |
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Dan, what I am saying is that the regulator asked me for the macro and I
emailed it to her. I would not never mess with anyone's settings. But I had two questions...One, I was asking why are macros dangerous (this is my first time to use a macro) and two, the end of the macro given to me has the color as violet.I found out yesterday when I email to my regulator she sees my changes in violet and I wanted to know if I could change that to red and blue. -- slb "Dan Freeman" wrote: Not just because macros can cause problems. It is decidedly uncool to mess with someone else's settings without their permission. They may have chosen specific colors, to name one of a few thousand things, to suit their working style or to compensate for a physical handicap. I once had a job where I had two direct bosses. Each was color blind, in different ways. It was a nightmare finding color combinations that both could see. No software should fiddle with a user's personal settings. Dan Sharon wrote: Suzanne, I shared the macro with my regulator, so she should be able to use it as I did and see the red and blue. Is this correct, that she will now see the same thing in red and blue as I do? And you said something that made me curious..."actually allows the macro to run (which is unlikely), he may not thank you for it!" What do you mean by that? I really don't understand that much about macros, I do Know if they are not from a reliable source that they can cause you problems, right? The appearance of tracked changes on any given machine is dependent on the settings on that machine. There is no way you can change the settings on the recipient's machine short of an AutoOpen macro in your document, and, if the recipient actually allows the macro to run (which is unlikely), he may not thank you for it! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Sharon" wrote in message ... I used this macro, great! There is only one problem...when I email a copy of the tracked document to someone it shows all deletions and additions in violet, not additions underlined in blue and deletions struckthrough in red. How do I change the macro to email in the red and blue instead of violet. I am also running Word 2002. Thanks for any help you can give me. -- slb "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: As Lene has told you, these options are available in Word 2003 but not in Word 2002. When the new UI for Track Changes was introduced in Word 2002, some of it wasn't as carefully thought out as it should have been, and its errors and omissions were corrected in Word 2003. It is possible to change its behavior through Registry edits, however; for a macro to do this, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_...k_On_Track.htm. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jo" wrote in message ... Thanks. What I'm wanting though is to use two different colours - one for insertions and one for deletions. Do you know if this is possible, or is there only the one-colour option for both? "Jo" wrote: I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in red, and deletions by strikethrough in blue? Thanks. |
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Unless the regulator also has Word 2002, she should be able to set the
colors to suit herself without using the macro. If she requested the macro and installed it herself, then that's okay. If, after installing and running the macro, she's still not seeing the desired colors in your document, then there's something else going on. Either the file is losing something in transmission (in which case you might try zipping it before sending), or she hasn't followed instructions correctly. Instead of sending her the macro yourself, you might have referred her to Greg's page and let her download it herself (and perhaps that's what you did do). At this point, though, I think you have made a good-faith effort, and if the regulator can't get the desired effects, the problem is entirely on her machine. This is what you have to get across to her. You might refer her to Shauna Kelly's article at http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trac...ngesWorks.html. Emphasize to her that the way markup is displayed on her computer is entirely the result of her own settings, not anything that you put into the document. Also, it makes a big difference whether you set specific colors for *all* additions and deletions or choose "By Author," which will result in different colors for each reviewer. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Sharon" wrote in message ... Dan, what I am saying is that the regulator asked me for the macro and I emailed it to her. I would not never mess with anyone's settings. But I had two questions...One, I was asking why are macros dangerous (this is my first time to use a macro) and two, the end of the macro given to me has the color as violet.I found out yesterday when I email to my regulator she sees my changes in violet and I wanted to know if I could change that to red and blue. -- slb "Dan Freeman" wrote: Not just because macros can cause problems. It is decidedly uncool to mess with someone else's settings without their permission. They may have chosen specific colors, to name one of a few thousand things, to suit their working style or to compensate for a physical handicap. I once had a job where I had two direct bosses. Each was color blind, in different ways. It was a nightmare finding color combinations that both could see. No software should fiddle with a user's personal settings. Dan Sharon wrote: Suzanne, I shared the macro with my regulator, so she should be able to use it as I did and see the red and blue. Is this correct, that she will now see the same thing in red and blue as I do? And you said something that made me curious..."actually allows the macro to run (which is unlikely), he may not thank you for it!" What do you mean by that? I really don't understand that much about macros, I do Know if they are not from a reliable source that they can cause you problems, right? The appearance of tracked changes on any given machine is dependent on the settings on that machine. There is no way you can change the settings on the recipient's machine short of an AutoOpen macro in your document, and, if the recipient actually allows the macro to run (which is unlikely), he may not thank you for it! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Sharon" wrote in message ... I used this macro, great! There is only one problem...when I email a copy of the tracked document to someone it shows all deletions and additions in violet, not additions underlined in blue and deletions struckthrough in red. How do I change the macro to email in the red and blue instead of violet. I am also running Word 2002. Thanks for any help you can give me. -- slb "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: As Lene has told you, these options are available in Word 2003 but not in Word 2002. When the new UI for Track Changes was introduced in Word 2002, some of it wasn't as carefully thought out as it should have been, and its errors and omissions were corrected in Word 2003. It is possible to change its behavior through Registry edits, however; for a macro to do this, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_...k_On_Track.htm. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jo" wrote in message ... Thanks. What I'm wanting though is to use two different colours - one for insertions and one for deletions. Do you know if this is possible, or is there only the one-colour option for both? "Jo" wrote: I'm using Word 2002. Is it possible to track insertions by underlining in red, and deletions by strikethrough in blue? Thanks. |
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