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Track changes should show added text while HIDING deleted text.
I manage a publications dept and I have been hearing many complaints about
the new 2002 MSWord. We work on many documents and the biggest complaint so far has to do with the track changes function. In the old version it was possible to SHOW ADDED TEXT WHILE HIDING DELETED TEXT. Does anybody know if this function is still available? If it isn't this is a huge mistake on Microsoft's part and certainly not an upgrade but a big downgrade. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Jay, Thank you for replying. We are delighted that there is a work around.
Please excuse my ignorance but I have never before entered a line of macro. Will you kindly be more specific as to how I enter this info. Thank you. Janet "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:04:09 -0700, Janet at Boeing Janet at wrote: I manage a publications dept and I have been hearing many complaints about the new 2002 MSWord. We work on many documents and the biggest complaint so far has to do with the track changes function. In the old version it was possible to SHOW ADDED TEXT WHILE HIDING DELETED TEXT. Does anybody know if this function is still available? If it isn't this is a huge mistake on Microsoft's part and certainly not an upgrade but a big downgrade. In Word 2002 the Track Changes options dialog left out the options for deleted text, which was indeed a huge mistake that was rectified in Word 2003. (Note that your 2002 version is no longer "new"!) But you can still set the option by using this line of macro code: Options.DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkHidden You can enter this in the Visual Basic immediate window (Alt+F11, Ctrl+G). You only need to run it once. There are other values you can set, which are self-explanatory: wdDeletedTextMarkStrikeThrough, wdDeletedTextMarkUnderline, wdDeletedTextMarkBold, and so forth. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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"Jay Freedman" wrote: On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:04:09 -0700, Janet at Boeing Janet at wrote: I manage a publications dept and I have been hearing many complaints about the new 2002 MSWord. We work on many documents and the biggest complaint so far has to do with the track changes function. In the old version it was possible to SHOW ADDED TEXT WHILE HIDING DELETED TEXT. Does anybody know if this function is still available? If it isn't this is a huge mistake on Microsoft's part and certainly not an upgrade but a big downgrade. In Word 2002 the Track Changes options dialog left out the options for deleted text, which was indeed a huge mistake that was rectified in Word 2003. (Note that your 2002 version is no longer "new"!) But you can still set the option by using this line of macro code: Options.DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkHidden You can enter this in the Visual Basic immediate window (Alt+F11, Ctrl+G). You only need to run it once. There are other values you can set, which are self-explanatory: wdDeletedTextMarkStrikeThrough, wdDeletedTextMarkUnderline, wdDeletedTextMarkBold, and so forth. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Jay, I work for Janet. Let's say I want to TOGGLE between hiding deleted text and showing deleted text (strikethough + red). Can this be done easily with macros? At the same time I would like to ALWAYS show added text (blue). Thanks, Joan (aka Trixie) |
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See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.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. "Janet at Boeing" Janet at wrote in message ... Jay, Thank you for replying. We are delighted that there is a work around. Please excuse my ignorance but I have never before entered a line of macro. Will you kindly be more specific as to how I enter this info. Thank you. Janet "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:04:09 -0700, Janet at Boeing Janet at wrote: I manage a publications dept and I have been hearing many complaints about the new 2002 MSWord. We work on many documents and the biggest complaint so far has to do with the track changes function. In the old version it was possible to SHOW ADDED TEXT WHILE HIDING DELETED TEXT. Does anybody know if this function is still available? If it isn't this is a huge mistake on Microsoft's part and certainly not an upgrade but a big downgrade. In Word 2002 the Track Changes options dialog left out the options for deleted text, which was indeed a huge mistake that was rectified in Word 2003. (Note that your 2002 version is no longer "new"!) But you can still set the option by using this line of macro code: Options.DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkHidden You can enter this in the Visual Basic immediate window (Alt+F11, Ctrl+G). You only need to run it once. There are other values you can set, which are self-explanatory: wdDeletedTextMarkStrikeThrough, wdDeletedTextMarkUnderline, wdDeletedTextMarkBold, and so forth. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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Don't let the word "macro" scare you. This is very simple.
- Open Word (any document, even a blank one). - Press Alt+F11 (the shortcut for Tools Macro Visual Basic Editor). The editor opens in a separate window. - Press Ctrl+G (the shortcut for View Immediate Window). A pane opens at the bottom of the editor, with the title "Immediate". - Copy the following line from this post: Options.DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkHidden - Put the cursor in the Immediate pane and paste. - With the cursor on the same line as the text you just pasted, press the Enter key. - Click the red X to close the editor window. All done! If you later want a different display for deleted text, repeat the whole procedure except change the word wdDeletedTextMarkHidden to one of the others I mentioned. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 10:24:02 -0700, Janet at Boeing Janet at wrote: Jay, Thank you for replying. We are delighted that there is a work around. Please excuse my ignorance but I have never before entered a line of macro. Will you kindly be more specific as to how I enter this info. Thank you. Janet "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:04:09 -0700, Janet at Boeing Janet at wrote: I manage a publications dept and I have been hearing many complaints about the new 2002 MSWord. We work on many documents and the biggest complaint so far has to do with the track changes function. In the old version it was possible to SHOW ADDED TEXT WHILE HIDING DELETED TEXT. Does anybody know if this function is still available? If it isn't this is a huge mistake on Microsoft's part and certainly not an upgrade but a big downgrade. In Word 2002 the Track Changes options dialog left out the options for deleted text, which was indeed a huge mistake that was rectified in Word 2003. (Note that your 2002 version is no longer "new"!) But you can still set the option by using this line of macro code: Options.DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkHidden You can enter this in the Visual Basic immediate window (Alt+F11, Ctrl+G). You only need to run it once. There are other values you can set, which are self-explanatory: wdDeletedTextMarkStrikeThrough, wdDeletedTextMarkUnderline, wdDeletedTextMarkBold, and so forth. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 10:43:06 -0700, Trixie
wrote: "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:04:09 -0700, Janet at Boeing Janet at wrote: I manage a publications dept and I have been hearing many complaints about the new 2002 MSWord. We work on many documents and the biggest complaint so far has to do with the track changes function. In the old version it was possible to SHOW ADDED TEXT WHILE HIDING DELETED TEXT. Does anybody know if this function is still available? If it isn't this is a huge mistake on Microsoft's part and certainly not an upgrade but a big downgrade. In Word 2002 the Track Changes options dialog left out the options for deleted text, which was indeed a huge mistake that was rectified in Word 2003. (Note that your 2002 version is no longer "new"!) But you can still set the option by using this line of macro code: Options.DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkHidden You can enter this in the Visual Basic immediate window (Alt+F11, Ctrl+G). You only need to run it once. There are other values you can set, which are self-explanatory: wdDeletedTextMarkStrikeThrough, wdDeletedTextMarkUnderline, wdDeletedTextMarkBold, and so forth. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Jay, I work for Janet. Let's say I want to TOGGLE between hiding deleted text and showing deleted text (strikethough + red). Can this be done easily with macros? At the same time I would like to ALWAYS show added text (blue). Thanks, Joan (aka Trixie) Yes, that's pretty simple. This macro will do (see http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm for how to put it into a template): Sub ToggleTrackDeletions() With Options .DeletedTextColor = wdRed If .DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkHidden Then .DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkStrikeThrough Else .DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkHidden End If End With End Sub Assign a toolbar button or shortcut key to this macro, and run it each time you want to toggle in either direction. (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...oToToolbar.htm and http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...roToHotkey.htm give directions.) You can control the visibility and color of inserted text through the Options dialog. It's only the deleted text whose controls were omitted from the dialog. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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