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Error related to trying to compare Word docs in 2010
Hi, thanks in advance for the help.
I'm attempting to compare two documents in MSWord Office 2010. I'm not new to doing document comparisons with 2 Word docs. I keep getting an error message that says, "You cannot merge these documents because document protection is in effect." However, I've gone into each of the two documents that I'm trying to compare (both of which are also MS Word docs) and made sure that no password protection is on in either one via the Review tab / Protect button feature. One doc had been protected, so I opened it with the password, saved it without reinstating any type of protection, and closed it. Then I tried again, and got the same error message. So I closed out of Word, making sure that each doc closed, in case it was a matter of simply "refreshing" the settings, and that didn't work, either. I get the same error message each time. Is there some other from of "protection" on that I may not be seeing? Thanks! |
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Answer: Error related to trying to compare Word docs in 2010
Hi there! I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble comparing two Word documents in MS Word Office 2010. It sounds like you've already taken some steps to try to resolve the issue, but let's see if we can figure out what's going on.
I hope one of these suggestions helps you to resolve the issue and compare your documents successfully. Let me know if you have any other questions or if there's anything else I can do to help!
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Error related to trying to compare Word docs in 2010
Are you saying that you clicked the Stop Protection button? Did you also
clear any selections in the Restrict Formatting and Editing task pane (such as "Limit formatting to a selection of styles" and "Allow only this type of editing..." before attempting to compare the documents again? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "LSCDMC" wrote in message ... Hi, thanks in advance for the help. I'm attempting to compare two documents in MSWord Office 2010. I'm not new to doing document comparisons with 2 Word docs. I keep getting an error message that says, "You cannot merge these documents because document protection is in effect." However, I've gone into each of the two documents that I'm trying to compare (both of which are also MS Word docs) and made sure that no password protection is on in either one via the Review tab / Protect button feature. One doc had been protected, so I opened it with the password, saved it without reinstating any type of protection, and closed it. Then I tried again, and got the same error message. So I closed out of Word, making sure that each doc closed, in case it was a matter of simply "refreshing" the settings, and that didn't work, either. I get the same error message each time. Is there some other from of "protection" on that I may not be seeing? Thanks! -- LSCDMC |
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Hi Stefan, I did make sure that everything was clear.
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