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Track Changes options not staying
We're on Word 2003, and my boss is having problems with track changes. When
she sets the options for insertions and deletions in Options and clicks OK, it doesn't save her changes. She goes back into Track Changes Options, and everything is back the way it was before. Any idea what could be causing this? |
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Track Changes options not staying
Hello,
I have a computer in my organization with the same problem. I'm very interesting to hear the solution Thank you Edy |
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Track Changes options not staying
Well, we've fixed it, but I don't know for sure how. I noticed that her page
numbers were not showing up, that it was showing the page number field code instead. So I went to Tools Options View and unchecked the Field Codes box. This fixed the page number problem and from that point forward, the Track Changes started to work again as well. I have no idea why the Field Codes box being checked would affect Track Changes, and I can't recreate the problem on my PC. A lot of the settings in Tools Options are changed from the default. Something happened to her settings over the weekend that changed them all. And now she's having another problem: when she's inserting a hyperlink into an email in Outlook, it again shows the field code instead of the hyperlink. But when she goes to Tools Options to try to uncheck the Field Codes box, it won't allow her to make a change. When she hits OK, an error message comes up saying, "Number must be between 1 and 1638." Something very weird is going on. I'm going to see if our IT people will just reinstall Office and see if that fixes it. You might try the same. " wrote: Hello, I have a computer in my organization with the same problem. I'm very interesting to hear the solution Thank you Edy |
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Track Changes options not staying
Most of the settings in tools options (and a few others besides) are
stored in the Word data key in the registry. It is not unheard of for the settings here to become corrupt. Rather than re-install the application (which would not fix this) it would be worth you (or your IT support) deleting the data key and allowing Word to rebuild a new one with default settings - the key is identified at http://www.gmayor.com/my_toolbars_are_missing.htm . You will have to restore the preferred settings ij toiols options thereafter. Word 2003 also has a tendency to change random settings in the options (probably through the interaction of add-ins, though we haven't been able to tie it down) if that is occurring the only real cure is to set the preferences for each new and opened documents with auto macros. There are some examples at http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm The fields code display is a toggle setting (ALT+F9). A look through http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm then http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm is advised following any crash and ensuing problems. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Joel33 wrote: Well, we've fixed it, but I don't know for sure how. I noticed that her page numbers were not showing up, that it was showing the page number field code instead. So I went to Tools Options View and unchecked the Field Codes box. This fixed the page number problem and from that point forward, the Track Changes started to work again as well. I have no idea why the Field Codes box being checked would affect Track Changes, and I can't recreate the problem on my PC. A lot of the settings in Tools Options are changed from the default. Something happened to her settings over the weekend that changed them all. And now she's having another problem: when she's inserting a hyperlink into an email in Outlook, it again shows the field code instead of the hyperlink. But when she goes to Tools Options to try to uncheck the Field Codes box, it won't allow her to make a change. When she hits OK, an error message comes up saying, "Number must be between 1 and 1638." Something very weird is going on. I'm going to see if our IT people will just reinstall Office and see if that fixes it. You might try the same. " wrote: Hello, I have a computer in my organization with the same problem. I'm very interesting to hear the solution Thank you Edy |
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