I am creating a long document (think: book). I want to be able to keep notes
regarding sources, to-do items, explanations, etc. in the body of the
document (it will have footnotes that are not part of these "editor's
notes"). When finished, I want to be able to view the document with/without
the editor's notes. The notes need to be editable, just like the rest of the
text. Wang had this 20 years age in Wang Office, you just put a coded
exclamation point before and after the notes section, and selected "print
with notes" (or without) when you wanted the document with or without. This
is NOT an editing/versions/changes issue.

Hi,

There may be a better way of doing it, but the way I always do this is by
using comments.

The best way to do this is to show the reviewing toolbar. On it, there is a
"Comment" button that will insert this into your document. There is also a
"Show" button on it that you can use to show/hide the comments.

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"Jaymac06" wrote:

I am creating a long document (think: book). I want to be able to keep notes
regarding sources, to-do items, explanations, etc. in the body of the
document (it will have footnotes that are not part of these "editor's
notes"). When finished, I want to be able to view the document with/without
the editor's notes. The notes need to be editable, just like the rest of the
text. Wang had this 20 years age in Wang Office, you just put a coded
exclamation point before and after the notes section, and selected "print
with notes" (or without) when you wanted the document with or without. This
is NOT an editing/versions/changes issue.

Thanks Shahnoor, but I'm looking for a more integrated part of the document
to be the note--sort of like a different section. When it was made, or by
whom, is a great feature for collaborative efforts, but not relevant here. I
envision "Information..." then [Note: Check this with the Mr. Wizard
website], or [Note: this information was verified by Andy Rooney by email
dated 060410], or background information, bibliography, etc.

"Shahnoor" wrote:

Hi,

There may be a better way of doing it, but the way I always do this is by
using comments.

The best way to do this is to show the reviewing toolbar. On it, there is a
"Comment" button that will insert this into your document. There is also a
"Show" button on it that you can use to show/hide the comments.

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--ST


"Jaymac06" wrote:

I am creating a long document (think: book). I want to be able to keep notes
regarding sources, to-do items, explanations, etc. in the body of the
document (it will have footnotes that are not part of these "editor's
notes"). When finished, I want to be able to view the document with/without
the editor's notes. The notes need to be editable, just like the rest of the
text. Wang had this 20 years age in Wang Office, you just put a coded
exclamation point before and after the notes section, and selected "print
with notes" (or without) when you wanted the document with or without. This
is NOT an editing/versions/changes issue.

Hi,

As far as I know, there is no way to do what you're asking to do in Word. I
hope I'm wrong though, because it's a feature that would be very useful to me
as well ... let's hope someone can reply to the thread with a solution.

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"Jaymac06" wrote:

Thanks Shahnoor, but I'm looking for a more integrated part of the document
to be the note--sort of like a different section. When it was made, or by
whom, is a great feature for collaborative efforts, but not relevant here. I
envision "Information..." then [Note: Check this with the Mr. Wizard
website], or [Note: this information was verified by Andy Rooney by email
dated 060410], or background information, bibliography, etc.

"Shahnoor" wrote:

Hi,

There may be a better way of doing it, but the way I always do this is by
using comments.

The best way to do this is to show the reviewing toolbar. On it, there is a
"Comment" button that will insert this into your document. There is also a
"Show" button on it that you can use to show/hide the comments.

--
--ST


"Jaymac06" wrote:

I am creating a long document (think: book). I want to be able to keep notes
regarding sources, to-do items, explanations, etc. in the body of the
document (it will have footnotes that are not part of these "editor's
notes"). When finished, I want to be able to view the document with/without
the editor's notes. The notes need to be editable, just like the rest of the
text. Wang had this 20 years age in Wang Office, you just put a coded
exclamation point before and after the notes section, and selected "print
with notes" (or without) when you wanted the document with or without. This
is NOT an editing/versions/changes issue.