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Track Changes/Change bars disappear
I received a document (in Word 2003) with track changes on. When I accept
the changes, the changes are made but the change bars disappear and I need them. I missed something somewhere. Appreciate any help. -- Stella Rivera |
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Track Changes/Change bars disappear
On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:14:01 -0800, Stella Rivera
wrote: I received a document (in Word 2003) with track changes on. When I accept the changes, the changes are made but the change bars disappear and I need them. I missed something somewhere. Appreciate any help. Unfortunately you haven't missed anything; that's just the way Word works. When you accept changes, Word doesn't retain any "memory" of where the changes were, and that includes the change bars. Instead of accepting changes, you have to go into the Track Changes Options dialog to set the markup for insertions to "none" and for deletions to "hidden". That will allow the change bars to remain, while making the markup look the same as if the changes had been accepted. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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That did the trick. Thanks so much.
-- Stella Rivera "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:14:01 -0800, Stella Rivera wrote: I received a document (in Word 2003) with track changes on. When I accept the changes, the changes are made but the change bars disappear and I need them. I missed something somewhere. Appreciate any help. Unfortunately you haven't missed anything; that's just the way Word works. When you accept changes, Word doesn't retain any "memory" of where the changes were, and that includes the change bars. Instead of accepting changes, you have to go into the Track Changes Options dialog to set the markup for insertions to "none" and for deletions to "hidden". That will allow the change bars to remain, while making the markup look the same as if the changes had been accepted. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Track Changes/Change bars disappear
On Jan 1, 5:33*am, Jay Freedman wrote:
On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:14:01 -0800, Stella Rivera wrote: I received a document (in Word 2003) with track changes on. *When I accept the changes, the changes are made but the change bars disappear and I need them. *I missed something somewhere. *Appreciate any help. Unfortunately you haven't missed anything; that's just the way Word works.. When you accept changes, Word doesn't retain any "memory" of where the changes were, and that includes the change bars. Instead of accepting changes, you have to go into the Track Changes Options dialog to set the markup for insertions to "none" and for deletions to "hidden". That will allow the change bars to remain, while making the markup look the same as if the changes had been accepted. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP * * * *FAQ:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Hi Jay You have solved half my problem the other half is how do I change the "changed lines"default line width. The default .5 pt line needs to be 3 point for my work and I cannot see how to fix this other than to draw a 3 pt line over every change bar that Word generates. Mi Tasol (means just me when translated) |
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Track Changes/Change bars disappear
On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:25:02 -0800 (PST), Mi Tasol
wrote: On Jan 1, 5:33*am, Jay Freedman wrote: On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:14:01 -0800, Stella Rivera wrote: I received a document (in Word 2003) with track changes on. *When I accept the changes, the changes are made but the change bars disappear and I need them. *I missed something somewhere. *Appreciate any help. Unfortunately you haven't missed anything; that's just the way Word works. When you accept changes, Word doesn't retain any "memory" of where the changes were, and that includes the change bars. Instead of accepting changes, you have to go into the Track Changes Options dialog to set the markup for insertions to "none" and for deletions to "hidden". That will allow the change bars to remain, while making the markup look the same as if the changes had been accepted. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP * * * *FAQ:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Hi Jay You have solved half my problem the other half is how do I change the "changed lines"default line width. The default .5 pt line needs to be 3 point for my work and I cannot see how to fix this other than to draw a 3 pt line over every change bar that Word generates. Mi Tasol (means just me when translated) The width of the built-in change bar cannot be changed. Your proposed workaround is the only one that will work. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Track Changes/Change bars disappear
On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:25:02 -0800 (PST), Mi Tasol wrote: On Jan 1, 5:33*am, Jay Freedman wrote: On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:14:01 -0800, Stella Rivera wrote: I received a document (in Word 2003) with track changes on. *When I accept the changes, the changes are made but the change bars disappear and I need them. *I missed something somewhere. *Appreciate any help. Unfortunately you haven't missed anything; that's just the way Word works. When you accept changes, Word doesn't retain any "memory" of where the changes were, and that includes the change bars. Instead of accepting changes, you have to go into the Track Changes Options dialog to set the markup for insertions to "none" and for deletions to "hidden". That will allow the change bars to remain, while making the markup look the same as if the changes had been accepted. I am looking for the exapt same option, to display change bars only, however, in my settings (ToolsOptionsTrack Changes), there is no option to hide deletions. There is no mention/control of deletions at all. I only have Insertions, Formatting, and Color (under the Track Changes options). There is also no deletions under Balloons, Printing, and Changed Lines. Did this option not exist in Word 2002? If that is the case, is there no way to display change bars only, i.e. without the mark-up? Venligste hilsener / Best regards dan. |
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Track Changes/Change bars disappear
Unfortunately, Word 2002 (the first version to use balloons for markup) in
fact does not permit users to format deletions through the UI. This can, however, be accomplished with a macro; see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_...k_On_Track.htm, which gives an example macro for showing change bars only. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Dan D. V. Bhanderi" wrote in message ol.auc.dk... On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:25:02 -0800 (PST), Mi Tasol wrote: On Jan 1, 5:33 am, Jay Freedman wrote: On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:14:01 -0800, Stella Rivera wrote: I received a document (in Word 2003) with track changes on. When I accept the changes, the changes are made but the change bars disappear and I need them. I missed something somewhere. Appreciate any help. Unfortunately you haven't missed anything; that's just the way Word works. When you accept changes, Word doesn't retain any "memory" of where the changes were, and that includes the change bars. Instead of accepting changes, you have to go into the Track Changes Options dialog to set the markup for insertions to "none" and for deletions to "hidden". That will allow the change bars to remain, while making the markup look the same as if the changes had been accepted. I am looking for the exapt same option, to display change bars only, however, in my settings (ToolsOptionsTrack Changes), there is no option to hide deletions. There is no mention/control of deletions at all. I only have Insertions, Formatting, and Color (under the Track Changes options). There is also no deletions under Balloons, Printing, and Changed Lines. Did this option not exist in Word 2002? If that is the case, is there no way to display change bars only, i.e. without the mark-up? Venligste hilsener / Best regards dan. |
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Track Changes/Change bars disappear
I have a problem with the change bars. I have deleted txt and the change bar
shows in the left hand margin, but when I click off or move down the page, the change bar disappears.????? -- Kelli "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:14:01 -0800, Stella Rivera wrote: I received a document (in Word 2003) with track changes on. When I accept the changes, the changes are made but the change bars disappear and I need them. I missed something somewhere. Appreciate any help. Unfortunately you haven't missed anything; that's just the way Word works. When you accept changes, Word doesn't retain any "memory" of where the changes were, and that includes the change bars. Instead of accepting changes, you have to go into the Track Changes Options dialog to set the markup for insertions to "none" and for deletions to "hidden". That will allow the change bars to remain, while making the markup look the same as if the changes had been accepted. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Track Changes/Change bars disappear
Some of my change bars stay and some disappear when I switch between Final Markup and Final. Any ideas?
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