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Default Vertical gray bar down left margin. Why?

Im using Word 2003. I opened a brand new template Id just created. At
some point during my editing a vertical gray bar appeared in the left margin.
It goes the entire length of the page and appears on every page. It looks
like a change bar. Ive look high and low in Word for a setting for change
bars and found none. I scoured Word Help for an entry on change bars and
found none. I have verified that Markup and Track Changes are turned off.

Ive run out of ideas. Can anyone give me one? Thanks.
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Default Vertical gray bar down left margin. Why?

The settings for change bars are on the Track Changes tab of Tools |
Options, but if Track Changes is turned off, that should not be what it is.

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"kmewing" wrote in message
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Im using Word 2003. I opened a brand new template Id just created. At
some point during my editing a vertical gray bar appeared in the left

margin.
It goes the entire length of the page and appears on every page. It

looks
like a change bar. Ive look high and low in Word for a setting for

change
bars and found none. I scoured Word Help for an entry on change bars and
found none. I have verified that Markup and Track Changes are turned off.

Ive run out of ideas. Can anyone give me one? Thanks.


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Default Vertical gray bar down left margin. Why?

OK, I found the setting for change bars (didn't see it the previous times I
opened that window). I set the "Changed lines" setting to "none." No effect
in the document.

Also, the vertical gray bars do not show up in a printout.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The settings for change bars are on the Track Changes tab of Tools |
Options, but if Track Changes is turned off, that should not be what it is.

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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.

"kmewing" wrote in message
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Im using Word 2003. I opened a brand new template Id just created. At
some point during my editing a vertical gray bar appeared in the left

margin.
It goes the entire length of the page and appears on every page. It

looks
like a change bar. Ive look high and low in Word for a setting for

change
bars and found none. I scoured Word Help for an entry on change bars and
found none. I have verified that Markup and Track Changes are turned off.

Ive run out of ideas. Can anyone give me one? Thanks.



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Default Vertical gray bar down left margin. Why?

It sounds like a drawing in a header. If you view headers and footers (a)
does it become black rather than grey and (b) can you select and delete it?

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Tony

"kmewing" wrote in message
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I'm using Word 2003. I opened a brand new template I'd just created. At
some point during my editing a vertical gray bar appeared in the left

margin.
It goes the entire length of the page and appears on every page. It

looks
like a change bar. I've look high and low in Word for a setting for

change
bars and found none. I scoured Word Help for an entry on change bars and
found none. I have verified that Markup and Track Changes are turned off.

I've run out of ideas. Can anyone give me one? Thanks.



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Default Vertical gray bar down left margin. Why?

If it doesn't print, could it be just text boundaries (Tools | Options |
View) ? But you'd see those all the way around your page. If you're in
Normal view, it could be the style area set very narrow (also on the View
tab).

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"kmewing" wrote in message
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OK, I found the setting for change bars (didn't see it the previous times

I
opened that window). I set the "Changed lines" setting to "none." No

effect
in the document.

Also, the vertical gray bars do not show up in a printout.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The settings for change bars are on the Track Changes tab of Tools |
Options, but if Track Changes is turned off, that should not be what it

is.

--
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.

"kmewing" wrote in message
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Im using Word 2003. I opened a brand new template Id just created.

At
some point during my editing a vertical gray bar appeared in the left

margin.
It goes the entire length of the page and appears on every page. It

looks
like a change bar. Ive look high and low in Word for a setting for

change
bars and found none. I scoured Word Help for an entry on change bars

and
found none. I have verified that Markup and Track Changes are turned

off.

Ive run out of ideas. Can anyone give me one? Thanks.






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Default Vertical gray bar down left margin. Why?

Checked the settings as you suggested. No boundaries are turned on. Under
"Formatting marks" I unchecked everything and there was no effect on the gray
bars.

Also, the gray bars only show up in print view.

Further details: The gray bars showed up after I had pasted a large block
of text from another Word file. The file from which this text came was an
old file that's been circulated for a long time. It was used as an informal
"template" to generate a boilerplate document. The numbering had gotten
messed up, so I created a brand new "real" Word template with simplified
numbering based on paragraph styles. Before copying the text from the
original document, I cleared all the numbering out of the paragraphs. Then I
copied the text (about 60 pages worth), pasted it in a new document based on
the new template, and was recreating the numbering when the gray bars
appeared.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If it doesn't print, could it be just text boundaries (Tools | Options |
View) ? But you'd see those all the way around your page. If you're in
Normal view, it could be the style area set very narrow (also on the View
tab).

--
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.

"kmewing" wrote in message
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OK, I found the setting for change bars (didn't see it the previous times

I
opened that window). I set the "Changed lines" setting to "none." No

effect
in the document.

Also, the vertical gray bars do not show up in a printout.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The settings for change bars are on the Track Changes tab of Tools |
Options, but if Track Changes is turned off, that should not be what it

is.

--
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.

"kmewing" wrote in message
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Im using Word 2003. I opened a brand new template Id just created.

At
some point during my editing a vertical gray bar appeared in the left
margin.
It goes the entire length of the page and appears on every page. It
looks
like a change bar. Ive look high and low in Word for a setting for
change
bars and found none. I scoured Word Help for an entry on change bars

and
found none. I have verified that Markup and Track Changes are turned

off.

Ive run out of ideas. Can anyone give me one? Thanks.




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Default Vertical gray bar down left margin. Why?

I had tried that. When I view headers & footers, the gray bar remains gray
and doesn't select when I click on it.

One of my other postings has more details on how this document was created
if you want more information. Thanks.

"Tony Jollans" wrote:

It sounds like a drawing in a header. If you view headers and footers (a)
does it become black rather than grey and (b) can you select and delete it?

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Enjoy,
Tony

"kmewing" wrote in message
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I'm using Word 2003. I opened a brand new template I'd just created. At
some point during my editing a vertical gray bar appeared in the left

margin.
It goes the entire length of the page and appears on every page. It

looks
like a change bar. I've look high and low in Word for a setting for

change
bars and found none. I scoured Word Help for an entry on change bars and
found none. I have verified that Markup and Track Changes are turned off.

I've run out of ideas. Can anyone give me one? Thanks.




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