When I revise large documents I often change the font color of the earlier
version to blue or red and when I have made the updates change the font color
to black. I will highlight the paragraph that I want to change and then
continue. Unfortunately, this often converts the entire document to black.
If I hit the undo button the remaining document reverts to the original color
and the paragraph that I wanted to change to black remains black. The
strange thing is that this does not happen every time I change font color,
but probably 80% of the time. Any ideas on how I can prevent this from
happening. It's causing havoc with my editing routine.
--
LAC

The answer to your specific question will be found at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...eformatted.htm

But I'm wondering if you might not find using Track Changes more efficient.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"LAC" wrote in message
...
When I revise large documents I often change the font color of the earlier
version to blue or red and when I have made the updates change the font
color
to black. I will highlight the paragraph that I want to change and then
continue. Unfortunately, this often converts the entire document to
black.
If I hit the undo button the remaining document reverts to the original
color
and the paragraph that I wanted to change to black remains black. The
strange thing is that this does not happen every time I change font color,
but probably 80% of the time. Any ideas on how I can prevent this from
happening. It's causing havoc with my editing routine.
--
LAC

Thanks Suzanne, that did the trick. In response to whether using Track
Changes would be more efficient. I am a frequent user of track changes (in
fact I'm a great advocate of it) but for my purposes here, the font color is
as much of a "where am I in my revision process" tool rather than needing to
see what the changes actually are.

Your response was great and very timely.
Thanks again.
--
LAC


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The answer to your specific question will be found at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...eformatted.htm

But I'm wondering if you might not find using Track Changes more efficient.

--
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.

"LAC" wrote in message
...
When I revise large documents I often change the font color of the earlier
version to blue or red and when I have made the updates change the font
color
to black. I will highlight the paragraph that I want to change and then
continue. Unfortunately, this often converts the entire document to
black.
If I hit the undo button the remaining document reverts to the original
color
and the paragraph that I wanted to change to black remains black. The
strange thing is that this does not happen every time I change font color,
but probably 80% of the time. Any ideas on how I can prevent this from
happening. It's causing havoc with my editing routine.
--
LAC

Glad I could help.

--
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.

"LAC" wrote in message
...
Thanks Suzanne, that did the trick. In response to whether using Track
Changes would be more efficient. I am a frequent user of track changes
(in
fact I'm a great advocate of it) but for my purposes here, the font color
is
as much of a "where am I in my revision process" tool rather than needing
to
see what the changes actually are.

Your response was great and very timely.
Thanks again.
--
LAC


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The answer to your specific question will be found at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...eformatted.htm

But I'm wondering if you might not find using Track Changes more
efficient.

--
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.

"LAC" wrote in message
...
When I revise large documents I often change the font color of the
earlier
version to blue or red and when I have made the updates change the
font
color
to black. I will highlight the paragraph that I want to change and
then
continue. Unfortunately, this often converts the entire document to
black.
If I hit the undo button the remaining document reverts to the
original
color
and the paragraph that I wanted to change to black remains black. The
strange thing is that this does not happen every time I change font
color,
but probably 80% of the time. Any ideas on how I can prevent this
from
happening. It's causing havoc with my editing routine.
--
LAC