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Get comments/edits balloons in Normal View?
When I want to see balloons, I need to go into Print Layout View,
which means I can't narrow the window and use Wrap-to-Window option. The window has to be very wide to view the entire page width *and* balloons. If I'm looking at three different documents at the same time, not even a wide-screen display is good enough, so I end up zooming out on all documents (ugh). They pretty well have to be side- by-side because the layering of toolbars in each window makes stacked windows impractical (though of course it depends on what you're doing -- broad changes in document structure and wordsmithing is impractical). I don't suppose anyone has publically pined away for balloons to be visible in Normal View? I haven't seen much evidence of such pining, but I run into this so much that I really wonder if I am the only one pining for such a feature. I've already narrowed the balloon margin width as much as I dare (I've also had to boost up the balloon text font to make it visible). I'm using Word 2003 on Windows XP. |
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Get comments/edits balloons in Normal View?
You can show the Reviewing pane in Normal view, if that helps. On the Reviewing
toolbar, click Show | Reviewing Pane. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP (Message posted via news.eternal-september.org) "Paul" wrote in message ... When I want to see balloons, I need to go into Print Layout View, which means I can't narrow the window and use Wrap-to-Window option. The window has to be very wide to view the entire page width *and* balloons. If I'm looking at three different documents at the same time, not even a wide-screen display is good enough, so I end up zooming out on all documents (ugh). They pretty well have to be side- by-side because the layering of toolbars in each window makes stacked windows impractical (though of course it depends on what you're doing -- broad changes in document structure and wordsmithing is impractical). I don't suppose anyone has publically pined away for balloons to be visible in Normal View? I haven't seen much evidence of such pining, but I run into this so much that I really wonder if I am the only one pining for such a feature. I've already narrowed the balloon margin width as much as I dare (I've also had to boost up the balloon text font to make it visible). I'm using Word 2003 on Windows XP. |
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Get comments/edits balloons in Normal View?
That's what I normally use before developing the habit of relying on
balloons. I find the reviewing pane is good edits focused on specific points in the document. The balloons are very helpful for when I'm trying to keep numerous comments/suggestions in my head, and thinking about how to restructure the document at a more global level to simultaneously address many of them them. I find it helpful because I can see which edits are needed at what part of the document, for many comments at once. In many cases, the balloons act as cues or landmarks of how particular parts of the document have to be affected. On Sep 3, 2:42*pm, "Stefan Blom" wrote: You can show the Reviewing pane in Normal view, if that helps. On the Reviewing toolbar, click Show | Reviewing Pane. "Paul" wrote : When I want to see balloons, I need to go into Print Layout View, which means I can't narrow the window and use Wrap-to-Window option. The window has to be very wide to view the entire page width *and* balloons. *If I'm looking at three different documents at the same time, not even a wide-screen display is good enough, so I end up zooming out on all documents (ugh). *They pretty well have to be side- by-side because the layering of toolbars in each window makes stacked windows impractical (though of course it depends on what you're doing -- broad changes in document structure and wordsmithing is impractical). I don't suppose anyone has publically pined away for balloons to be visible in Normal View? *I haven't seen much evidence of such pining, but I run into this so much that I really wonder if I am the only one pining for such a feature. *I've already narrowed the balloon margin width as much as I dare (I've also had to boost up the balloon text font to make it visible). I'm using Word 2003 on Windows XP. |
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Get comments/edits balloons in Normal View?
I'm afraid the Reviewing pane is the best that can be done in Normal view.
If you want balloons and you also want to make Print Layout view a bit more like Normal view, you can hide the white space between pages (which hides headers and footers as well as the blank space below a manual page break and the top of the following page). In Tools | Options, View tab, clear the check mark next to "White space between pages (Print view only)" option. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP (Message posted via news.eternal-september.org) "Paul" wrote in message ... That's what I normally use before developing the habit of relying on balloons. I find the reviewing pane is good edits focused on specific points in the document. The balloons are very helpful for when I'm trying to keep numerous comments/suggestions in my head, and thinking about how to restructure the document at a more global level to simultaneously address many of them them. I find it helpful because I can see which edits are needed at what part of the document, for many comments at once. In many cases, the balloons act as cues or landmarks of how particular parts of the document have to be affected. On Sep 3, 2:42 pm, "Stefan Blom" wrote: You can show the Reviewing pane in Normal view, if that helps. On the Reviewing toolbar, click Show | Reviewing Pane. "Paul" wrote : When I want to see balloons, I need to go into Print Layout View, which means I can't narrow the window and use Wrap-to-Window option. The window has to be very wide to view the entire page width *and* balloons. If I'm looking at three different documents at the same time, not even a wide-screen display is good enough, so I end up zooming out on all documents (ugh). They pretty well have to be side- by-side because the layering of toolbars in each window makes stacked windows impractical (though of course it depends on what you're doing -- broad changes in document structure and wordsmithing is impractical). I don't suppose anyone has publically pined away for balloons to be visible in Normal View? I haven't seen much evidence of such pining, but I run into this so much that I really wonder if I am the only one pining for such a feature. I've already narrowed the balloon margin width as much as I dare (I've also had to boost up the balloon text font to make it visible). I'm using Word 2003 on Windows XP. |
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Get comments/edits balloons in Normal View?
Thanks Stefan...already doing that.
On Sep 4, 1:55 pm, "Stefan Blom" wrote: I'm afraid the Reviewing pane is the best that can be done in Normal view. If you want balloons and you also want to make Print Layout view a bit more like Normal view, you can hide the white space between pages (which hides headers and footers as well as the blank space below a manual page break and the top of the following page). In Tools | Options, View tab, clear the check mark next to "White space between pages (Print view only)" option. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP (Message posted via news.eternal-september.org) "Paul" wrote in message ... That's what I normally use before developing the habit of relying on balloons. I find the reviewing pane is good edits focused on specific points in the document. The balloons are very helpful for when I'm trying to keep numerous comments/suggestions in my head, and thinking about how to restructure the document at a more global level to simultaneously address many of them them. I find it helpful because I can see which edits are needed at what part of the document, for many comments at once. In many cases, the balloons act as cues or landmarks of how particular parts of the document have to be affected. On Sep 3, 2:42 pm, "Stefan Blom" wrote: You can show the Reviewing pane in Normal view, if that helps. On the Reviewing toolbar, click Show | Reviewing Pane. "Paul" wrote : When I want to see balloons, I need to go into Print Layout View, which means I can't narrow the window and use Wrap-to-Window option. The window has to be very wide to view the entire page width *and* balloons. If I'm looking at three different documents at the same time, not even a wide-screen display is good enough, so I end up zooming out on all documents (ugh). They pretty well have to be side- by-side because the layering of toolbars in each window makes stacked windows impractical (though of course it depends on what you're doing -- broad changes in document structure and wordsmithing is impractical). I don't suppose anyone has publically pined away for balloons to be visible in Normal View? I haven't seen much evidence of such pining, but I run into this so much that I really wonder if I am the only one pining for such a feature. I've already narrowed the balloon margin width as much as I dare (I've also had to boost up the balloon text font to make it visible). I'm using Word 2003 on Windows XP. |
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