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How do I change the colors for "by author" redlining?
I would like to set the colors to use when doing "by author" redlining (more
than one reviewer is making changes). Word seems to randomly generate colors for this, and sometimes they are difficult to read. Does anyone know how to select and lock the colord for this feature? |
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What version of Word are you using?
-- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com " wrote in message ... I would like to set the colors to use when doing "by author" redlining (more than one reviewer is making changes). Word seems to randomly generate colors for this, and sometimes they are difficult to read. Does anyone know how to select and lock the colord for this feature? |
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Microsoft Office Word 2003
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: What version of Word are you using? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com " wrote in message ... I would like to set the colors to use when doing "by author" redlining (more than one reviewer is making changes). Word seems to randomly generate colors for this, and sometimes they are difficult to read. Does anyone know how to select and lock the colord for this feature? |
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The short answer is... you can't. You can choose *a* color for all authors,
or you can let Word assign different colors for each author. You can't tell Word to use red for Geoge, blue for John, yellow for Ross, etc. If you want a different color for each author, you're stuck with Word's assignments. See Tools - Options - Track Changes for what can & can't be done. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com " wrote in message ... Microsoft Office Word 2003 "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: What version of Word are you using? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com " wrote in message ... I would like to set the colors to use when doing "by author" redlining (more than one reviewer is making changes). Word seems to randomly generate colors for this, and sometimes they are difficult to read. Does anyone know how to select and lock the colord for this feature? |
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Well, Microsoft should change that. I'm a professional, and would like my
multi-revision documents to display in red and blue - and maybe green for a 3rd reviewer. I don't like sending out a document showing changes in chartreuse, magenta, and pink - doesn't look professional, and can be difficult to read and distinguish when viewed on screen. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: The short answer is... you can't. You can choose *a* color for all authors, or you can let Word assign different colors for each author. You can't tell Word to use red for Geoge, blue for John, yellow for Ross, etc. If you want a different color for each author, you're stuck with Word's assignments. See Tools - Options - Track Changes for what can & can't be done. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com " wrote in message ... Microsoft Office Word 2003 "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: What version of Word are you using? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com " wrote in message ... I would like to set the colors to use when doing "by author" redlining (more than one reviewer is making changes). Word seems to randomly generate colors for this, and sometimes they are difficult to read. Does anyone know how to select and lock the colord for this feature? |
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I agree completely. To paraphrase a high U.S. government official, however,
we have to use the features we have, rather than the features we wish we had. ;-) Tracking colors are a "local" option, by the way. Even if you set your colors a specific way, there's no guarantee that those with whom you share your document will see what you see. So, you can't say "See that red deletion?" The other user will see what Word shows them -- most likely, the default. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com " wrote in message ... Well, Microsoft should change that. I'm a professional, and would like my multi-revision documents to display in red and blue - and maybe green for a 3rd reviewer. I don't like sending out a document showing changes in chartreuse, magenta, and pink - doesn't look professional, and can be difficult to read and distinguish when viewed on screen. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: The short answer is... you can't. You can choose *a* color for all authors, or you can let Word assign different colors for each author. You can't tell Word to use red for Geoge, blue for John, yellow for Ross, etc. If you want a different color for each author, you're stuck with Word's assignments. See Tools - Options - Track Changes for what can & can't be done. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com " wrote in message ... Microsoft Office Word 2003 "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: What version of Word are you using? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com " wrote in message ... I would like to set the colors to use when doing "by author" redlining (more than one reviewer is making changes). Word seems to randomly generate colors for this, and sometimes they are difficult to read. Does anyone know how to select and lock the colord for this feature? |
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