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Can't turn off Track Changes in Word 2007
I recently opened an older version document in Word 2007 (XP OS). Track
changes has been turned on. I want to turn off Track Changes but the Track Changes button in my Word 2007 is a grayed out. When I highlight the €śTrack Changes€ť down arrow, I get a message say €śFunctionality is currently limited. This document has been opened in Compatibility Mode. To take full advantage of this feature, convert your document to a new file format€¦€ť But I dont want to convert it. Ive worked on other older documents without trouble. Why is this set of documents the exception? Does anyone know a way I can avoid converting to 2007 and back again? Thanks. -- JohnTheTemp |
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Can't turn off Track Changes in Word 2007
Do you maybe have things selected within Track Changes that the
earlier version can't handle, such as Keep Track of Moves? On Jul 8, 5:46*pm, JohnTheTemp wrote: I recently opened an older version document in Word 2007 (XP OS). Track changes has been turned on. I want to turn off Track Changes but the Track Changes button in my Word 2007 is a grayed out. When I highlight the “Track Changes” down arrow, I get a message say “Functionality is currently limited. This document has been opened in Compatibility Mode. To take full advantage of this feature, convert your document to a new file format…” But I don’t want to convert it. I’ve worked on other older documents without trouble. Why is this set of documents the exception? Does anyone know a way I can avoid converting to 2007 and back again? Thanks. -- JohnTheTemp |
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Can't turn off Track Changes in Word 2007
No - "Keep tack of moves" is not even an option available in this document --
ie, it's grayed out. Nothing has been done to the document. The first thing I do when it opens is turn off Track Changes but that's grayed out too. Puzzle is: I have other Word 2003 documents that don't give me this trouble. So there's something about this set of documents. I've googled the internet -- the problem isn't unique to me -- but there hasn't been a definitive answer -- at none that works for me. -- JohnTheTemp "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Do you maybe have things selected within Track Changes that the earlier version can't handle, such as Keep Track of Moves? On Jul 8, 5:46 pm, JohnTheTemp wrote: I recently opened an older version document in Word 2007 (XP OS). Track changes has been turned on. I want to turn off Track Changes but the Track Changes button in my Word 2007 is a grayed out. When I highlight the €śTrack Changes€ť down arrow, I get a message say €śFunctionality is currently limited. This document has been opened in Compatibility Mode. To take full advantage of this feature, convert your document to a new file format€¦€ť But I dont want to convert it. Ive worked on other older documents without trouble. Why is this set of documents the exception? Does anyone know a way I can avoid converting to 2007 and back again? Thanks. -- JohnTheTemp |
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Can't turn off Track Changes in Word 2007
Does it in fact Track the Changes as you edit the document, or maybe
the document is protected or something like that? On Jul 9, 11:26*am, JohnTheTemp wrote: No - "Keep tack of moves" is not even an option available in this document -- ie, it's grayed out. Nothing has been done to the document. The first thing I do when it opens is turn off Track Changes but that's grayed out too. Puzzle is: I have other Word 2003 documents that don't give me this trouble. So there's something about this set of documents. I've googled the internet -- the problem isn't unique to me -- but there hasn't been a definitive answer -- at none that works for me. -- JohnTheTemp "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Do you maybe have things selected within Track Changes that the earlier version can't handle, such as Keep Track of Moves? On Jul 8, 5:46 pm, JohnTheTemp wrote: I recently opened an older version document in Word 2007 (XP OS). Track changes has been turned on. I want to turn off Track Changes but the Track Changes button in my Word 2007 is a grayed out. When I highlight the “Track Changes” down arrow, I get a message say “Functionality is currently limited. This document has been opened in Compatibility Mode. To take full advantage of this feature, convert your document to a new file format…” But I don’t want to convert it. I’ve worked on other older documents without trouble. Why is this set of documents the exception? Does anyone know a way I can avoid converting to 2007 and back again? Thanks. -- JohnTheTemp- |
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Can't turn off Track Changes in Word 2007
It is tracking changes.
As for protection, Word 2007 is misleading in this situation. When I go into "Protect Document" I see the "Unrestricted Access" checked. I assumed that meant the protection wasn't turned on. However, when I go into Review / Protect Document / Restrict Formatting and Editing, it does appear to be protected -- worse -- password protected. I'm going to have to see who has the password before I can find out for sure that that's causing the problem with Track Changes. Thanks for leading me thru this. I'll post when I find out if that solves my problem or not. -- JohnTheTemp "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Does it in fact Track the Changes as you edit the document, or maybe the document is protected or something like that? On Jul 9, 11:26 am, JohnTheTemp wrote: No - "Keep tack of moves" is not even an option available in this document -- ie, it's grayed out. Nothing has been done to the document. The first thing I do when it opens is turn off Track Changes but that's grayed out too. Puzzle is: I have other Word 2003 documents that don't give me this trouble. So there's something about this set of documents. I've googled the internet -- the problem isn't unique to me -- but there hasn't been a definitive answer -- at none that works for me. -- JohnTheTemp "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Do you maybe have things selected within Track Changes that the earlier version can't handle, such as Keep Track of Moves? On Jul 8, 5:46 pm, JohnTheTemp wrote: I recently opened an older version document in Word 2007 (XP OS). Track changes has been turned on. I want to turn off Track Changes but the Track Changes button in my Word 2007 is a grayed out. When I highlight the €śTrack Changes€ť down arrow, I get a message say €śFunctionality is currently limited. This document has been opened in Compatibility Mode. To take full advantage of this feature, convert your document to a new file format€¦€ť But I dont want to convert it. Ive worked on other older documents without trouble. Why is this set of documents the exception? Does anyone know a way I can avoid converting to 2007 and back again? Thanks. -- JohnTheTemp- |
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Can't turn off Track Changes in Word 2007
You may find that it's got the kind of protection that lets you edit
to your heart's content -- but won't let you save the changes. What happens if you Copy the entire document (or the entire document minus the final paragraph mark) and Paste it into a new document? On Jul 9, 2:23*pm, JohnTheTemp wrote: It is tracking changes. As for protection, Word 2007 is misleading in this situation. When I go into "Protect Document" I see the "Unrestricted Access" checked. I assumed that meant the protection wasn't turned on. However, when I go into Review / Protect Document / Restrict Formatting and Editing, it does appear to be protected -- worse -- password protected. I'm going to have to see who has the password before I can find out for sure that that's causing the problem with Track Changes. Thanks for leading me thru this. I'll post when I find out if that solves my problem or not. -- JohnTheTemp "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Does it in fact Track the Changes as you edit the document, or maybe the document is protected or something like that? On Jul 9, 11:26 am, JohnTheTemp wrote: No - "Keep tack of moves" is not even an option available in this document -- ie, it's grayed out. Nothing has been done to the document. The first thing I do when it opens is turn off Track Changes but that's grayed out too. Puzzle is: I have other Word 2003 documents that don't give me this trouble. So there's something about this set of documents. I've googled the internet -- the problem isn't unique to me -- but there hasn't been a definitive answer -- at none that works for me. -- JohnTheTemp "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Do you maybe have things selected within Track Changes that the earlier version can't handle, such as Keep Track of Moves? On Jul 8, 5:46 pm, JohnTheTemp wrote: I recently opened an older version document in Word 2007 (XP OS). Track changes has been turned on. I want to turn off Track Changes but the Track Changes button in my Word 2007 is a grayed out. When I highlight the “Track Changes” down arrow, I get a message say “Functionality is currently limited. This document has been opened in Compatibility Mode. To take full advantage of this feature, convert your document to a new file format…” But I don’t want to convert it. I’ve worked on other older documents without trouble. Why is this set of documents the exception? Does anyone know a way I can avoid converting to 2007 and back again? Thanks. -- JohnTheTemp-- |
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Can't turn off Track Changes in Word 2007
It _was_ protected. Word fooled be cuz I saw "Unrestricted Access" checked. I
mistakenly thought that tells me if protection turned on or not. Someone else turned on protection on the entire set of documents. I didn't learn about it until you had me check the protection status. Thanks for your help. -- JohnTheTemp "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: You may find that it's got the kind of protection that lets you edit to your heart's content -- but won't let you save the changes. What happens if you Copy the entire document (or the entire document minus the final paragraph mark) and Paste it into a new document? On Jul 9, 2:23 pm, JohnTheTemp wrote: It is tracking changes. As for protection, Word 2007 is misleading in this situation. When I go into "Protect Document" I see the "Unrestricted Access" checked. I assumed that meant the protection wasn't turned on. However, when I go into Review / Protect Document / Restrict Formatting and Editing, it does appear to be protected -- worse -- password protected. I'm going to have to see who has the password before I can find out for sure that that's causing the problem with Track Changes. Thanks for leading me thru this. I'll post when I find out if that solves my problem or not. -- JohnTheTemp "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Does it in fact Track the Changes as you edit the document, or maybe the document is protected or something like that? On Jul 9, 11:26 am, JohnTheTemp wrote: No - "Keep tack of moves" is not even an option available in this document -- ie, it's grayed out. Nothing has been done to the document. The first thing I do when it opens is turn off Track Changes but that's grayed out too. Puzzle is: I have other Word 2003 documents that don't give me this trouble. So there's something about this set of documents. I've googled the internet -- the problem isn't unique to me -- but there hasn't been a definitive answer -- at none that works for me. -- JohnTheTemp "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Do you maybe have things selected within Track Changes that the earlier version can't handle, such as Keep Track of Moves? On Jul 8, 5:46 pm, JohnTheTemp wrote: I recently opened an older version document in Word 2007 (XP OS). Track changes has been turned on. I want to turn off Track Changes but the Track Changes button in my Word 2007 is a grayed out. When I highlight the €śTrack Changes€ť down arrow, I get a message say €śFunctionality is currently limited. This document has been opened in Compatibility Mode. To take full advantage of this feature, convert your document to a new file format€¦€ť But I dont want to convert it. Ive worked on other older documents without trouble. Why is this set of documents the exception? Does anyone know a way I can avoid converting to 2007 and back again? Thanks. -- JohnTheTemp-- |
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Can't turn off Track Changes in Word 2007
I should have noted that the other person had set "Editing Restrictions" to
"Track Changes" (Review / Protection / "Restrict Formatting and Editing"). -- JohnTheTemp "JohnTheTemp" wrote: It _was_ protected. Word fooled be cuz I saw "Unrestricted Access" checked. I mistakenly thought that tells me if protection turned on or not. Someone else turned on protection on the entire set of documents. I didn't learn about it until you had me check the protection status. Thanks for your help. -- JohnTheTemp "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: You may find that it's got the kind of protection that lets you edit to your heart's content -- but won't let you save the changes. What happens if you Copy the entire document (or the entire document minus the final paragraph mark) and Paste it into a new document? On Jul 9, 2:23 pm, JohnTheTemp wrote: It is tracking changes. As for protection, Word 2007 is misleading in this situation. When I go into "Protect Document" I see the "Unrestricted Access" checked. I assumed that meant the protection wasn't turned on. However, when I go into Review / Protect Document / Restrict Formatting and Editing, it does appear to be protected -- worse -- password protected. I'm going to have to see who has the password before I can find out for sure that that's causing the problem with Track Changes. Thanks for leading me thru this. I'll post when I find out if that solves my problem or not. -- JohnTheTemp "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Does it in fact Track the Changes as you edit the document, or maybe the document is protected or something like that? On Jul 9, 11:26 am, JohnTheTemp wrote: No - "Keep tack of moves" is not even an option available in this document -- ie, it's grayed out. Nothing has been done to the document. The first thing I do when it opens is turn off Track Changes but that's grayed out too. Puzzle is: I have other Word 2003 documents that don't give me this trouble. So there's something about this set of documents. I've googled the internet -- the problem isn't unique to me -- but there hasn't been a definitive answer -- at none that works for me. -- JohnTheTemp "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Do you maybe have things selected within Track Changes that the earlier version can't handle, such as Keep Track of Moves? On Jul 8, 5:46 pm, JohnTheTemp wrote: I recently opened an older version document in Word 2007 (XP OS). Track changes has been turned on. I want to turn off Track Changes but the Track Changes button in my Word 2007 is a grayed out. When I highlight the €śTrack Changes€ť down arrow, I get a message say €śFunctionality is currently limited. This document has been opened in Compatibility Mode. To take full advantage of this feature, convert your document to a new file format€¦€ť But I dont want to convert it. Ive worked on other older documents without trouble. Why is this set of documents the exception? Does anyone know a way I can avoid converting to 2007 and back again? Thanks. -- JohnTheTemp-- |
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