I use it to highlight language errors rather than correct it right away.
This I find more constructive as the author may want to entirely
rephrase or may not agree with my correction. Also, it gets some
eductational value. Comments I use strictly for the contents of the
work. But it's a personal preference, nothing more.
Suzanne S. Barnhill;2193025 Wrote:
Good question! I can imagine a scenario where a reviewer might want to
make
a general comment on a lot of similar issues. He could insert a
comment
telling readers to "See text highlighted in [specific color]."
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"Wallace" wrote in message
...-
I teach a class on using Track Changes. I strongly urge participants
to-
use-
the comment feature rather than highlighting text then inserting
bracketed
comments. I tell them that when they highlight text and use the
comment-
icon,-
that text is conveniently highlighted in the same color as Word
assigned-
for-
their insertions and deletions (everyone is set to "by author"). I-
sometimes-
get the question "Then what is the separate highlighting tool doing on
the
Reviewing Toolbar." I lamely suggest that an occasion could arise in
which-
a-
reviewer wanted to highlight text but not comment on it (!). In fact,
I-
don't-
know why Gates & Co put that tool on the Reviewing Toolbar --- does-
anyone?-
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Wallace-
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Henk57