Hi
Two things might help your understanding here.
1. If Track Changes is on (ie you are tracking changes) and you select
some text and "type over" it (ie replace it with new text) then Word
observes that two things happened: (a) the old text was deleted and (b)
the new text was inserted. Word records this as two different tracked
changes.
2. If you have made a change that has been tracked and then you change
that change (eg you insert some text, which is marked as an insertion,
and then you delete exactly the text you inserted) then Word will
recognize that you did it and will leave you with no remaining tracked
change. Or, let's say you insert some new text. Word counts this as one
"insertion" change. Then you edit that text. Word recognizes that you
did it and leaves you with just one tracked change. If you had inserted
the text and *someone else* edited the text, Word would recognize two
changes.
Word recognizes "you" by the Name and Initials at Tools Options User
Information. However, sometimes Word has a bad hair day and can't
recognize "you" as "you" and attributes the change to a different
author. Use Tools Options Track Changes to display changes in the
"By author" colour to discern the difference.
Hope this helps.
Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
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What I don't understand is why insertions I haven't accepted yet would
also show as deletions, so it ends up with red underline and red
strikethrough.