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Using Microsoft Word 2002 (10.6764.6735) SP3.

I have one document with revision text marked in it (additions and
deletions). I want to move this text to another document and retain the
revised text marked as it is in the original document. Seems like I've done
this before, but it doesn't work now.

If the second document has tracking turned on, all the moved text is marked
as an addition (deleted text is gone). This is what I would expect.

If the second document has tracking turned off, all the moved text is
unmarked (deleted text is gone). This is not what I expected. Seems like
before, it would copy over with the same markings. I've included paragraph
marks with the move and included section marks with the move and see no
difference. Also, when I move with the section marking, the default move is
now "Match destination formating" instead of "Keep source formating."

What do I need to do?

Thanks for your help


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Save As to a copy of the entire document. Turn off tracked changes. Delete
the portion you do not want.
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Using Microsoft Word 2002 (10.6764.6735) SP3.

I have one document with revision text marked in it (additions and
deletions). I want to move this text to another document and retain the
revised text marked as it is in the original document. Seems like I've
done this before, but it doesn't work now.

If the second document has tracking turned on, all the moved text is
marked as an addition (deleted text is gone). This is what I would
expect.

If the second document has tracking turned off, all the moved text is
unmarked (deleted text is gone). This is not what I expected. Seems like
before, it would copy over with the same markings. I've included
paragraph marks with the move and included section marks with the move and
see no difference. Also, when I move with the section marking, the
default move is now "Match destination formating" instead of "Keep source
formating."

What do I need to do?

Thanks for your help



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Thanks, but....

This doesn't get this portion into my new document. I still need to cut and
paste this into another document. Yes, I could do what you suggest and then
cut and paste my new document into the modified old document - but - what if
both documents have revisions marked into them and I want to perserve both
markings? Eventually, I'll have to cut and paste one portion into another.
Thanks for the workaround, but how can I get Word to do this on the
straight?

Thanks.


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Save As to a copy of the entire document. Turn off tracked changes. Delete
the portion you do not want.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"Denzel" wrote in message
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Using Microsoft Word 2002 (10.6764.6735) SP3.

I have one document with revision text marked in it (additions and
deletions). I want to move this text to another document and retain the
revised text marked as it is in the original document. Seems like I've
done this before, but it doesn't work now.

If the second document has tracking turned on, all the moved text is
marked as an addition (deleted text is gone). This is what I would
expect.

If the second document has tracking turned off, all the moved text is
unmarked (deleted text is gone). This is not what I expected. Seems
like before, it would copy over with the same markings. I've included
paragraph marks with the move and included section marks with the move
and see no difference. Also, when I move with the section marking, the
default move is now "Match destination formating" instead of "Keep source
formating."

What do I need to do?

Thanks for your help





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Okay, I remember now. I've done this before.

I can answer my own question. The trick is that the document that you want
to copy from must have 'mark revisions' turned OFF and the document you want
to copy into must have 'mark revisions' turned OFF. When you do this, the
revision marking from the first document is carried to the second document
as you cut and paste.

It just took a few days away from the problem to figure it out.

"Denzel" wrote in message
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Using Microsoft Word 2002 (10.6764.6735) SP3.

I have one document with revision text marked in it (additions and
deletions). I want to move this text to another document and retain the
revised text marked as it is in the original document. Seems like I've
done this before, but it doesn't work now.

If the second document has tracking turned on, all the moved text is
marked as an addition (deleted text is gone). This is what I would
expect.

If the second document has tracking turned off, all the moved text is
unmarked (deleted text is gone). This is not what I expected. Seems like
before, it would copy over with the same markings. I've included
paragraph marks with the move and included section marks with the move and
see no difference. Also, when I move with the section marking, the
default move is now "Match destination formating" instead of "Keep source
formating."

What do I need to do?

Thanks for your help



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