[SL Forst]

Hello,
I am wondering if there is a way (or multiple ways) to take a document that
has had multiple changes completed with tracking on and view the tracked
changes over the life of the document after they have been accepted.

This would include seeing the deletions/additions that have been accepted at
various points over a year or more, etc.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
--
S.Forst

[Dan Freeman]

You could use a version control system such as Microsoft's VSS to keep
various versions of the document, but once you accept changes you've done
exactly that: you've accepted the changes as a permanent change to the
document.

Dan


SL Forst wrote:
Hello,
I am wondering if there is a way (or multiple ways) to take a
document that has had multiple changes completed with tracking on and
view the tracked changes over the life of the document after they
have been accepted.

This would include seeing the deletions/additions that have been
accepted at various points over a year or more, etc.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[SL Forst]

Hi,
That was what I had thought as well. If that is the case, then why was
Microsoft Tracked Hidden Tool created?

I referred to the site that had been posted as a reply to other questions:
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trac....html#Security
This site discusses metadata - how do I access the metadata in a word
document? Even with the existance of this metadata that keeps a history of
changes that have occured to a document, after the changes have been accepted
they are permanent?

Thank-you for taking the time to help me to work through this.
--
S.Forst


"Dan Freeman" wrote:

You could use a version control system such as Microsoft's VSS to keep
various versions of the document, but once you accept changes you've done
exactly that: you've accepted the changes as a permanent change to the
document.

Dan


SL Forst wrote:
Hello,
I am wondering if there is a way (or multiple ways) to take a
document that has had multiple changes completed with tracking on and
view the tracked changes over the life of the document after they
have been accepted.

This would include seeing the deletions/additions that have been
accepted at various points over a year or more, etc.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Dan Freeman]

Sorry. You've gone beyond what I know.

I know that Word's "track changes" feature is intended to track "current
state" of the document. If you need to track "current state" over time and
after accepting changes, across multiple "current state" situations, you
need more than what Word can natively provide.

But if you're already hooked into Shauna's site, you're miles ahead of most
users. You've already got one of the best resources.

Dan


SL Forst wrote:
Hi,
That was what I had thought as well. If that is the case, then why
was Microsoft Tracked Hidden Tool created?

I referred to the site that had been posted as a reply to other
questions:

http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trac....html#Security
This site discusses metadata - how do I access the metadata in a word
document? Even with the existance of this metadata that keeps a
history of changes that have occured to a document, after the changes
have been accepted they are permanent?

Thank-you for taking the time to help me to work through this.

You could use a version control system such as Microsoft's VSS to
keep various versions of the document, but once you accept changes
you've done exactly that: you've accepted the changes as a permanent
change to the document.

Dan


SL Forst wrote:
Hello,
I am wondering if there is a way (or multiple ways) to take a
document that has had multiple changes completed with tracking on
and view the tracked changes over the life of the document after
they have been accepted.

This would include seeing the deletions/additions that have been
accepted at various points over a year or more, etc.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Word does *not* keep track of changes after they're accepted.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SL Forst" wrote in message
...
Hi,
That was what I had thought as well. If that is the case, then why was
Microsoft Tracked Hidden Tool created?

I referred to the site that had been posted as a reply to other questions:

http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trac....html#Security
This site discusses metadata - how do I access the metadata in a word
document? Even with the existance of this metadata that keeps a history
of
changes that have occured to a document, after the changes have been
accepted
they are permanent?

Thank-you for taking the time to help me to work through this.
--
S.Forst


"Dan Freeman" wrote:

You could use a version control system such as Microsoft's VSS to keep
various versions of the document, but once you accept changes you've
done
exactly that: you've accepted the changes as a permanent change to the
document.

Dan


SL Forst wrote:
Hello,
I am wondering if there is a way (or multiple ways) to take a
document that has had multiple changes completed with tracking on and
view the tracked changes over the life of the document after they
have been accepted.

This would include seeing the deletions/additions that have been
accepted at various points over a year or more, etc.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[SL Forst]

Thank-you Dan and Suzanne for your time and efforts.

You have answered my general question about whether the previously accepted
changes are retained somewhere within a document for viewing and I will be
sure to refer to Shauna's site to learn more.

I am still uncertain as to why the "Microsoft Tracked Hidden Tool" was
created if the document does not retain any of this history...but I will have
to look into what the tool actually does a little bit more than I have.

Thanks so much for your help and have a great day!
Sherri-Lyn Forst

--
S.Forst


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Word does *not* keep track of changes after they're accepted.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SL Forst" wrote in message
...
Hi,
That was what I had thought as well. If that is the case, then why was
Microsoft Tracked Hidden Tool created?

I referred to the site that had been posted as a reply to other questions:

http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trac....html#Security
This site discusses metadata - how do I access the metadata in a word
document? Even with the existance of this metadata that keeps a history
of
changes that have occured to a document, after the changes have been
accepted
they are permanent?

Thank-you for taking the time to help me to work through this.
--
S.Forst


"Dan Freeman" wrote:

You could use a version control system such as Microsoft's VSS to keep
various versions of the document, but once you accept changes you've
done
exactly that: you've accepted the changes as a permanent change to the
document.

Dan


SL Forst wrote:
Hello,
I am wondering if there is a way (or multiple ways) to take a
document that has had multiple changes completed with tracking on and
view the tracked changes over the life of the document after they
have been accepted.

This would include seeing the deletions/additions that have been
accepted at various points over a year or more, etc.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The Remove Hidden Data utility (which I guess is what you're referring to)
was intended for more than tracked changes; I believe it removes "metadata"
from the document properties as well. This can be accomplished in Word 2003
by checking the appropriate option on the Security tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SL Forst" wrote in message
...
Thank-you Dan and Suzanne for your time and efforts.

You have answered my general question about whether the previously
accepted
changes are retained somewhere within a document for viewing and I will be
sure to refer to Shauna's site to learn more.

I am still uncertain as to why the "Microsoft Tracked Hidden Tool" was
created if the document does not retain any of this history...but I will
have
to look into what the tool actually does a little bit more than I have.

Thanks so much for your help and have a great day!
Sherri-Lyn Forst

--
S.Forst


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Word does *not* keep track of changes after they're accepted.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SL Forst" wrote in message
...
Hi,
That was what I had thought as well. If that is the case, then why
was
Microsoft Tracked Hidden Tool created?

I referred to the site that had been posted as a reply to other
questions:


http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trac....html#Security
This site discusses metadata - how do I access the metadata in a word
document? Even with the existance of this metadata that keeps a
history
of
changes that have occured to a document, after the changes have been
accepted
they are permanent?

Thank-you for taking the time to help me to work through this.
--
S.Forst


"Dan Freeman" wrote:

You could use a version control system such as Microsoft's VSS to
keep
various versions of the document, but once you accept changes you've
done
exactly that: you've accepted the changes as a permanent change to
the
document.

Dan


SL Forst wrote:
Hello,
I am wondering if there is a way (or multiple ways) to take a
document that has had multiple changes completed with tracking on
and
view the tracked changes over the life of the document after they
have been accepted.

This would include seeing the deletions/additions that have been
accepted at various points over a year or more, etc.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.