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Word doesn't color-code reviewers in track changes
Trying to distinguish among the tracked changes of several reviewers but all
are showing up in same color (red), even though each is inputting from a different computer. Can't find anything to set up to fix this. Using Word 2002. THX |
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Word doesn't color-code reviewers in track changes
Is the color set to "By Author" on the Track Changes 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. "babatjie" wrote in message ... Trying to distinguish among the tracked changes of several reviewers but all are showing up in same color (red), even though each is inputting from a different computer. Can't find anything to set up to fix this. Using Word 2002. THX |
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Word doesn't color-code reviewers in track changes
In the Tools Track Changes Options dialog, set the color dropdown
for insertions to "By Author". Because Microsoft goofed and left out the options for deletions in that dialog in Word 2002, you need to use the macro editor to set them. See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_...k_On_Track.htm for instructions. Use the four steps at the bottom of the page. The specific line you need here is Application.Options.DeletedTextColor = wdByAuthor -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Mon, 29 May 2006 11:19:01 -0700, babatjie wrote: Trying to distinguish among the tracked changes of several reviewers but all are showing up in same color (red), even though each is inputting from a different computer. Can't find anything to set up to fix this. Using Word 2002. THX |
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Yes, I should have said that I had already checked that. Thanks.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Is the color set to "By Author" on the Track Changes 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. "babatjie" wrote in message ... Trying to distinguish among the tracked changes of several reviewers but all are showing up in same color (red), even though each is inputting from a different computer. Can't find anything to set up to fix this. Using Word 2002. THX |
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Word doesn't color-code reviewers in track changes
The "by author" setting was already in place. The link you sent was a little
beyond my abilities. However, I solved it another way. Thanks nonetheless. "Jay Freedman" wrote: In the Tools Track Changes Options dialog, set the color dropdown for insertions to "By Author". Because Microsoft goofed and left out the options for deletions in that dialog in Word 2002, you need to use the macro editor to set them. See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_...k_On_Track.htm for instructions. Use the four steps at the bottom of the page. The specific line you need here is Application.Options.DeletedTextColor = wdByAuthor -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Mon, 29 May 2006 11:19:01 -0700, babatjie wrote: Trying to distinguish among the tracked changes of several reviewers but all are showing up in same color (red), even though each is inputting from a different computer. Can't find anything to set up to fix this. Using Word 2002. THX |
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Word doesn't color-code reviewers in track changes
Several hours later, I have answered my own question. It was not as simple as
choosing the "by author" option on the "track changes" tab under the "Options" menu. Instead, it required going to the "security" tab and unchecking "remove personal information" and (I believe far more importantly) going to the "user information" tab and typing in a name and initials for my computer and myself. After I did those things, my changes at last started appearing in a different color from the previous reviewer. "babatjie" wrote: Trying to distinguish among the tracked changes of several reviewers but all are showing up in same color (red), even though each is inputting from a different computer. Can't find anything to set up to fix this. Using Word 2002. THX |
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Word doesn't color-code reviewers in track changes
I (and several people I work with) are having this problem recently. We have
done everything listed below ("by author" has been selected in the "track changes" tab; "remove personal information" has been unchecked" and we all have added our own user information -- name and initials). What's happening is my changes are the same color as changes made by the previous author. Any solutions? "babatjie" wrote: Several hours later, I have answered my own question. It was not as simple as choosing the "by author" option on the "track changes" tab under the "Options" menu. Instead, it required going to the "security" tab and unchecking "remove personal information" and (I believe far more importantly) going to the "user information" tab and typing in a name and initials for my computer and myself. After I did those things, my changes at last started appearing in a different color from the previous reviewer. "babatjie" wrote: Trying to distinguish among the tracked changes of several reviewers but all are showing up in same color (red), even though each is inputting from a different computer. Can't find anything to set up to fix this. Using Word 2002. THX |
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Word doesn't color-code reviewers in track changes
Hi snack
I'd suggest that you create a brand new document as a test. Type some words in it and then turn on track changes. Make some changes, save and send to a colleague or two. If that new document works OK, then the problem with your existing document may be that Word thinks there are more than 8 reviewers of the document. On the Reviewing toolbar, click Show Reviewers to see all the Reviewers that Word thinks have un-accepted tracked changes in this document. When there are more than 9 reviewers, Word starts recycling its colours. That is, what Word thinks are Author 1 and Author 9 are both shown in red. There's no way you can control the colours Word uses. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word "snack" wrote in message ... I (and several people I work with) are having this problem recently. We have done everything listed below ("by author" has been selected in the "track changes" tab; "remove personal information" has been unchecked" and we all have added our own user information -- name and initials). What's happening is my changes are the same color as changes made by the previous author. Any solutions? "babatjie" wrote: Several hours later, I have answered my own question. It was not as simple as choosing the "by author" option on the "track changes" tab under the "Options" menu. Instead, it required going to the "security" tab and unchecking "remove personal information" and (I believe far more importantly) going to the "user information" tab and typing in a name and initials for my computer and myself. After I did those things, my changes at last started appearing in a different color from the previous reviewer. "babatjie" wrote: Trying to distinguish among the tracked changes of several reviewers but all are showing up in same color (red), even though each is inputting from a different computer. Can't find anything to set up to fix this. Using Word 2002. THX |
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