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Suggestion for "Reject/Accept all changes"
The ability to accept or reject all changes is implemented dangerously in
Word 2007. Even if it can be undone, a user may save his document before he even realizes he accidentally did it (as it seems just happened to a colleague of mine). I suggest: 1. That the feature be placed in a separately activated accept/reject changes sidebar window, where the user is attuned to the fact that he is accepting and rejecting changes and not just reviewing the changed document. 2. Confirm that the user indeed wants to make the change before doing it. Thanks. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Suggestion for "Reject/Accept all changes"
Accept All Changes in Document is a command which is unlikely to be
misunderstood, I think. And, as you wrote, it is possible to undo, using the Undo button on the QAT or by pressing Ctrl+Z. Note that you can undo even if you have saved the file (assuming that you didn't close and reopen it first). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "hmm" wrote: The ability to accept or reject all changes is implemented dangerously in Word 2007. Even if it can be undone, a user may save his document before he even realizes he accidentally did it (as it seems just happened to a colleague of mine). I suggest: 1. That the feature be placed in a separately activated accept/reject changes sidebar window, where the user is attuned to the fact that he is accepting and rejecting changes and not just reviewing the changed document. 2. Confirm that the user indeed wants to make the change before doing it. Thanks. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Stefan,
Thanks for your response. It's always a good idea that a program confirm with the user any change that would result in a loss of information, even if the change is retrievable. For example, when I delete a file, Windows asks me to confirm, even though I would be able to retrieve it from the Recycle bin. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Accept All Changes in Document is a command which is unlikely to be misunderstood, I think. And, as you wrote, it is possible to undo, using the Undo button on the QAT or by pressing Ctrl+Z. Note that you can undo even if you have saved the file (assuming that you didn't close and reopen it first). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "hmm" wrote: The ability to accept or reject all changes is implemented dangerously in Word 2007. Even if it can be undone, a user may save his document before he even realizes he accidentally did it (as it seems just happened to a colleague of mine). I suggest: 1. That the feature be placed in a separately activated accept/reject changes sidebar window, where the user is attuned to the fact that he is accepting and rejecting changes and not just reviewing the changed document. 2. Confirm that the user indeed wants to make the change before doing it. Thanks. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Sounds like you'd want to turn on the WordPerfect Compatibility
options. On Sep 25, 8:44*am, hmm wrote: Stefan, Thanks for your response. It's always a good idea that a program confirm with the user any change that would result in a loss of information, even if the change is retrievable. * For example, when I delete a file, Windows asks me to confirm, even though I would be able to retrieve it from the Recycle bin. * "Stefan Blom" wrote: Accept All Changes in Document is a command which is unlikely to be misunderstood, I think. And, as you wrote, it is possible to undo, using the Undo button on the QAT or by pressing Ctrl+Z. Note that you can undo even if you have saved the file (assuming that you didn't close and reopen it first). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "hmm" wrote: The ability to accept or reject all changes is implemented dangerously in Word 2007. *Even if it can be undone, a user may save his document before he even realizes he accidentally did it (as it seems just happened to a colleague of mine). *I suggest: 1. That the feature be placed in a separately activated accept/reject changes sidebar window, where the user is attuned to the fact that he is accepting and rejecting changes and not just reviewing the changed document. 2. Confirm that the user indeed wants to make the change before doing it. Thanks. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...x?mid=5c24...- |
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I could not find this option discussed in Word (2007) Help. Where can I find
out more about it? "grammatim" wrote: Sounds like you'd want to turn on the WordPerfect Compatibility options. On Sep 25, 8:44 am, hmm wrote: Stefan, Thanks for your response. It's always a good idea that a program confirm with the user any change that would result in a loss of information, even if the change is retrievable. For example, when I delete a file, Windows asks me to confirm, even though I would be able to retrieve it from the Recycle bin. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Accept All Changes in Document is a command which is unlikely to be misunderstood, I think. And, as you wrote, it is possible to undo, using the Undo button on the QAT or by pressing Ctrl+Z. Note that you can undo even if you have saved the file (assuming that you didn't close and reopen it first). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "hmm" wrote: The ability to accept or reject all changes is implemented dangerously in Word 2007. Even if it can be undone, a user may save his document before he even realizes he accidentally did it (as it seems just happened to a colleague of mine). I suggest: 1. That the feature be placed in a separately activated accept/reject changes sidebar window, where the user is attuned to the fact that he is accepting and rejecting changes and not just reviewing the changed document. 2. Confirm that the user indeed wants to make the change before doing it. Thanks. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...x?mid=5c24...- |
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It no longer exists in Word 2007 and in any case is entirely irrelevant to
your situation. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "hmm" wrote in message ... I could not find this option discussed in Word (2007) Help. Where can I find out more about it? "grammatim" wrote: Sounds like you'd want to turn on the WordPerfect Compatibility options. On Sep 25, 8:44 am, hmm wrote: Stefan, Thanks for your response. It's always a good idea that a program confirm with the user any change that would result in a loss of information, even if the change is retrievable. For example, when I delete a file, Windows asks me to confirm, even though I would be able to retrieve it from the Recycle bin. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Accept All Changes in Document is a command which is unlikely to be misunderstood, I think. And, as you wrote, it is possible to undo, using the Undo button on the QAT or by pressing Ctrl+Z. Note that you can undo even if you have saved the file (assuming that you didn't close and reopen it first). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "hmm" wrote: The ability to accept or reject all changes is implemented dangerously in Word 2007. Even if it can be undone, a user may save his document before he even realizes he accidentally did it (as it seems just happened to a colleague of mine). I suggest: 1. That the feature be placed in a separately activated accept/reject changes sidebar window, where the user is attuned to the fact that he is accepting and rejecting changes and not just reviewing the changed document. 2. Confirm that the user indeed wants to make the change before doing it. Thanks. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...x?mid=5c24...- |
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AFAICT there is no discussion of the compatibility options (I just
inquired about that in another thread). But when people come here complaining that Word keeps asking them to verify everything they try to do, they're advised to turn off the WP compatibility options. On Sep 25, 11:21*am, hmm wrote: I could not find this option discussed in Word (2007) Help. *Where can I find out more about it? "grammatim" wrote: Sounds like you'd want to turn on the WordPerfect Compatibility options. On Sep 25, 8:44 am, hmm wrote: Stefan, Thanks for your response. It's always a good idea that a program confirm with the user any change that would result in a loss of information, even if the change is retrievable. * For example, when I delete a file, Windows asks me to confirm, even though I would be able to retrieve it from the Recycle bin. * "Stefan Blom" wrote: Accept All Changes in Document is a command which is unlikely to be misunderstood, I think. And, as you wrote, it is possible to undo, using the Undo button on the QAT or by pressing Ctrl+Z. Note that you can undo even if you have saved the file (assuming that you didn't close and reopen it first). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "hmm" wrote: The ability to accept or reject all changes is implemented dangerously in Word 2007. *Even if it can be undone, a user may save his document before he even realizes he accidentally did it (as it seems just happened to a colleague of mine). *I suggest: 1. That the feature be placed in a separately activated accept/reject changes sidebar window, where the user is attuned to the fact that he is accepting and rejecting changes and not just reviewing the changed document. 2. Confirm that the user indeed wants to make the change before doing it. Thanks. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...x?mid=5c24...- |
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No, that's only for deleting text; see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...DeleteText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "grammatim" wrote in message ... AFAICT there is no discussion of the compatibility options (I just inquired about that in another thread). But when people come here complaining that Word keeps asking them to verify everything they try to do, they're advised to turn off the WP compatibility options. On Sep 25, 11:21 am, hmm wrote: I could not find this option discussed in Word (2007) Help. Where can I find out more about it? "grammatim" wrote: Sounds like you'd want to turn on the WordPerfect Compatibility options. On Sep 25, 8:44 am, hmm wrote: Stefan, Thanks for your response. It's always a good idea that a program confirm with the user any change that would result in a loss of information, even if the change is retrievable. For example, when I delete a file, Windows asks me to confirm, even though I would be able to retrieve it from the Recycle bin. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Accept All Changes in Document is a command which is unlikely to be misunderstood, I think. And, as you wrote, it is possible to undo, using the Undo button on the QAT or by pressing Ctrl+Z. Note that you can undo even if you have saved the file (assuming that you didn't close and reopen it first). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "hmm" wrote: The ability to accept or reject all changes is implemented dangerously in Word 2007. Even if it can be undone, a user may save his document before he even realizes he accidentally did it (as it seems just happened to a colleague of mine). I suggest: 1. That the feature be placed in a separately activated accept/reject changes sidebar window, where the user is attuned to the fact that he is accepting and rejecting changes and not just reviewing the changed document. 2. Confirm that the user indeed wants to make the change before doing it. Thanks. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...x?mid=5c24...- |
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Suggestion for "Reject/Accept all changes"
Thanks to all for your comments and suggestions.
My original suggestion for Microsoft still stands: Accept/reject changes ought to be confirmed before execution. "hmm" wrote: The ability to accept or reject all changes is implemented dangerously in Word 2007. Even if it can be undone, a user may save his document before he even realizes he accidentally did it (as it seems just happened to a colleague of mine). I suggest: 1. That the feature be placed in a separately activated accept/reject changes sidebar window, where the user is attuned to the fact that he is accepting and rejecting changes and not just reviewing the changed document. 2. Confirm that the user indeed wants to make the change before doing it. Thanks. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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I don't see any difference between this and any other drastic action in
Word. You can inadvertently select all the text (with Ctrl+A) and press a single space that replaces all of it. You're not asked to confirm that you want to do this. You can delete large blocks of text without being asked for confirmation (unless you have the WordPerfect options enabled). Any action that can be undone with Undo is inherently harmless. The real danger comes from the actions that can't be undone, such as Save and Close. In any case, users are much less likely to inadvertently accept or reject changes than they are to switch to Final view and think that what they're seeing represents the actual state of the document. Users frequently have to be reminded that changing view has not changed anything; they must actually accept or reject the changes to change the document. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "hmm" wrote in message ... Thanks to all for your comments and suggestions. My original suggestion for Microsoft still stands: Accept/reject changes ought to be confirmed before execution. "hmm" wrote: The ability to accept or reject all changes is implemented dangerously in Word 2007. Even if it can be undone, a user may save his document before he even realizes he accidentally did it (as it seems just happened to a colleague of mine). I suggest: 1. That the feature be placed in a separately activated accept/reject changes sidebar window, where the user is attuned to the fact that he is accepting and rejecting changes and not just reviewing the changed document. 2. Confirm that the user indeed wants to make the change before doing it. Thanks. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Suggestion for "Reject/Accept all changes"
In your example, selecting text and typing, one will see the result in the
document and will know immediately that he made a mistake (then undo it). But with Accept or Reject all changes, he may now know at all that he did it until it's too late. Such would be the case if he accepts all changes while showing the final version without markup. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I don't see any difference between this and any other drastic action in Word. You can inadvertently select all the text (with Ctrl+A) and press a single space that replaces all of it. You're not asked to confirm that you want to do this. You can delete large blocks of text without being asked for confirmation (unless you have the WordPerfect options enabled). Any action that can be undone with Undo is inherently harmless. The real danger comes from the actions that can't be undone, such as Save and Close. In any case, users are much less likely to inadvertently accept or reject changes than they are to switch to Final view and think that what they're seeing represents the actual state of the document. Users frequently have to be reminded that changing view has not changed anything; they must actually accept or reject the changes to change the document. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "hmm" wrote in message ... Thanks to all for your comments and suggestions. My original suggestion for Microsoft still stands: Accept/reject changes ought to be confirmed before execution. "hmm" wrote: The ability to accept or reject all changes is implemented dangerously in Word 2007. Even if it can be undone, a user may save his document before he even realizes he accidentally did it (as it seems just happened to a colleague of mine). I suggest: 1. That the feature be placed in a separately activated accept/reject changes sidebar window, where the user is attuned to the fact that he is accepting and rejecting changes and not just reviewing the changed document. 2. Confirm that the user indeed wants to make the change before doing it. Thanks. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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