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Default Word 2k/2003: tracking a change to a change

I am testing this for a legal client with Track Changes on: author makes a
change in a document and then later on (same day, next day) makes a change to
the same phrase. We are seeing both changes, not just the latest one (ie; if
I change "quick brown fox" to "big white cat" and then change "white" to
"red", the change shows as "big whitered cat". Is there a setting to remove
the intermediate change?

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Giorgio
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Default Word 2k/2003: tracking a change to a change

The same user should certainly be able to further modify the text without it
being marked as an additional change. I guess the document or template could
be corrupt. See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/corruptdoc.htm.

Note, however, that if the insertion has been accepted, then what you are
seeing is to be expected, because changing "white" to "red" is a new edit. In
a similar manner, if the same person has two different user accounts, Track
Changes will of course detect the recent edit as a new change, by a different
editor.

For more on the track changes feature, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trac...ngesWorks.html.

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"GDCross" wrote:

I am testing this for a legal client with Track Changes on: author makes a
change in a document and then later on (same day, next day) makes a change to
the same phrase. We are seeing both changes, not just the latest one (ie; if
I change "quick brown fox" to "big white cat" and then change "white" to
"red", the change shows as "big whitered cat". Is there a setting to remove
the intermediate change?

Thanks

Giorgio

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