2002 track changes options

[Lisa]

I am looking at instructions for having Track Changes shown as highlights
(added text) and strikethroughs (deleted text)--"redlining feature." I'm told
to go to Tools--Track Changes-- Highlight Feature, and check all boxes.
Unfortunately there is not submenu under Track Changes in Word 2002, or if
there is, I don't know how to get to it. How does one get this "redlining"
feature in Word 2002?
Thanks,
Lisa

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Word 2002 does not offer the ability to format deleted text, but see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Put_Track_Changes_Back_On_Track.htm

 

[Lisa]

Thank you Suzanne,
I know zilch about macros, so I followed the "idiot's guide" exactly. I
copied in exactly this (below):

Sub TrackChanges()

' Thanks Shauna!! Fellow MVP Shauna Kelly provided me the basic format of
' this macro last year when I started using Word2002.

With Application.Options
..RevisedLinesMark = wdRevisedLinesMarkOutsideBorder
..RevisedLinesColor = wdAuto
..DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkStrikeThrough
..DeletedTextColor = wdRed
..InsertedTextMark = wdInsertedTextMarkItalic
..InsertedTextColor = wdBlue
..RevisedPropertiesMark = wdRevisedPropertiesMarkColorOnly
..RevisedPropertiesColor = wdViolet

End With
End Sub


It did not work. The toolbar button does nothing. I can;t make my new button
active so I can check it in the "Add or Remove buttons"--"Reviewing" list.
Further, I now cannot get added text when I edit to be any color but black.
This is bad! I think I did something big wrong. The link you sent also gives
this as the way to change the deleted text font color:

1. Press Alt+F11 to open the VB Editor
2. Press Ctrl+G to open the "Immediate window"
3. Type - Application.Options.DeletedTextColor = wdBlue
4. Press Enter

So I tried various variations to change the "Added" text font color, but it
wouldn't recognize "added" or any other word in place of "Deleted." So I am
stumped, and stuck. Any advice out there??
Thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

What toolbar button? You need run this macro only once; it doesn't need a
button. And note that the options for deleted text apply only if you disable
balloons or view the document in Normal view.

 

[Lisa]

Thank you. I followed the instructions at this link:
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

After copying the macro into the macro editor window, I clicked "save" as
instructed. After that, I followed instructions to save the macro in a new
module. Then I followed instructions to add the macro to the toolbar.
I haven't a clue how to run it; if saving it didn't run it, well, beats me!
I've never dealt with macros before. I should probably learn how! Perhaps the
example used in the macro instructions is quite different from the
TrackChanges macro.

Please tell me how to run the macro, and if I have the macro correctly
copied as everything between and including Sub and Sub (beginning and end),
including the lines "Thanks Shauna!" etc.
Thanks for the help,
Lisa

 

[Lisa]

Wait, I did it! The "run" tab on the top menu did nothing. But after reading
your last message again, I checked out the other tabs and found it under
tools-macro-run.
Many thanks Suzanne for putting up with a macro novice. I say, those
"idiot-proof" instructions really fall flat, leaving off that all-important
point of how to actually RUN the macro once it's installed.

 

[Lisa]

Ah.... wait... with balloons disabled, my comment boxes are gone, along with
the comments. How do I enable comments while still using the redlining
feature in Track Changes? How do I get my comments back in the document? Are
they still saved somewhere?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The comments will be displayed in the Reviewing pane. They *may* also be
displayed in ScreenTips if you have those enabled.