Track changes: reviewing pane and balloons

[Jason Miranda]

Hi,

I'm working on editing some documents with a team of editors. We're
all using different versions of Word -- Mac and Windows.

We're using Track Changes. However, some of the edits that have been
tracked only show in the reviewing pane, where others show as
balloons. I would prefer they all show as balloons, but don't know how/
if I can force this. Even when it's the same editor's changes, some
show as balloons, others only in the reviewing pane.

These are basic text changes, no complex changes to tables, text
boxes, etc.

Strange thing is if I switch the view to "Original showing markup" all
the changes show in balloons. So, I'm not sure if this is some kind of
bug.

Thanks for any help!
Jason

 

[Jason Miranda]

I think I may have answered my own question. In the "Final showing
markup" the balloons show what's been deleted. The changes I'm
interested in seeing are the added text. But in most cases the text
has replaced other text, just added to the existing text. So, it makes
sense that those wouldn't show in the balloons. To see that, I would
look at the "Original showing markup view."

Light dawns on Marblehead.

 

[mdh]

I think I may have answered my own question. In the "Final showing
markup"

I don't know exactly what changed, but it does seem harder to review
changes in Office 2008.
I would recommend turning on the "Reviewing Pane"
This splits the screen, showing a list of changes in the bottom, and
it seems to be more complete than the balloons/inline markup.

Matt

 

[John McGhie]

I'm with Matt on this one.

The Balloons were NOT the greatest leap forward. Serious editors actually
find it much easier to work in "Normal View" which doesn't show the damn
balloons at all, You see the insertions as bluer underlines, and the
deletions as red strike-through. Hover over one to see who dunnit...

The balloons fall out when there are too many changes on a page. Then the
reviewing pane will open to show the rest. It's messy, confusing, and
annoying...

Much clearer.

I don't know exactly what changed, but it does seem harder to review
changes in Office 2008.
I would recommend turning on the "Reviewing Pane"
This splits the screen, showing a list of changes in the bottom, and
it seems to be more complete than the balloons/inline markup.

Matt

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