track changes

[bob adler]

Word 2000.
I received a document authored by A with tracked changes
in red made by B. I want my changes to be in another color
to stand out from B's changes BUT when I change the colors
through tools-track changes-options, the color of A's
changes already in the document change to the new color
also, defeating my purpose.

Fix?
thanks.
Bob

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Bob

When Word tracks changes, it remembers who made the change.

How you choose to display the changes is a separate issue. You can tell
Word to distinguish the authors by colour. Tools > Options > Track
Changes. In the colour boxes, choose the "By Author" colour. Word will
then allocate a different colour to each author. No, you can't choose
which colour it allocates to which author. And yes, it gets confused
sometimes. But 99% of the time it works well.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
Melbourne, Australia