Tracking changes - Colors for reviewers

[CB]

The document I am trying to edit is currently showing two reviewers in the
same color. How do I make each reviewer a different color since it is not
automatically showing two colors? Is there a way to manually change colors
for each reviewer? Any feedback would be great! Thanks!!!

 

[Jay Freedman]

In Tools > Options > Track Changes, set the colors (independently for
insertions and deletions) to "By Author". See
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trackchanges/HowTrackChangesWorks.html for
some other considerations.

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[CB]

Thanks! That helps a little - however, it was already set to "By Author" and
it was still showing the same color for both authors. I will try the tip from
the link you included:

"You can test this out by changing the user's name at Tools > Options > User
Information, turning on tracked changes and making some changes to your
document."

Thanks again.

 

[Tony Jollans]

You have no control over the colours used when tracked changes are shown by
Author. Different machines seem to use different actual colours but one
consistent fact is that eight colours are used. The colour assigned to the
ninth reviewer and that to the first reviewer are the same even if changes
made by other reviewers are no longer present (as changes) - which might
explain what you are seeing.