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Sally
Hi all
Firstly apologies, this is a long post. Secondly, onto business:
I'm a test pilot for our company changing over to Windows/Word Xp/2002. I
was hoping that the good folks here would be able to guide me in some
understanding of what is happening with the new and "improved" track changes
in Word (or point me in the right direction of where I can find out because,
so far, my searches have not been fruitful to my specific issue).
What is the purpose of Reviewers in the track changes toolbar? Please bear
with me while I try to explain what happened.
I was working in a document that showed there had been three different
Reviewers. When I unchecked all of the Reviewers in the mistaken belief I
was simply not showing changes on screen, in the document, on screen, it
showed all changes, whether struck out or not as "normal" text, i.e. without
the visual of colour and underlining (for inserted text) and strike out (for
deleted text).
As I was working to a deadline that I was overdue on in the first place, I
was not thinking very clearly and when I "discovered" what had happened and
assumed that ALL previous edits, whether struck out or inserted had somehow
been reinstated in the document. As it was an 80 page document and, looking
for a quick fix, I started undoing changes to just prior to messing with the
track changes option. That didn't work. So I undid all edits right back to
the beginning of my edits. This didn't work either and previous changes
still appeared to be reinstated in the document. I realised that it had
something to do with the track changes and simply got too scared to
experiment any further with this option.
So, in a panic, I called our helpdesk who, being the amateur psychologists
they are in dealing with people on the brink of collapse, effectively calmed
me down to normal speaking speed and opened the document in Word 2000 and
advised me to continue working on the document in 2000 until they could find
a solution. Although the problem was mostly solved, I still had to check the
document for some obvious repetitive errors that were easy enough to fix, in
the circumstances.
Anyhoo, I get into work today determined to understand the new, very
different, track changes. What I discover is basically what I said above. I
thought that by unchecking any "Reviewer" I was not viewing that particular
Reviewer's changes in mark up, but viewing that particular Reviewer's
changes in final. As I discovered, I am. in fact, viewing ALL their changes
(deleted and inserted text), but without any visual reference as to what is
new or deleted text. I have since discovered the appropriate view track
changes options.
Does anyone know what the purpose of why anyone would want to view all the
changes of a reviewer as "normal" text? I'm a high-end user of Word, and am
stumped at how unintuitive this feature is. I just don't get it.
As I said, if you don't know the answer but are able to point me to
somewhere where I can gain a greater understanding of this new "feature"
(even if someone has any suggestions of any books to help me) I'd greatly
appreciate it!
(I hope I made sense) Thank you!
--sal
Firstly apologies, this is a long post. Secondly, onto business:
I'm a test pilot for our company changing over to Windows/Word Xp/2002. I
was hoping that the good folks here would be able to guide me in some
understanding of what is happening with the new and "improved" track changes
in Word (or point me in the right direction of where I can find out because,
so far, my searches have not been fruitful to my specific issue).
What is the purpose of Reviewers in the track changes toolbar? Please bear
with me while I try to explain what happened.
I was working in a document that showed there had been three different
Reviewers. When I unchecked all of the Reviewers in the mistaken belief I
was simply not showing changes on screen, in the document, on screen, it
showed all changes, whether struck out or not as "normal" text, i.e. without
the visual of colour and underlining (for inserted text) and strike out (for
deleted text).
As I was working to a deadline that I was overdue on in the first place, I
was not thinking very clearly and when I "discovered" what had happened and
assumed that ALL previous edits, whether struck out or inserted had somehow
been reinstated in the document. As it was an 80 page document and, looking
for a quick fix, I started undoing changes to just prior to messing with the
track changes option. That didn't work. So I undid all edits right back to
the beginning of my edits. This didn't work either and previous changes
still appeared to be reinstated in the document. I realised that it had
something to do with the track changes and simply got too scared to
experiment any further with this option.
So, in a panic, I called our helpdesk who, being the amateur psychologists
they are in dealing with people on the brink of collapse, effectively calmed
me down to normal speaking speed and opened the document in Word 2000 and
advised me to continue working on the document in 2000 until they could find
a solution. Although the problem was mostly solved, I still had to check the
document for some obvious repetitive errors that were easy enough to fix, in
the circumstances.
Anyhoo, I get into work today determined to understand the new, very
different, track changes. What I discover is basically what I said above. I
thought that by unchecking any "Reviewer" I was not viewing that particular
Reviewer's changes in mark up, but viewing that particular Reviewer's
changes in final. As I discovered, I am. in fact, viewing ALL their changes
(deleted and inserted text), but without any visual reference as to what is
new or deleted text. I have since discovered the appropriate view track
changes options.
Does anyone know what the purpose of why anyone would want to view all the
changes of a reviewer as "normal" text? I'm a high-end user of Word, and am
stumped at how unintuitive this feature is. I just don't get it.
As I said, if you don't know the answer but are able to point me to
somewhere where I can gain a greater understanding of this new "feature"
(even if someone has any suggestions of any books to help me) I'd greatly
appreciate it!
(I hope I made sense) Thank you!
--sal