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nina_k73 - 09 Dec 2004 14:53 GMT

Hi,
In a previous version of Word, the track changes option allowed me to put
insertions in one color and what I took out in another. Now it's the same
colour for everything. As a translator, it used to help me compare new and
old versions of documents and allowed me to save time.

Please put this feature back again. Why change something that was fine for
something totally inadequate?

Thanks,
Nina

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Jonathan West - 09 Dec 2004 15:33 GMT

> Hi,
> In a previous version of Word, the track changes option allowed me to put
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> Please put this feature back again. Why change something that was fine for
> something totally inadequate?

It is still in the current version of Word. You can configure colors by
going to Tools, Options, clicking on the Track Changes tab of the dialog and
setting different colors for Insertions and Deletions.

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Jay Freedman - 10 Dec 2004 01:16 GMT

>> Hi,
>> In a previous version of Word, the track changes option allowed me to put
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>going to Tools, Options, clicking on the Track Changes tab of the dialog and
>setting different colors for Insertions and Deletions.

On this topic, you have to be very specific about the version of Word.
The Track Changes options for deleted text were omitted from Word 2002
*only*, and they were restored in Word 2003. I'll guess that Nina has
2002.

To remedy the oversight, you need to use one line of macro code once.
Press Alt+F11 to open the macro editor, and press Ctrl+G to open the
Immediate window at the bottom of the editor. In that window, type or
paste this line:

Application.Options.DeletedTextColor=wdRed

You can change the color name at the end to the color of your choice.
Press Enter at the end of the line and close the editor. From now on
(until you come back and change it) all deleted text will be red, and
you can use blue or some other color for inserted text.

There are other options you can set through macro code. The whole
thing is described here:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.word.newusers/browse_thread
/thread/4bf5276dcd4ffece/d719f55e8316b07b

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

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