How do I change the color of a reviewer in track changes?

[Guest]

Can you change the color of a reviewer in track changes?

 

[Guest]

Did you go to Tools>> Options >>>Tracked changes?
You should see options there to choose from

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Not if you have selected "By Author." Then you're at Word's mercy.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Kennington]

So, each author's insertions and deletions show up in each author's color.
How many authors can edit a Word document before Word starts re-using
previously used colors?

Kennington Wall
Office of Public Affairs
Smithsonian Institution
www.si.edu

 

[Tony Jollans]

I think it's eight.

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Enjoy,
Tony

So, each author's insertions and deletions show up in each author's color.
How many authors can edit a Word document before Word starts re-using
previously used colors?

Kennington Wall
Office of Public Affairs
Smithsonian Institution
www.si.edu

 

[shelly green]

What do you mean by "By Author?" My problem is I have a document that I
worked on at home and the changes are in red. I emailed it to myself at work
and started working on it, and the changes are, of course, green. I'd like
them to be red so it looks as though both sets of changes are mine. Can you
help?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Is your username (Tools | Options | User Information) exactly the same on
both systems? I'm not sure even that would override the "By Author" setting
that is evidently enabled. But you can change the color to
anything you like in the Tools | Options | Track Changes dialog. Just change
the color setting from "By Author" to red.

 

[shelly green]

Got it. Thank you for your prompt response!

Is your username (Tools | Options | User Information) exactly the same on
both systems? I'm not sure even that would override the "By Author" setting
that is evidently enabled. But you can change the color to
anything you like in the Tools | Options | Track Changes dialog. Just change
the color setting from "By Author" to red.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You're welcome.

 

[Zach]

I am having issues with different users trying to edit a word document (Word
2003) and they are wanting to track changes. We would like to have each
reviewer and editor to have their own color well it is coming up as one color
for all editors. Any tips or ideas on how to get Word to do what we want it
to do? I have also took away the by author color selection. Should that then
activate the different colors for each editor?

Many Thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The only way to get different colors for different editors is to use the By
Author setting, and when you do that, you have no choice of what color is
assigned to which editor. Moreover, the colors will be different on
different systems. That is, your edits may be red on your machine but blue
on someone else's. The only thing that is guaranteed is that different
colors will be used.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org