Identifier in Comments

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I have a document that contains comments. Unfortunately the document is
permanently displaying the identifier of each comment on the actual document
ie. [g1], [g2] etc for comments made by myself. I have a similar document
that also has comments but only displays the identifier when the reviewing
pane is open.

Is there somewhere that I can toggle off these identifiers being displayed?

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Hi =?Utf-8?B?R29ncw==?=,
I have a document that contains comments. Unfortunately the document is
permanently displaying the identifier of each comment on the actual document
ie. [g1], [g2] etc for comments made by myself. I have a similar document
that also has comments but only displays the identifier when the reviewing
pane is open.

Is there somewhere that I can toggle off these identifiers being displayed?
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Version of Word?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Sorry, would have helped wouldn't it. It's Word 2003. Cheers

Cindy M -WordMVP- said:
Hi =?Utf-8?B?R29ncw==?=,
I have a document that contains comments. Unfortunately the document is
permanently displaying the identifier of each comment on the actual document
ie. [g1], [g2] etc for comments made by myself. I have a similar document
that also has comments but only displays the identifier when the reviewing
pane is open.

Is there somewhere that I can toggle off these identifiers being displayed?
Click to expand...
Version of Word?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)


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Hi =?Utf-8?B?R29ncw==?=,
Word 2003.
I have a document that contains comments. Unfortunately the document is
permanently displaying the identifier of each comment on the actual document
ie. [g1], [g2] etc for comments made by myself. I have a similar document
that also has comments but only displays the identifier when the reviewing
pane is open.

Is there somewhere that I can toggle off these identifiers being displayed?
Click to expand...
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OK, I think I know what's happening. The document where you don't see the
identifiers was probably created in an earlier version of Word? In earlier versions
(pre-2002, I think), the style CommentReference was formatted as "hidden". In late
versions, it's not. If you change the style definition, the identifiers should
disappear.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Cindy

Could you explain what you mean by changing the 'Style Definition', please?
It sounds like the answer to a problem I am having and have not been able to
get an answer to!

Regards

LoS

Cindy M -WordMVP- said:
Hi =?Utf-8?B?R29ncw==?=,
Word 2003.
I have a document that contains comments. Unfortunately the document is
permanently displaying the identifier of each comment on the actual document
ie. [g1], [g2] etc for comments made by myself. I have a similar document
that also has comments but only displays the identifier when the reviewing
pane is open.

Is there somewhere that I can toggle off these identifiers being displayed?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
OK, I think I know what's happening. The document where you don't see the
identifiers was probably created in an earlier version of Word? In earlier versions
(pre-2002, I think), the style CommentReference was formatted as "hidden". In late
versions, it's not. If you change the style definition, the identifiers should
disappear.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)


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See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html. The style you
want to modify is the Comment Reference character style, formatting it as
Font: Hidden.

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

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LairdofSleaford said:
Cindy

Could you explain what you mean by changing the 'Style Definition', please?
It sounds like the answer to a problem I am having and have not been able to
get an answer to!

Regards

LoS

Cindy M -WordMVP- said:
Hi =?Utf-8?B?R29ncw==?=,
Word 2003.

I have a document that contains comments. Unfortunately the document is
permanently displaying the identifier of each comment on the actual document
ie. [g1], [g2] etc for comments made by myself. I have a similar document
that also has comments but only displays the identifier when the reviewing
pane is open.

Is there somewhere that I can toggle off these identifiers being displayed?
Click to expand...
OK, I think I know what's happening. The document where you don't see the
identifiers was probably created in an earlier version of Word? In earlier versions
(pre-2002, I think), the style CommentReference was formatted as "hidden". In late
versions, it's not. If you change the style definition, the identifiers should
disappear.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)


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Great! I now have found how to lose the identifier for the reviewer. Do you
know if it is possible to get the text you have 'commented' not to have
brackets?

Regards

Gordon

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html. The style you
want to modify is the Comment Reference character style, formatting it as
Font: Hidden.

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

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LairdofSleaford said:
Cindy

Could you explain what you mean by changing the 'Style Definition', please?
It sounds like the answer to a problem I am having and have not been able to
get an answer to!

Regards

LoS

Cindy M -WordMVP- said:
Hi =?Utf-8?B?R29ncw==?=,

Word 2003.

I have a document that contains comments. Unfortunately the document is
permanently displaying the identifier of each comment on the actual document
ie. [g1], [g2] etc for comments made by myself. I have a similar document
that also has comments but only displays the identifier when the reviewing
pane is open.

Is there somewhere that I can toggle off these identifiers being displayed?

OK, I think I know what's happening. The document where you don't see the
identifiers was probably created in an earlier version of Word? In earlier versions
(pre-2002, I think), the style CommentReference was formatted as "hidden". In late
versions, it's not. If you change the style definition, the identifiers should
disappear.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)


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No, and in fact I found that (a) when I tried this, Word switched on the
display of Hidden text even when I had other nonprinting characters hidden,
and (b) although the comment identifier was hidden in the document itself,
it was still displayed in the comment balloon.

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

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LairdofSleaford said:
Great! I now have found how to lose the identifier for the reviewer. Do you
know if it is possible to get the text you have 'commented' not to have
brackets?

Regards

Gordon

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html. The style you
want to modify is the Comment Reference character style, formatting it as
Font: Hidden.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

LairdofSleaford said:
Cindy

Could you explain what you mean by changing the 'Style Definition', please?
It sounds like the answer to a problem I am having and have not been
Click to expand...
able
to
get an answer to!

Regards

LoS

:

Hi =?Utf-8?B?R29ncw==?=,

Word 2003.

I have a document that contains comments. Unfortunately the document is
permanently displaying the identifier of each comment on the actual document
ie. [g1], [g2] etc for comments made by myself. I have a
Click to expand...
similar
document
that also has comments but only displays the identifier when
Click to expand...
the
reviewing
pane is open.

Is there somewhere that I can toggle off these identifiers
Click to expand...
being
displayed?
OK, I think I know what's happening. The document where you don't
Click to expand...
see
the
identifiers was probably created in an earlier version of Word? In earlier versions
(pre-2002, I think), the style CommentReference was formatted as "hidden". In late
versions, it's not. If you change the style definition, the
Click to expand...
identifiers
should
disappear.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)


This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow
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question
or reply in
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yes, its making me insane. If anyone ever comes up with a way around this...
I'd love to hear it.

rose

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
No, and in fact I found that (a) when I tried this, Word switched on the
display of Hidden text even when I had other nonprinting characters hidden,
and (b) although the comment identifier was hidden in the document itself,
it was still displayed in the comment balloon.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

LairdofSleaford said:
Great! I now have found how to lose the identifier for the reviewer. Do you
know if it is possible to get the text you have 'commented' not to have
brackets?

Regards

Gordon

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html. The style you
want to modify is the Comment Reference character style, formatting it as
Font: Hidden.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

message Cindy

Could you explain what you mean by changing the 'Style Definition',
please?
It sounds like the answer to a problem I am having and have not been able
to
get an answer to!

Regards

LoS

:

Hi =?Utf-8?B?R29ncw==?=,

Word 2003.

I have a document that contains comments. Unfortunately the
document is
permanently displaying the identifier of each comment on the
actual document
ie. [g1], [g2] etc for comments made by myself. I have a similar
document
that also has comments but only displays the identifier when the
reviewing
pane is open.

Is there somewhere that I can toggle off these identifiers being
displayed?

OK, I think I know what's happening. The document where you don't see
the
identifiers was probably created in an earlier version of Word? In
earlier versions
(pre-2002, I think), the style CommentReference was formatted as
"hidden". In late
versions, it's not. If you change the style definition, the identifiers
should
disappear.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)


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or reply in
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