The type is in red and I can't change it

[Guest]

While I was typing a word document, my fingers must have inadvertently hit
the wrong key(s) and my typing is not in red and I can't get rid of it. I've
tried going to the color for the font and changing it there, but it just
converts back to red. Also, there's a little sideline note saying "delete"
in red, with a broken red line arrowing back to where I left off, almost like
an insert cue. Help!

 

[Ed]

One possibility is you may have inadvertently turned on Track Changes
(usually under the Tools menu somewhere, depending on versions - in my Word
2000, it's Tools>>Track Changes>>Highlight Changes). Look at that - if
anything is checked, uncheck it.

HTH
Ed

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Jim has most definitely turned on Track Changes--and after turning it off,
he will also need to REMOVE all of the changes, not just stop creating them.

For detailed info, see the appropriate sections here:
http://shaunakelly.com/word/trackchanges/HowTrackChangesWorks.html

 

[Ed]

Ah, yes. I rarely work with Track Changes - except in this last batch of
reports (in which it has been a MAJOR pain!!), so I tend to think only of
how it displays, rather than all that is created.

Ed

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

You're not the only one. Now Word 2003 forces the changes to show up so
that no one can forget--embarrassments were happening.

The little sideline note that Jim mentioned--showing tracked changes in
balloons--is also a new feature after Word 2000, just by the way.

 

[Guest]

While I was typing a word document, my fingers must have inadvertently hit
the wrong key(s) and my typing is not in red and I can't get rid of it. I've
tried going to the color for the font and changing it there, but it just
converts back to red. Also, there's a little sideline note saying "delete"
in red, with a broken red line arrowing back to where I left off, almost like
an insert cue. Help!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You have turned on Track Changes. Turn it off (you can do this by
double-clicking TRK on the status bar), then Accept All Changes in Document.

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

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