Track Changes - Word 2002 - Different Color for Delete

[Bill]

We have some large Word documents that require changes
with Track Changes turned on. With these documents it is
impractical to use Print Layout to edit (very slow). In
Normal view, new text and deleted text appears exactly the
same. This is very confusing. Is there some way to make
deleted text look different (different color or font or
strikethrough, say)?
Thanks!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Are you not seeing strikethrough for deleted text? Am I the *only* person in
the world who had that formatting in Word 2002?

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

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[Dayo Mitchell]

How is it this is only a problem in normal view, but not print layout?

They changed the interface for Track Changes in Word 2002. You can still
adjust the options, but through VBA, not the menus.

Quoting MVP Greg Maxey:
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You will have to run a macro. The following provides a means of controlling
most of the options. Here it is set up to show the margin marks only.:

Sub TrackChanges()

With Application.Options
.RevisedLinesMark = wdRevisedLinesMarkOutsideBorder
.RevisedLinesColor = wdAuto
' .DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkStrikeThrough
' .DeletedTextColor = wdRed
' .DeletedTextMark = wdDeletedTextMarkHidden
' .InsertedTextMark = wdInsertedTextMarkItalic
' .InsertedTextColor = wdBlue
' .InsertedTextMark = wdInsertedTextMarkColorOnly
' .InsertedTextColor = wdAuto
' .RevisedPropertiesMark = wdRevisedPropertiesMarkColorOnly
' .RevisedPropertiesColor = wdAuto
' .RevisedPropertiesMark = wdRevisedPropertiesMarkColorOnly
' .RevisedPropertiesColor = wdViolet

End With
End Sub

Remove the ' next to lines you want to activate. Put a ' next to the lines
you want to deactivate. You can change color choices as well.

You only need to run the macro once.

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See also, if necessary:

What do I do with macros sent to me by other newsgroup readers to help me
out?
I don't know how to install them and put them to use
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/CreateAMacro.htm

DM

 

[Guest]

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Thank you,

Enterprise Project Consulting

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Because Print Layout view uses balloons; Normal doesn't.

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

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[Bill]

Thanks for all the help. I'll give it a try. I haven't
used VBA with Word before. Bill