Track Changes

[Misty]

Could use options in Word 2000 to Hide insertions and
deletions but keep revision bars. There has to be a
workaround in Word 2002. IT folks are lost on this one>>>

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

Word 2002 changed the menu interface for Track Changes (I think Word 2003
changes it back, by the way). You can still set the options, but through
VBA, not a dialog box.

All credit for the following quotation goes to MVPs Shauna Kelly and 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