vertical line in margin but Track Changes not turned on

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Dave B

I use Word 2000 and whenever I apply the Heading 2 style, a vertical line
appears in the left margin. I searched for help on this and it says the
vertical line appears when Track Changes is on, but I don't think it is (the
icon on the Reviewing toolbar isn't depressed). I also searched around
under Format --> Styles to see if it was maybe a border or some other
setting, but I couldn't find anything that would cause the line. Any ideas?
Thanks.
 
Dave

A couple of possibilities.

The line is a border: under Format, Style, Heading 2, select Modify and make
sure that under Borders None is selected.

Perhaps a Bar has been added to the number format. Under Format, Style,
select Modify and select Numbering and then Customise. Make sure that under
Number Format that a Bar hasn't been accidentally preceding the number
format.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

:I use Word 2000 and whenever I apply the Heading 2 style, a vertical line
: appears in the left margin. I searched for help on this and it says the
: vertical line appears when Track Changes is on, but I don't think it is
(the
: icon on the Reviewing toolbar isn't depressed). I also searched around
: under Format --> Styles to see if it was maybe a border or some other
: setting, but I couldn't find anything that would cause the line. Any
ideas?
: Thanks.
:
:
 
Thanks for your ideas. It turns out it was Track Changes after all, though.
That is weird because I never turned it on as far as I'm aware ... and even
more strange (REALLY strage) is that when I apply other styles, such as
Heading 1 or Normal, it works fine. But when I apply Heading 2, I get the
Track Changes mark (vertical line in the left margin). Seems pretty strange
to me. What's so special about Heading 2? (I've customized styles Heading
1 and Heading 2, but I don't see any difference between them which would
cause my problem.)
 
Nor me either. One of life's mysteries.

Terry

: Thanks for your ideas. It turns out it was Track Changes after all,
though.
: That is weird because I never turned it on as far as I'm aware ... and
even
: more strange (REALLY strage) is that when I apply other styles, such as
: Heading 1 or Normal, it works fine. But when I apply Heading 2, I get the
: Track Changes mark (vertical line in the left margin). Seems pretty
strange
: to me. What's so special about Heading 2? (I've customized styles
Heading
: 1 and Heading 2, but I don't see any difference between them which would
: cause my problem.)
:
:
:
: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: : > Dave
: >
: > A couple of possibilities.
: >
: > The line is a border: under Format, Style, Heading 2, select Modify and
: make
: > sure that under Borders None is selected.
: >
: > Perhaps a Bar has been added to the number format. Under Format, Style,
: > select Modify and select Numbering and then Customise. Make sure that
: under
: > Number Format that a Bar hasn't been accidentally preceding the number
: > format.
: >
: > --
: > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: > http://word.mvps.org/
: >
: > : > :I use Word 2000 and whenever I apply the Heading 2 style, a vertical
line
: > : appears in the left margin. I searched for help on this and it says
the
: > : vertical line appears when Track Changes is on, but I don't think it
is
: > (the
: > : icon on the Reviewing toolbar isn't depressed). I also searched
around
: > : under Format --> Styles to see if it was maybe a border or some other
: > : setting, but I couldn't find anything that would cause the line. Any
: > ideas?
: > : Thanks.
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
 
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