WD: Formatting/Drawing Layer Change Unmarked in Compare Versions

ID: Q121919

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

Compare Documents (Compare Versions in Word 6.x and 7.x) does not recognize formatting changes as revisions to your document. For example, changing the font or paragraph characteristics; applying borders and shading; changing column formatting; and adding bullets, numbering, or heading numbering are not identified with revision marks when you run Compare Documents (or Compare Versions).

In addition, Compare Documents (or Compare Versions) does not identify additions or deletions of drawing objects, nor does it recognize changes to text within a text box.

STATUS

By design, Compare Documents (or Compare Versions) recognizes text changes, such as additions or deletions of text to your document, but Compare Documents (or Compare Versions) does not mark formatting changes you make to your text.

With regard to Compare Documents (or Compare Versions) not recognizing the addition, deletion, or alteration of drawing layer objects, Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q190079
   TITLE     : WD97: Third-Party Document Comparison Solution "CompareRite"

Keywords          : kbproof wordnt macword98 winword ntword macword word6 word7 kbformat 
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a; WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; winnt:6.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS winnt
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: February 7, 1999