DOCUMENT:Q146584  08-MAY-2002  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Deleted Text Reappears with Tracked Changes On
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbdta

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are working in a Word document, deleted text may reappear.

CAUSE
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This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:

 - On the Tools menu, on the Options dialog box, on the Edit tab, the Use smart
   cut and paste check box is selected.

   -and-

 - On the Tools menu, on Track Changes, in the Highlight Changes dialog box, the
   Track changes while editing check box is selected.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve the problem described in this article, obtain and install the latest
Microsoft Word 97 update from the following Microsoft Web site:

   http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/Wd97mcrs.aspx

IMPORTANT NOTE: Microsoft Word 97 post-service release fixes are cumulative. The
latest update contains all of the fixes since Service Release 2. If you install
the latest update for Word 97, you do not need to install any other updates
after Service Release 2.

For additional information about the fixes included in the latest update for Word
97, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

   Q265374 WD97: Post Service Release Fixes for Word 97





STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem was corrected in Word 2000.

Additional query words: deleted, removed, revision, insertion

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Keywords          : kbdta 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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