Compare Versions Does Not Mark Some Modified Field Results

ID: Q109532

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

The Compare Documents (Compare Versions) command may not mark some field results with revision marks, even though the fields are different between the two documents. The following message may be displayed:

Compare Documents encountered one or more fields with content longer than 750 characters. Word could not track changes for these fields.

NOTE: To locate the Compare Documents (Compare Versions) command, point to Track Changes (Revisions) on the Tools menu and click Compare Documents (Compare Versions).

CAUSE

The Word Compare Documents (Compare Versions) command skips field results that contain more than 750 characters.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, convert problem fields in the document to text by doing the following:

Place your pointer in the field.

Press CTRL+SHIFT+F9.

STATUS

MORE INFORMATION

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

Q192079 WD97: Third-Party Document Comparison Solution 'CompareRite'

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, Chapter 25, "Annotating, Revising, and Routing Documents," "Comparing Versions of a Document" section.

Additional query words: document winword


Keywords          : kbdta kbproof 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: January 22, 1999