DOCUMENT:Q178287  14-NOV-2000  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Track Changes Does Not Mark Some Formatting Changes
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbproof

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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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The Track Changes While Editing feature does not mark changes to some formats.
This includes all paragraph level formats, including changing styles which
include font-level formats that would be marked if they had been changed
directly. The following list shows the formats that are not marked and those
that are marked.

   Format                         Marked (Y/N)
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   Animation                      N
   Color                          N
   Font Typeface                  N
   Hidden                         N
   Kerning                        N
   Language                       N
   Position                       N
   Size                           N
   Spacing                        N
   All caps                       Y
   Bold                           Y
   Double Strikethrough           Y
   Emboss                         Y
   Engrave                        Y
   Italics                        Y
   Outline                        Y
   Scale                          Y
   Shadow                         Y
   Small caps                     Y
   Strikethrough                  Y
   Subscript                      Y
   Superscript                    Y
   Underlined                     Y

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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The default option for the display of formatting changes is (None). Options
available to indicate formatting changes include Bold, Italic, Underline and
Double Underline and/or Color. To set the marking option for formatting, follow
these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, point to Track Changes, and click Highlight Changes.

2. Click to select the Track Changes While Editing check box.

3. Click Options.

4. Select an option for Mark and a color for "Changed formatting."

5. Click OK twice.

Additional query words: 8.00 redline redlining revision marks

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

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