I've looked around the Proofing options and Advanced options but couldn't
find anything that looked relevant.
Is there a way to get it to open in Final while still preserving the markup?
Thanks,
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hammar2007
There is a way, but first let me tell you why you shouldn't use it. By
default the document opens in Final Showing Markup whenever there is markup
that hasn't been accepted, to protect you from sending the document to
another computer without realizing the markup is there. There have been some
very embarrassing and very public instances of that among corporate and
government users.
If you insist: Go to Office button > Word Options > Trust Center > Trust
Center Settings > Privacy Options. In the Document-specific section, clear
the checkbox for "Make hidden markup visible when opening or saving". Just
remember that it's now up to you to look for markup before you send the
document to anyone else.
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
Your point is well taken -- I've seen news stories resulting from people not
finalizing their documents! It's a little different for me, because I edit
things for people and want them to be able to see the changes...but not to
open their document and find it completely covered in red! They tend to freak.
So I was closing in "Final" thinking I had set it up properly and was
dismayed to find otherwise. But with your info, I can now carefully consider
which setting to use. I may opt to switch back and forth depending on
circumstances.
Thanks again,
hammar2007
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"Hammar2007" <Hamma...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1FCA2FB8-7606-4473...@microsoft.com...
In your scenario that change in the trust center is not saved with the document, it only applies to you. If another person opens
the file the changes will be shown with the default settings.
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<<"Hammar2007" <Hamma...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1FCA2FB8-7606-4473...@microsoft.com...
Hi, Jay, and thanks for the quick reply.
Your point is well taken -- I've seen news stories resulting from people not
finalizing their documents! It's a little different for me, because I edit
things for people and want them to be able to see the changes...but not to
open their document and find it completely covered in red! They tend to freak.
So I was closing in "Final" thinking I had set it up properly and was
dismayed to find otherwise. But with your info, I can now carefully consider
which setting to use. I may opt to switch back and forth depending on
circumstances.
Thanks again, >>
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Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*